Bogota weather in February

In February, Bogota sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 89 mm of rain across 18.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bogota's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bogota's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
18.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:15 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
79%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Bogota is capital city of Colombia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,863/km²
people per km²
Founded
1538

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical February day in Bogota reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Bogota weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 6917.311.84.8
Feb18° / 8918.211.84.5
Mar18° / 10°13222.4124.0
Apr18° / 10°14021.512.13.9
May17° / 10°9118.112.24.3
Jun17° / 4312.512.34.6
Jul16° / 3711.712.24.7
Aug17° / 237.612.25.4
Sep18° / 3310.8125.4
Oct18° / 9918.811.94.4
Nov18° / 10°12722.211.84.0
Dec18° / 8319.311.74.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Bogota gets around 89 mm of rain over 18.2 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 64% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in February

Winds average 4 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:166:04
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 4.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Bogota?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Bogota for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bogota in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Bogota sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Bogota in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bogota peaks around February 21 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 17Dec 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Bogota in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bogota is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Bogota's WHO annual average of 12.7 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1617 µg/m³Jul 159 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May12Good
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug11Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bogota?

Bogota sits at 4.6°N, 74.1°W, 2,582 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Kennedy, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Bogota

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bogota.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bogota has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 641 m around an average of 2,619 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,563 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,996 m.

The land around Bogota is covered by artificial surfaces (82%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (38%), trees (32%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
641 m
16 km
1,563 m
80 km
3,996 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Kennedy 7.0 km · Soacha 15 km · Funza 19 km · Mosquera 20 km · Cota 22 km · Sibaté 24 km · Madrid 24 km · Chía 28 km

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
Roman Catholic 64%Protestant 17%none 14%atheist 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bogota (4.6097°, -74.0817°, elevation 2,582 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).