Colombia weather by month
Average temperatures and rainfall across Colombia, based on 30 years of climate data.
The average temperature in Colombia is around 13° across the year, though it swings month to month and from region to region. The figures below show the monthly pattern for Bogota.
- Hottest
- Jan
- 18°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 9°
- Wettest
- Apr
- 140 mm
- Driest
- Aug
- 23 mm
- Annual avg
- 13°
- year-round
- Rain / yr
- 965 mm
- 200 wet days
- Largest city
- Bogota
- 7,674k people
- Cities
- 321
- with climate data
Monthly climate (Bogota)
Average highs, lows and rainfall through the year for Bogota, Colombia's largest city.
| Month | High / Low | Rainfall | Wet days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18° / 9° | 69 mm | 17.3 |
| Feb | 18° / 9° | 89 mm | 18.2 |
| Mar | 18° / 10° | 132 mm | 22.4 |
| Apr | 18° / 10° | 140 mm | 21.5 |
| May | 17° / 10° | 91 mm | 18.1 |
| Jun | 17° / 9° | 43 mm | 12.5 |
| Jul | 16° / 9° | 37 mm | 11.7 |
| Aug | 17° / 9° | 23 mm | 7.6 |
| Sep | 18° / 9° | 33 mm | 10.8 |
| Oct | 18° / 9° | 99 mm | 18.8 |
| Nov | 18° / 10° | 127 mm | 22.2 |
| Dec | 18° / 9° | 83 mm | 19.3 |
Weather across Colombia
Climate varies from region to region. Cartagena is the warmest of these cities, averaging 28° — about 15° warmer than Bogota, the coolest.
Climate in Bogota
Full Bogota forecastBogota is the largest city in Colombia; its cloud cover, humidity, wind and sunshine are typical of the surrounding region.
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast through the year.
In Bogota, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows moderate seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around December 7 and lasts for 2.7 months, ending around February 27. The clearest month is January, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 17% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around February 28 and lasts for 4.3 months, ending around July 9. The cloudiest month is May, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 98% of the time.
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in Bogota is steady company: average speeds sit near 5 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | calm |
| Feb | 4 | calm |
| Mar | 4 | calm |
| Apr | 4 | calm |
| May | 5 | calm |
| Jun | 6 | calm |
| Jul | 6 | calm |
| Aug | 6 | calm |
| Sep | 5 | calm |
| Oct | 4 | calm |
| Nov | 4 | calm |
| Dec | 4 | calm |
Best time to visit Colombia
A 0–10 score combining daytime comfort, chance of rain and cloud cover — the sweet spot runs early July to mid October.
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Bogota receives about 4.6 kWh/m² a day of solar energy — bright — and it stays remarkably steady, holding between 3.9 and 5.2 kWh/m² all year. For solar panels, output here is a flat line, not a seasonal wave.
Where is Colombia?
Colombia sits around 4.6°N, 74.1°W. The marker shows Bogota, its largest city, among 321 cities with climate data here.
Colombia travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 3
- Reconsider Travel
- Power plugs
- Type A / B
- 120 / 240 V · 60 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 38% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $8,562
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.0 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 74%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 24.9
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 15.4
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- English
- Low
- EF EPI 480
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Largest cities in Colombia
- 1BogotaBogota D.C.12°–13°7.7MAug
- 2CaliValle del Cauca Department21°–22°2.4MJul
- 3MedellinAntioquia17°–18°2.0MJan
- 4BarranquillaAtlantico26°–28°1.2MJan
- 5KennedyBogota D.C.14°–16°980kAug
- 6CartagenaBolivar27°–28°915kJan
- 7CúcutaNorte de Santander Department25°–28°777kJan
- 8SoachaCundinamarca14°–16°655kAug
- 9BucaramangaSantander Department16°–17°581kJan
- 10IbaguéTolima Department16°–17°530kJan
- 11Santa MartaMagdalena Department26°–27°499kJan
- 12MonteríaCordoba27°–28°491kJan
- 13ValleduparCesar Department23°–25°490kJan
- 14PereiraRisaralda Department19°–20°467kJan
- 15ManizalesCaldas Department14°–15°434kJan
- 16BuenaventuraValle del Cauca Department23°–24°432kJan
- 17BelloAntioquia17°–18°393kJan
- 18PastoNarino13°–14°393kAug
