Climate and average weather in Sogamoso

In Sogamoso, the weather is mild, wet, and mostly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near mild levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around April.

Best: early January to late February

Over the course of the year, the temperature in Sogamoso typically varies from 8°C to 19°C, and is rarely below 7°C or above 21°C. February is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Sogamoso for warm-weather activities are from early January to late February and late November to late December.

Hottest
Feb
19°
Coldest
Jul
Wettest
Apr
169 mm
Driest
Jan
31 mm
Rain / yr
1041 mm
221 wet days
Daylight
11.7–12.3 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
2,490 m
5.7°N
Clearest
Jan
68% cloud

Sogamoso weather by month, at a glance

The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.

Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early January to late February.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Daily average highs and lows in Sogamoso, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.

Temperatures in Sogamoso stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is February, with an average high of 19°C and low of 9°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 8°C and high of 17°C.

Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights year-round.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
Jan198
Feb199
Mar189
Apr189
May189
Jun179
Jul178
Aug178
Sep188
Oct188
Nov189
Dec189

Average hourly temperature in Sogamoso

A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on February afternoons, near 19°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near C.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM

Sogamoso weather by month

Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.

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

Chance of rain

How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.

Sogamoso gets about 1041 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.

The wetter season lasts 5.7 months, from around Mar 6 to Aug 27, peaking in April at about 82% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jan 1.

April is the wettest month by volume, with 169 mm over about 24 wet days; January is the driest, with 31 mm.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdrierwetterdriermostly drysome rainoften wetvery wetApr 21 · 82%Jan 1 · 28%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan309
Feb4412
Mar6420
Apr7824
May7825
Jun7021
Jul6821
Aug6420
Sep6419
Oct7021
Nov6119
Dec3711

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, Sogamoso collects about 1041 mm of rain across 221 wet days — roughly 87 mm in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. April is the wettest month with 169 mm, while January is the driest at just 31 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 40% of the year’s total.

0255075100125150175200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec31541101691358175636810310250
Rainfall (mm)Rain days
Jan319
Feb5412
Mar11020
Apr16924
May13525
Jun8121
Jul7521
Aug6320
Sep6819
Oct10321
Nov10219
Dec5011

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.

In Sogamoso, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around December 1 and lasts for 3.7 months, ending around March 23. The clearest month is January, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 31% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 24 and lasts for 8.3 months, ending around November 30. The cloudiest month is May, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 97% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan 2 · 35%Apr 30 · 2%mostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastclearercloudierclearer
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan3169
Feb2476
Mar1189
Apr496
May397
Jun496
Jul595
Aug793
Sep694
Oct496
Nov694
Dec2179

Daylight, sunrise and sunset

DaylightNight

Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.

The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. Close to the equator, Sogamoso barely changes through the year: days stay near 12 h 18 min of light in every season.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan11.76:105:52
Feb11.86:126:01
Mar12.06:036:00
Apr12.15:485:56
May12.35:405:56
Jun12.35:426:02
Jul12.35:486:06
Aug12.25:506:01
Sep12.05:455:47
Oct11.95:415:33
Nov11.75:455:29
Dec11.75:585:38

Sunny days

How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.

Sogamoso averages about 1 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 0 and 5 days.

The sunnier stretch runs 3.7 months, from around Dec 3 to Mar 26. The sunniest month is January, with roughly 5 sunny days (gloomy).

The greyest month is April, down near 0 sunny days — about 95% fewer than the January peak.

0510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecsunniergreyersunniergloomymixedJan 35 daysApr 200 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan5Gloomy
Feb3Gloomy
Mar1Gloomy
Apr0Gloomy
May0Gloomy
Jun0Gloomy
Jul0Gloomy
Aug0Gloomy
Sep0Gloomy
Oct0Gloomy
Nov0Gloomy
Dec3Gloomy

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.

Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.

In Sogamoso, the air stays dry or comfortable essentially all year. Even in January, the muggiest month, it feels humid or worse only about 0% of the time — humidity is not something you need to plan around here.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdry
Dry (%)
Jan100
Feb100
Mar100
Apr100
May100
Jun100
Jul100
Aug100
Sep100
Oct100
Nov100
Dec100

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.

