climigo

Colombia

When to go?

No ideal month: the best months are January–February, the least hot.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

BrazilPeruEcuadorVenezuelaPanamaCuraçaoArubaAmazon regionCaribbean regionOrinoquíaPacific regionAndean regionBogotáBogotáBogotáMedellínMedellínMedellínCartagenaCartagenaCartagenaBarranquillaBarranquillaCaliCaliCaliSanta MartaSanta MartaSanta MartaBucaramangaBucaramangaBucaramangaPereiraPereiraPereiraCúcutaCúcutaCúcutaTunjaTunjaTunjaValleduparValleduparValleduparIbaguéIbagué

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 30°21°
February 30°21°
March 30°21°
April 30°21°
May 29°21° torrential rain
June 29°21° torrential rain
July 29°21°
August 29°21°
September 30°21°
October 29°21°
November 29°21°
December 29°21°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec20.9 · 30.0 °CJanuary: 20.9 · 30.0 °C21.1 · 30.4 °CFebruary: 21.1 · 30.4 °C21.3 · 30.2 °CMarch: 21.3 · 30.2 °C21.4 · 29.6 °CApril: 21.4 · 29.6 °C21.4 · 29.1 °CMay: 21.4 · 29.1 °C21.0 · 28.7 °CJune: 21.0 · 28.7 °C20.7 · 28.6 °CJuly: 20.7 · 28.6 °C20.8 · 29.1 °CAugust: 20.8 · 29.1 °C21.0 · 29.5 °CSeptember: 21.0 · 29.5 °C21.3 · 29.4 °COctober: 21.3 · 29.4 °C21.3 · 29.2 °CNovember: 21.3 · 29.2 °C21.1 · 29.4 °CDecember: 21.1 · 29.4 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 20.9 – 30.0 °C
Feb 21.1 – 30.4 °C
Mar 21.3 – 30.2 °C
Apr 21.4 – 29.6 °C
May 21.4 – 29.1 °C
Jun 21.0 – 28.7 °C
Jul 20.7 – 28.6 °C
Aug 20.8 – 29.1 °C
Sep 21.0 – 29.5 °C
Oct 21.3 – 29.4 °C
Nov 21.3 – 29.2 °C
Dec 21.1 – 29.4 °C

How much it rains

January 118 mm11 d
February 129 mm12 d
March 193 mm17 d
April 268 mm21 d
May 323 mm24 d torrential rain
June 303 mm23 d torrential rain
July 287 mm22 d
August 247 mm20 d
September 233 mm20 d
October 253 mm21 d
November 224 mm19 d
December 160 mm15 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec118 mm · 11 rain days · 11 mm a dayJanuary: 118 mm · 11 rain days · 11 mm a day129 mm · 12 rain days · 11 mm a dayFebruary: 129 mm · 12 rain days · 11 mm a day193 mm · 17 rain days · 11 mm a dayMarch: 193 mm · 17 rain days · 11 mm a day268 mm · 21 rain days · 13 mm a dayApril: 268 mm · 21 rain days · 13 mm a day323 mm · 24 rain days · 13 mm a dayMay: 323 mm · 24 rain days · 13 mm a day303 mm · 23 rain days · 13 mm a dayJune: 303 mm · 23 rain days · 13 mm a day287 mm · 22 rain days · 13 mm a dayJuly: 287 mm · 22 rain days · 13 mm a day247 mm · 20 rain days · 12 mm a dayAugust: 247 mm · 20 rain days · 12 mm a day233 mm · 20 rain days · 12 mm a daySeptember: 233 mm · 20 rain days · 12 mm a day253 mm · 21 rain days · 12 mm a dayOctober: 253 mm · 21 rain days · 12 mm a day224 mm · 19 rain days · 12 mm a dayNovember: 224 mm · 19 rain days · 12 mm a day160 mm · 15 rain days · 11 mm a dayDecember: 160 mm · 15 rain days · 11 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 118 mm11 d
Feb 129 mm12 d
Mar 193 mm17 d
Apr 268 mm21 d
May 323 mm24 d
Jun 303 mm23 d
Jul 287 mm22 d
Aug 247 mm20 d
Sep 233 mm20 d
Oct 253 mm21 d
Nov 224 mm19 d
Dec 160 mm15 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 11 h 56
February 12 h 00
March 12 h 06
April 12 h 12
May 12 h 17
June 12 h 20
July 12 h 19
August 12 h 14
September 12 h 08
October 12 h 02
November 11 h 57
December 11 h 55

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

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