Urban Climate Index
Urban Climate Index for the Barranquilla metropolitan area, Colombia, in October 2026: the heat across 5 municipalities
Written by Eduardo Garcia · Co-founder / CEO / CTOPublished 2 November 2026
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The Urban Climate Index for the Barranquilla metropolitan area, on the Caribbean, ranks the climate of October 2026 across 5 municipalities. Puerto Colombia leads this list, at a surface temperature of 41.8°C, and Soledad closes it.
Those figures are surface temperature, not air. Station air sits at 28.5°C.
If you live here or you are thinking of doing so, look at which municipalities ran cooler or hotter this October, and where you would like to spend more time.
The same index, across 5 localities of the Barranquilla district, is another reading. The metropolitan area and the district are published separately.
The ranking of October
Puerto Colombia leads this list, at a surface temperature of 41.8°C, toward the coast. Galapa follows. Soledad closes the list, at a surface temperature of 48.7°C. The full ranking is:
Full ranking. Urban Climate Index, Barranquilla metropolitan area, Colombia, October 2026.
| Rank | Municipality | Surface |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Colombia | 41.8°C |
| 2 | Galapa | 42.5°C |
| 3 | Malambo | 43.7°C |
| 4 | Barranquilla | 47.8°C |
| 5 | Soledad | 48.7°C |
The ranking uses urban ground
The map is the whole metropolitan area: streets, parks and the country around them. The ranking of the 5 municipalities uses urban ground, so a municipality is ordered by its streets and parks, and the country stays on the map.
That urban ground is 307 km² of the 4,167 km² in the area of interest. On the full map the country and the edge cool the mean. On urban ground, Puerto Colombia leads and Soledad closes.
This map is the Barranquilla metropolitan area in October, on the Caribbean. The hottest ground gathers in the built core. On 8 October the hottest observation reached 58.7°C and the coolest 32.6°C; both sit outside the urban ground of the ranking.
These figures are the October mean for the whole area of interest: 43.7°C on the ground, from 32.4°C to 58.5°C.
Station air sits at 28.5°C, relative humidity at 86% and period rain at 174.5 mm.
The ground runs hotter than the air: 43.7°C at the surface against 28.5°C for the period. It is not a heat-island class: these are two different readings.
Why the order follows the ground
The five municipalities take air, humidity and rain from the same official meteorological station, Ernesto Cortissoz Airport. October’s order follows the surface temperature of each municipality.
Malambo sits about halfway down the list
Malambo sits in 3rd place of 5, at a surface temperature of 43.7°C, about halfway down the list. Anyone looking for cooler ground this October looks toward Puerto Colombia and Galapa.
How October was built
The October reading gathers the usable satellite images after the cloud filter. The index uses the urban ground, the station air, the humidity and the rain.
Other cities and months are on our blog.
Conclusion
In October Puerto Colombia sits in first place and Soledad in last. The surface mean for the whole area of interest sits at 43.7°C.
Knowing this, where would you like to spend more time next October in the Barranquilla metropolitan area, on the Caribbean?
Questions
What do I do with this ranking?
It ranks that October’s climate for people who live here or are thinking of doing so. Rent and schools stay out. The question is where you would like to spend more time next October.
What is the Urban Climate Index in this piece?
The October 2026 reading for the Barranquilla metropolitan area, on the Caribbean: 5 municipalities, surface temperature and meteorological stations. This entry shows the full ranking, and it also downloads here.
Are those temperatures air temperatures?
No. The ranking figures are surface temperature. Station air sits at 28.5°C.
Where is the full ranking?
The ranking of the 5 municipalities is in this text and downloads here: rank, municipality and mean surface.
What is the 43.7°C on the cards?
The October surface mean for the whole area of interest. Station air sits at 28.5°C, humidity at 86% and period rain at 174.5 mm.
Why does the ranking use urban ground?
The map shows the whole metropolitan area, with the country around it. The ranking orders each municipality by its streets and parks, to read the heat where people live.
Why does the order follow the surface?
The five municipalities take air, humidity and rain from the same official meteorological station. The ranking uses the urban ground of each municipality.
Where does Malambo sit?
Malambo sits in 3rd place of 5, at a surface temperature of 43.7°C, about halfway down the list.
Why does Puerto Colombia lead and Soledad close?
Puerto Colombia leads this list, at a surface temperature of 41.8°C. Soledad closes it, at a surface temperature of 48.7°C. The ranking uses urban ground; the air is the same across the five.
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