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Climate and weather of Colombia



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Colombia




 

Climate

 
Colombia has four different climatic zones.

Temperatures are stable throughout the year (28 to 30° on the seaside and in the interior plain, 24° at 1 000 meters and 18° at 2 000 meters) and annual rainfall is abundant (6 000 mm on the Pacific coast, 500 to 1 500 mm on the Caribbean coast, 1 000 to 2 000 mm in the central mountains and 2 500 mm in the interior plain).

The Caribbean coast (north of Colombia)
The Caribbean coast has a tropical climate with a rainy season and a dry season. Rainfall is higher in the west (1 500 mm per year) than in the east (500 mm per year).

Rainy season (May to November)
Temperatures are high (30°) and rainfall is abundant (except in the east).

Dry season (December
to April)
Temperatures are high (30°) and rainfall is very low.

The Pacific coast (west of Colombia)
The Pacific coast has a very humid tropical climate with a rainy season and a dry season. Rainfall reaches 6 000 mm per year.

Rainy season (May to November)
Temperatures is high (28°) and rainfall is abundant. Humidity is very high.

Dry season (December to April)
Temperatures are high (28°) and rainfall is high.

The central mountains
The mountains located in the center of Colombia have an equatorial climate with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons. Rainfall ranges between 1 000 and 2 000 mm per year. Temperatures are stable throughout the year. Sunshine is low (three to five hours a day) because the sky is cloudy most of the time.

First rainy season (April to June) and second rainy season (September to November)
Rainfall is abundant and temperatures are low or mild depending on altitude (24° at 1 000 meters, 18° at 2 000 meters and 12° at 3 000 meters).

First dry season (December to March) and second dry season (July to August)
Rainfall is moderate and temperatures reach 24° at 1 000 meters, 18° at 2 000 meters and 12° at 3 000 meters.

The interior plain (east of Colombia)
The interior plain has an equatorial climate with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons. Rainfall reaches 2 500 mm per year.

First rainy season (December to January) and second rainy season (April to May)
Temperatures are constant (30°) and rainfall is abundant.

First dry season (February to March) and second dry season (June to November)
Temperatures are stable (30°) and rainfall is high.

 When to go to Colombia (pleasant climate) 
The climate of Colombia is pleasant during the following months :

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

 

Weather

(main cities) 
Average temperatures and rainfall

Barranquilla

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
31°
32°
32°
33°
33°
33°
min
23°
23°
24°
24°
25°
25°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
33°
33°
33°
32°
32°
32°
min
25°
25°
24°
24°
24°
24°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
10
...
...
20
90
110
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
70
100
150
180
80
20

Bogota (Capital of Colombia)

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
20°
20°
20°
19°
19°
18°
min
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
18°
18°
19°
19°
19°
19°
min

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
30
40
60
110
90
60
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
40
50
70
110
90
50

Buenaventura

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
29°
29°
28°
29°
29°
28°
min
24°
24°
24°
25°
24°
24°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
29°
28°
28°
28°
28°
28°
min
25°
24°
24°
24°
24°
24°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
days
8
7
9
9
12
13
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
Jours
10
13
13
15
13
9

Cali

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
29°
30°
30°
29°
29°
29°
min
20°
20°
20°
20°
20°
20°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
30°
30°
29°
29°
28°
29°
min
19°
19°
19°
19°
19°
20°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
50
60
100
120
90
50
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
30
40
70
120
90
60

Cartagena

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
31°
31°
31°
31°
32°
32°
min
23°
23°
24°
25°
25°
25°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
32°
32°
32°
31°
31°
31°
min
25°
25°
25°
25°
25°
24°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
10
...
...
30
90
110
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
90
120
140
240
130
30

Cucuta

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
31°
31°
32°
32°
33°
33°
min
21°
21°
22°
22°
22°
23°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
33°
34°
34°
33°
32°
31°
min
23°
23°
23°
22°
22°
21°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
40
30
60
100
80
40
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
30
30
70
140
120
60

Medellin

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
27°
27°
27°
27°
27°
27°
min
18°
19°
19°
19°
19°
19°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
27°
27°
27°
26°
26°
26°
min
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
50
60
100
180
190
130
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
110
130
150
200
140
80

Monteria

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
33°
34°
34°
34°
33°
33°
min
22°
22°
23°
23°
23°
23°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
33°
33°
32°
32°
32°
33°
min
23°
23°
23°
23°
23°
23°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
...
20
30
100
170
150
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
170
170
180
160
90
40

Santa Marta

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
33°
33°
34°
33°
32°
32°
min
22°
23°
24°
25°
25°
25°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
32°
32°
31°
31°
31°
32°
min
24°
24°
24°
24°
23°
22°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
10
...
...
10
40
60
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
50
50
60
90
40
10

Villavicencio

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
31°
32°
31°
30°
30°
29°
min
21°
21°
22°
21°
21°
20°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
28°
29°
30°
30°
30°
30°
min
20°
20°
20°
20°
21°
20°


Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
80
110
200
520
560
500
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
400
400
360
420
400
140

Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Colombia are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.

 Quick facts 
Colombia, a country located in South America, is bordered by Peru to the south, by Ecuador to the southwest, by the Pacific Ocean to the west, by Panama to the northwest, by the Caribbean Sea to the north, by Venezuela to the east and by Brazil to the southeast.

Capital: Bogota
Area: 1 140 000 km²
Population: 46 000 000 inhabitants
Language: Spanish
Currency: Colombian peso

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