Fusagasugá in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Fusagasugá sees average daytime highs around 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 388 mm of rain over about 52 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 17°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Fusagasugá's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Fusagasugá has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Fusagasugá's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
17°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
8°C
Rainfall
388 mm
52 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
4.3
2nd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Fusagasugá in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 17°C.

A typical winter day in Fusagasugá reaches about 17°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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Fusagasugá 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
Jan17° / 11416.711.84.4
Feb17° / 14417.611.94.2
Mar17° / 21922.1123.7
Apr17° / 2552412.13.3
May17° / 20423.112.23.5
Jun17° / 8017.412.24.0
Jul17° / 6516.612.24.3
Aug18° / 6516.512.14.6
Sep18° / 10818.1124.5
Oct17° / 20021.811.93.7
Nov17° / 21523.111.83.4
Dec17° / 1301811.84.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Fusagasugá gets around 388 mm of rain over 52 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 4 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 4.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Fusagasugá?

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.

4.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Fusagasugá for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fusagasugá in Winter

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

In winter, Fusagasugá sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 52 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Fusagasugá in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter 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 Fusagasugá peaks around February 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 16Dec 12UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Fusagasugá 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 Fusagasugá 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 Fusagasugá?

Fusagasugá sits at 4.3°N, 74.4°W, 1,717 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Silvania, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Fusagasugá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fusagasugá has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 929 m around an average of 1,772 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,176 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,998 m.

The land around Fusagasugá is covered by trees (46%), grassland (30%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
929 m
16 km
3,176 m
80 km
3,998 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Silvania 8.0 km · Sibaté 21 km · Soacha 32 km · Melgar 34 km · Kennedy 39 km · Bogota 44 km · Mosquera 44 km · Madrid 45 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 Fusagasugá (4.3365°, -74.3638°, elevation 1,717 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.