Across the year, average wind speed in Sogamoso is typically calm, near 5 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.

The windier part of the year lasts 4.7 months, from around May 16 to Oct 5. The windiest month is July, averaging about 7 km/h (calm).

The calmer part of the year runs from around Oct 6 to May 15, with November the calmest month at about 4 km/h.

051015JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmerwindiercalmercalmlight breezeJul 31 · 7 km/hNov 15 · 4 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan4calm
Feb4calm
Mar4calm
Apr4calm
May5calm
Jun6calm
Jul7calm
Aug7calm
Sep6calm
Oct5calm
Nov4calm
Dec4calm

Best time to visit Sogamoso

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Sogamoso throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.

Around mid February, Sogamoso is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.

Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.

The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Sogamoso for general outdoor tourist activities is from late November to late February, with a peak score in the first week of January.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebest timetravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationJan 3 · 6.1

The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Travel score (0–10)Rating
Jan6.0good
Feb5.4fair
Mar4.4fair
Apr3.7fair
May3.6fair
Jun3.7fair
Jul3.7fair
Aug4.0fair
Sep4.2fair
Oct4.1fair
Nov4.4fair
Dec5.6good

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Sogamoso for hot-weather activities is from mid December to late February, with a peak score in the last week of January.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationJan 28 · 2.5

The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

What to pack for Sogamoso, by month

EssentialRecommendedOptional

Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.

Sogamoso packs about the same all year — highs hold near 19°C. Across the year the things worth having are rain gear, sun protection and a warm layer.

Light clothing
Warm layer
Winter coat
Rain gear
Sun protection
Windbreaker

In February, Sogamoso sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

UV index (midday) in Sogamoso by month

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sogamoso peaks around February 20 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 17Dec 12UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May15Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Average hourly UV index in Sogamoso

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.

The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in February the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM
UV ≥ 3 (h/day)UV ≥ 6 (h/day)
Jan86.5
Feb8.57
Mar8.57
Apr8.56.5
May8.56.5
Jun8.56.5
Jul8.56.5
Aug86.5
Sep8.56.5
Oct86.5
Nov7.56
Dec7.56

Air quality in Sogamoso by month

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.

Air quality in Sogamoso 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
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free dayFrost-free year round

Sogamoso is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecfrost-free year round
Frost-free chance (%)Frost nights
Jan1000
Feb1000
Mar1000
Apr1000
May1000
Jun1000
Jul1000
Aug1000
Sep1000
Oct1000
Nov1000
Dec1000

Growing degree days

Degree days (base 10°C)Frost-free shaded

Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Sogamoso banks about 1,159 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around February.

05001,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°C·days)
Jan107
Feb105
Mar115
Apr105
May102
Jun81
Jul73
Aug77
Sep89
Oct99
Nov99
Dec106

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.

Sogamoso receives about 4.9 kWh/m² a day of solar energy — bright — and it stays remarkably steady, holding between 4.5 and 5.5 kWh/m² all year. For solar panels, output here is a flat line, not a seasonal wave.

01234567JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdimmoderatebrightintenseSep 55.5 kWhMay 234.5 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan5.1Bright
Feb5.2Bright
Mar5.1Bright
Apr4.7Bright
May4.5Bright
Jun4.6Bright
Jul4.8Bright
Aug5.3Bright
Sep5.4Bright
Oct5.0Bright
Nov4.6Bright
Dec4.8Bright

Where is Sogamoso?

Sogamoso sits at 5.7°N, 72.9°W, 2,490 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Duitama, 17 km away.

Topography around Sogamoso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sogamoso has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 365 m around an average of 2,533 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 4,027 m.

The land around Sogamoso is covered by grassland (41%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
365 m
16 km
1,583 m
80 km
4,027 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Nearby: Duitama 17 km · Tunja 51 km · Moniquirá 73 km · Yopal 73 km · Aguazul 74 km · Barbosa 79 km · Tauramena 80 km · Vélez 88 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 Sogamoso (5.7143°, -72.9339°, elevation 2,490 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).