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Best time to visit Colombia

Across 6 cities in Colombia, the best months to visit are January, February, December — averaging the highest travel-comfort scores (comfortable temperatures, low rainfall, and good sunshine) across the country.

Months ranked by travel comfort across Colombia

RankMonthCountry avgBest cityHigh / LowPrecipCity score
1 ★January80.2Barranquilla31.3° / 24.6°27.3 mm89
2 ★February76Barranquilla31.7° / 24.8°27.5 mm89
3 ★December75.3Barranquilla31.1° / 24.7°114.5 mm85
4March71.2Barranquilla32° / 24.8°76.9 mm86
5April67.5Barranquilla32.2° / 25.2°331.6 mm75
6July66.7Bogotá18.8° / 8.1°303.2 mm78
7September65.5Bogotá20.3° / 7.5°228 mm82
8August65Bogotá19.8° / 7.7°195.1 mm82
9May63.7Bogotá19.5° / 9.1°597.4 mm70
10June63Bogotá18.9° / 8.5°426 mm75
11October62.2Bogotá20.4° / 8.2°498.5 mm74
12November61.3Bogotá19.8° / 8.5°752.1 mm65

Country average comfort score (0–100) blends each city's monthly temperature comfort, rainfall, and sunshine (visitScore). Each month links to the city with the best weather that month.

Best month for each city

Bogotá

best in August · score 82
19.8° / 7.7° · 195.1 mm
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Medellín

best in January · score 82
26° / 15.6° · 441.3 mm
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Cali

best in January · score 67
25.9° / 18.4° · 902.1 mm
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Barranquilla

best in January · score 89
31.3° / 24.6° · 27.3 mm
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Cartagena

best in January · score 86
32.1° / 24.1° · 61.9 mm
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Bucaramanga

best in January · score 76
24.8° / 18.2° · 627.4 mm

When to visit Colombia by month

Month-specific guides: the best time to visit Colombia in each month, with the country-average score, best city, and weather summary.

January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December

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