Climate averages 1991–2020

Weather in Colombia.

ClimaNote covers 46 cities in Colombia, starting with Bogotá, Cali and Medellín. Open a city for charts and a table of all 12 months, or open a month for a side-by-side comparison of cities in the atlas.

Across these cities the yearly average high ranges from 15.7°C in Ipiales to 31.9°C in La Dorada, and yearly rainfall from 875 mm in Maicao to 7,942 mm in Quibdó. The hottest city-month is August in La Dorada, with an average high of 33.7°C, and the coolest is July in Ipiales, at 14.2°C. By single month, the most rain falls in October in Quibdó, with 866 mm, and the least in February in Barranquilla, with 1.8 mm (tied with February in Soledad).

February is the warmest month in 14 cities, August in 10, September in 8, March in 5, April in 2, June in 1, July in 1 and November in 1 (in 4 other cities two or more months tie); November is the coolest in 28 cities, July in 8, January in 2, June in 1 and December in 1 (in 6 other cities two or more months tie). May is the wettest month in 13 cities, April in 10, October in 10, November in 9, July in 2, January in 1 and June in 1; January is the driest in 17 cities, February in 12, August in 7, July in 5, September in 1 and November in 1 (in 3 other cities two or more months tie). Of these cities, 17 have a month with more than 300 mm of rain; none has a month with an average high below 2.0°C or a month with under 1 mm of rain.

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Cities in Colombia

Yearly averages

Bogota D.C.

Yearly climate averages for cities in Bogota D.C.
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Bogotá19°C11°C965

Antioquia

Yearly climate averages for cities in Antioquia
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Medellín24°C15°C2,844
Bello25°C15°C2,844
Rionegro22°C13°C2,519
Apartadó29°C24°C2,146
Chigorodó29°C23°C3,657
Caldas23°C13°C2,733

Valle del Cauca Department

Yearly climate averages for cities in Valle del Cauca Department
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Cali26°C19°C3,160
Yumbo25°C18°C3,160

Atlantico

Yearly climate averages for cities in Atlantico
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Barranquilla29°C26°C1,331
Soledad30°C26°C1,331
Sabanalarga31°C24°C1,590

Bolivar

Yearly climate averages for cities in Bolivar
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Cartagena31°C25°C1,546
Magangué31°C25°C2,033

Cundinamarca

Yearly climate averages for cities in Cundinamarca
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Soacha19°C11°C2,151
Zipaquirá19°C10°C1,379
Chía19°C11°C963
Fusagasugá22°C16°C1,801

Norte de Santander Department

Yearly climate averages for cities in Norte de Santander Department
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Cúcuta30°C22°C1,127
Ocaña25°C18°C1,839

Cordoba

Yearly climate averages for cities in Cordoba
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Montería31°C24°C2,133
Cereté31°C24°C1,993
Montelíbano31°C24°C1,689

Cesar Department

Yearly climate averages for cities in Cesar Department
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Valledupar28°C22°C2,078
Aguachica30°C23°C2,699

Magdalena Department

Yearly climate averages for cities in Magdalena Department
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Santa Marta28°C25°C920
Ciénaga29°C25°C2,228

Narino

Yearly climate averages for cities in Narino
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Pasto18°C11°C2,035
Tumaco27°C24°C3,623
Ipiales16°C9°C2,434

Tolima Department

Yearly climate averages for cities in Tolima Department
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Ibagué26°C18°C2,754

Huila Department

Yearly climate averages for cities in Huila Department
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Neiva30°C21°C1,306
Pitalito23°C15°C3,140

La Guajira Department

Yearly climate averages for cities in La Guajira Department
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Riohacha31°C25°C978
Maicao31°C25°C875

Meta Department

Yearly climate averages for cities in Meta Department
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Villavicencio28°C19°C1,736

Cauca Department

Yearly climate averages for cities in Cauca Department
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Popayán22°C14°C2,508

Sucre Department

Yearly climate averages for cities in Sucre Department
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Sincelejo30°C23°C2,150

Boyaca

Yearly climate averages for cities in Boyaca
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Sogamoso20°C11°C1,041
Duitama19°C10°C1,041

Santander Department

Yearly climate averages for cities in Santander Department
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Barrancabermeja30°C23°C3,670

Casanare Department

Yearly climate averages for cities in Casanare Department
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Yopal28°C21°C1,341

Caqueta

Yearly climate averages for cities in Caqueta
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Florencia27°C18°C2,076

Choco

Yearly climate averages for cities in Choco
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Quibdó28°C23°C7,942

Arauca Department

Yearly climate averages for cities in Arauca Department
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Arauca30°C23°C2,258

Caldas Department

Yearly climate averages for cities in Caldas Department
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
La Dorada32°C22°C1,348

Yearly average of the 12 monthly values for 1991–2020. Open a city for every month.