Lightning strikes in Colombia
The detection network has located 1,067 lightning strikes in Colombia since the archive began, including 364 in the last 7 days. That is 0.01% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Colombia #66 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Colombia is counted under South America in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 14 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 27 |
| 2026-08-13 | 22 |
| 2026-08-12 | 168 |
| 2026-08-11 | 9 |
| 2026-08-10 | 13 |
| 2026-08-09 | 84 |
| 2026-08-08 | 41 |
| 2026-08-06 | 169 |
| 2026-08-05 | 177 |
| 2026-08-04 | 93 |
| 2026-08-03 | 38 |
| 2026-08-02 | 28 |
| 2026-08-01 | 51 |
| 2026-07-31 | 55 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Colombia's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unassigned | 415 | 149 | 38.9% |
| 2 | Chocó | 158 | 63 | 14.8% |
| 3 | Antioquia | 138 | 48 | 12.9% |
| 4 | Córdoba | 86 | 14 | 8.1% |
| 5 | Vichada | 49 | 16 | 4.6% |
| 6 | Sucre | 27 | 0 | 2.5% |
| 7 | Valle del Cauca | 26 | 9 | 2.4% |
| 8 | Santander | 23 | 8 | 2.2% |
| 9 | Bolívar | 20 | 8 | 1.9% |
| 10 | Casanare | 16 | 12 | 1.5% |
| 11 | Norte de Santander | 11 | 5 | 1.0% |
| 12 | Amazonas | 11 | 3 | 1.0% |
| 13 | Vaupés | 10 | 3 | 0.9% |
| 14 | Arauca | 9 | 3 | 0.8% |
| 15 | Magdalena | 8 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 16 | Guaviare | 8 | 6 | 0.7% |
| 17 | Guainía | 7 | 0 | 0.7% |
| 18 | Cauca | 7 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 19 | Boyacá | 6 | 2 | 0.6% |
| 20 | Meta | 5 | 2 | 0.5% |
| 21 | Zulia | 5 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 22 | Cesar | 4 | 2 | 0.4% |
| 23 | Nariño | 4 | 0 | 0.4% |
| 24 | Caquetá | 4 | 4 | 0.4% |
| 25 | La Guajira | 3 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 26 | Caldas | 2 | 0 | 0.2% |
| 27 | Cundinamarca | 2 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 28 | Atlántico | 1 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 29 | Tolima | 1 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 30 | Darién | 1 | 0 | 0.1% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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