- 19NeivaHuila Department24°–26°357kJul
- 20SoledadAtlantico26°–28°343kJan
- 21VillavicencioMeta Department17°–19°322kSep
- 22PopayánCauca Department15°–15°318kAug
- 23PalmiraValle del Cauca Department18°–19°313kJan
- 24ArmeniaQuindio Department18°–18°304kJul
- 25ItagüíAntioquia17°–18°282kJan
- 26SincelejoSucre Department27°–28°278kJan
- 27FloridablancaSantander Department16°–17°268kJan
- 28TuluáValle del Cauca Department19°–19°222kFeb
- 29DosquebradasRisaralda Department19°–20°207kJan
- 30BarrancabermejaSantander Department26°–27°191kJan
- 31RiohachaLa Guajira Department27°–29°188kJan
- 32TunjaBoyaca10°–12°173kJan
- 33YopalCasanare Department23°–27°168kDec
- 34FlorenciaCaqueta23°–25°168kAug
- 35MaicaoLa Guajira Department27°–30°167kJan
- 36PiedecuestaSantander Department16°–17°163kJan
- 37EnvigadoAntioquia17°–18°163kJan
- 38FacatativáCundinamarca15°–17°142kJul
- 39PitalitoHuila Department17°–19°136kJan
- 40MadridCundinamarca15°–17°135kJul
- 41CartagoValle del Cauca Department21°–21°135kJan
- 42ZipaquiráCundinamarca13°–14°130kJan
- 43QuibdóChoco26°–27°129kJan
- 44MalamboAtlantico27°–28°129kJan
- 45RionegroAntioquia18°–19°128kJul
- 46MosqueraCundinamarca15°–17°128kJul
- 47ChíaCundinamarca13°–14°124kAug
- 48MaganguéBolivar28°–30°124kJan
- 49FunzaCundinamarca15°–17°117kJul
- 50Guadalajara de BugaValle del Cauca Department19°–19°114kFeb
- 51SogamosoBoyaca12°–13°111kJan
- 52GirónSantander Department22°–23°108kJan
- 53Girardot CityCundinamarca24°–26°107kJan
- 54SabanalargaAtlantico27°–28°102kJan
- 55OcañaNorte de Santander Department20°–21°101kJan
- 56Santander de QuilichaoCauca Department20°–20°99kJan
- 57AguachicaCesar Department23°–25°98kJan
- 58CeretéCordoba27°–29°95kJan
- 59DuitamaBoyaca12°–13°92kJan
- 60MontelíbanoCordoba27°–29°90kJan
- 61FusagasugáCundinamarca12°–13°89kAug
- 62CiénagaMagdalena Department26°–27°88kJan
- 63TumacoNarino25°–26°87kNov
- 64ApartadóAntioquia26°–27°86kFeb
- 65ChigorodóAntioquia26°–27°86kFeb
- 66AraucaArauca Department25°–29°86kJan
- 67SabanetaAntioquia17°–18°82kJan
- 68CaldasAntioquia19°–20°82kJan
- 69La DoradaCaldas Department25°–28°82kJan
- 70CalarcáQuindio Department18°–18°80kJul
- 71IpialesNarino9°–10°78kSep
- 72YumboValle del Cauca Department21°–22°71kJul
- 73Planeta RicaCordoba27°–29°70kJan
- 74GranadaMeta Department24°–27°69kDec
- 75ChinchináCaldas Department14°–15°69kJan
- 76BaranoaAtlantico27°–28°68kJan
- 77Villa del RosarioNorte de Santander Department22°–24°65kJan
- 78San MarcosSucre Department27°–29°61kJan
- 79SahagúnCordoba27°–29°59kJan
- 80FundaciónMagdalena Department27°–29°59kDec
- 81Los PatiosNorte de Santander Department22°–24°59kJan
- 82San AndrésSan Andres y Providencia26°–27°58kMar
- 83CaucasiaAntioquia27°–29°58kJan
- 84Santa Rosa de CabalRisaralda Department14°–14°58kJan
- 85OritoPutumayo Department23°–25°58kAug
- 86MarinillaAntioquia18°–19°57kJul
- 87MocoaPutumayo Department14°–16°56kSep
- 88EspinalTolima Department24°–25°56kJan
- 89TurbacoBolivar27°–28°56kJan
- 90AyapelCordoba27°–29°56kJan
- 91El BancoMagdalena Department28°–30°55kJan
- 92CajicáCundinamarca13°–14°54kJan
- 93BarbosaAntioquia18°–19°54kJul
- 94PamplonaNorte de Santander Department14°–15°54kJan
- 95San José del GuaviareGuaviare Department24°–27°53kJan
- 96Agustín CodazziCesar Department24°–26°51kJan
- 97El BagreAntioquia25°–27°51kJan
- 98Puerto BerríoAntioquia26°–29°51kJan
- 99CimitarraSantander Department24°–26°51kJan
- 100ChinúCordoba27°–29°51kJan
- 101TurboAntioquia26°–27°51kFeb
- 102ArjonaBolivar27°–29°50kJan
- 103Carmen de ViboralAntioquia18°–19°50kJul
- 104La EstrellaAntioquia18°–19°49kJan
- 105CopacabanaAntioquia17°–18°49kJan
- 106SamaniegoNarino14°–15°49kAug
- 107PlatoMagdalena Department27°–30°49kDec
- 108LeticiaAmazonas Department25°–26°48kJul
- 109El Carmen de BolívarBolivar26°–29°48kJan
- 110FloridaValle del Cauca Department19°–20°47kJan
- 111Puerto TejadaCauca Department22°–23°46kJul
- 112San GilSantander Department18°–19°46kJan
- 113ChiquinquiráBoyaca14°–15°45kJul
- 114JamundíValle del Cauca Department22°–23°45kJul
- 115PraderaValle del Cauca Department18°–19°45kJan
- 116PiendamoCauca Department17°–18°44kAug
- 117SevillaValle del Cauca Department18°–19°44kJan
- 118MirandaCauca Department19°–20°43kJan
- 119MontenegroQuindio Department18°–18°42kJul
- 120AracatacaMagdalena Department27°–29°42kDec
- 121San Agustin13°–15°9kJan
- 122Salento14°–14°4kJan
- 123Providencia18°–19°3kJun