Bosconia in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Bosconia sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 221 mm of rain over about 45 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Bosconia's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bosconia's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
20°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
9°C
Rainfall
221 mm
45 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
5.2
2nd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Bosconia in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C.

A typical winter day in Bosconia reaches about 20°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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Bosconia weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 6014.111.75.5
Feb20° / 10°8415.211.85.1
Mar19° / 10°14018.8124.6
Apr19° / 10°14819.812.14.3
May18° / 10°9616.312.24.7
Jun18° / 10°3910.312.35.3
Jul18° / 339.412.35.4
Aug18° / 247.312.25.9
Sep19° / 3410.4125.6
Oct19° / 10017.911.94.7
Nov19° / 12920.611.84.3
Dec20° / 7815.811.75.1

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Bosconia gets around 221 mm of rain over 45 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 5 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early December to 11 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Bosconia?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Bosconia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bosconia in Winter

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

In winter, Bosconia sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 45 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Bosconia in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bosconia 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 Bosconia in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bosconia is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 23 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1643 µg/m³Jul 1524 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr38Poor
May31Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bosconia?

Bosconia sits at 4.9°N, 74.0°W, 2,860 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Chía, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Bosconia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bosconia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 550 m around an average of 2,794 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 896 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,729 m.

The land around Bosconia is covered by grassland (56%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
550 m
16 km
896 m
80 km
3,729 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Chía 9.0 km · Cajicá 9.0 km · Cota 14 km · Tocancipá 14 km · Zipaquirá 19 km · Bogota 30 km · Funza 30 km · Mosquera 32 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 Bosconia (4.8558°, -73.9817°, elevation 2,860 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.