Duitama in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Duitama sees average daytime highs around 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 272 mm of rain over about 59 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
18°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
8°C
Rainfall
272 mm
59 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
4.3
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Duitama in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C.

A typical fall day in Duitama reaches about 18°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is October, the coolest September.

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Duitama weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 319.111.76.0
Feb19° / 5412.411.85.4
Mar18° / 11019.7124.4
Apr18° / 16923.612.13.7
May18° / 13524.512.33.6
Jun17° / 8120.812.33.7
Jul17° / 7521.312.33.7
Aug17° / 6319.712.24.0
Sep18° / 6819.2124.3
Oct18° / 10321.411.94.1
Nov18° / 10218.511.74.4
Dec18° / 5011.111.75.6

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Duitama gets around 272 mm of rain over 59 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 5 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min in early September to 11 h 42 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

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

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Duitama?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Duitama for sightseeing.

What to pack for Duitama in Fall

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

In fall, Duitama sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 59 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Duitama in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Duitama peaks around February 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 16Dec 13UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Duitama in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Duitama is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1722 µg/m³Jul 2010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Duitama?

Duitama sits at 5.8°N, 73.0°W, 2,522 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Sogamoso, 17 km away.

Topography around Duitama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Duitama has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m around an average of 2,591 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,583 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,879 m.

The land around Duitama is covered by grassland (43%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and trees (48%) within 80 km.

3 km
354 m
16 km
1,583 m
80 km
3,879 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Fall weather nearby: Sogamoso 17 km · Tunja 47 km · Moniquirá 60 km · Barbosa 65 km · Vélez 74 km · Socorro 76 km · San Gil 83 km · Yopal 89 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 Duitama (5.8245°, -73.0341°, elevation 2,522 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.