Tocancipá in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Tocancipá sees average daytime highs around 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 194 mm of rain over about 61 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
18°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
9°C
Rainfall
194 mm
61 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
4.3
2nd-best season
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Tocancipá in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical summer day in Tocancipá reaches about 18°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest August.

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Tocancipá weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 6514.311.75.5
Feb20° / 10°9916.711.85.0
Mar20° / 10°19123.8124.1
Apr19° / 10°21225.812.13.6
May19° / 10°1542612.23.6
Jun18° / 10°7321.112.34.1
Jul18° / 6320.712.34.3
Aug19° / 5819.112.24.5
Sep20° / 7722.9124.1
Oct20° / 10°14226.611.93.6
Nov19° / 10°15724.411.83.8
Dec20° / 9117.711.74.9

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Tocancipá gets around 194 mm of rain over 61 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 8 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min in early June to 12 h 06 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

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

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Tocancipá?

Our two travel scores rate summer 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
1.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Tocancipá for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tocancipá in Summer

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

In summer, Tocancipá sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 61 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Tocancipá in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer 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 Tocancipá 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 Tocancipá in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Tocancipá is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1834 µg/m³Jul 1420 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tocancipá?

Tocancipá sits at 5.0°N, 73.9°W, 2,567 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Zipaquirá, 12 km away.

Topography around Tocancipá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tocancipá has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 542 m around an average of 2,642 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 785 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,584 m.

The land around Tocancipá is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
542 m
16 km
785 m
80 km
3,584 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Summer weather nearby: Zipaquirá 12 km · Cajicá 14 km · Bosconia 14 km · Chía 20 km · Cota 27 km · Pacho 33 km · La Mesa 34 km · Villa de San Diego de Ubaté 40 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 Tocancipá (4.9653°, -73.913°, elevation 2,567 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.