Bogota weather by month & the best time to visit

🇨🇴 Colombia · major city break · highland climate

The best time to visit Bogota is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with January and September close behind. Bogota averages about 1,905 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 71 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

1,905

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

77/100

Rain / year

1,624 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

7.8M

Elevation

2,547 m

When is the best time to visit Bogota?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Bogota is February, then January and September. The dullest month is April (52/100, 209 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Bogota?

Bogota gets a moderate 1,905 hours of sunshine a year. February (77/100) is noticeably better than April (52). It ranks #22 of 49 destinations in Colombia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,819 hours. The year's 1,624 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Pereira Colombia · 177 km · best in Jan · 1,819 h sun/yr
• Armenia Colombia · 182 km · best in Jan · 1,819 h sun/yr
• Yopal Colombia · 207 km · best in Jan · 1,825 h sun/yr
• Medellín Colombia · 215 km · best in Feb · 2,166 h sun/yr
• Neiva Colombia · 233 km · best in Aug · 1,540 h sun/yr
• Cali Colombia · 279 km · best in Jul · 1,520 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Villavicencio Colombia · 84 km · 1,609 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Ibagué Colombia · 114 km · 1,819 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Manizales Colombia · 150 km · 2,039 h sun/yr · best in Jan

Head-to-head

How Bogota compares month by month: Bogota vs Pereira · Bogota vs Armenia · Bogota vs Yopal · all comparisons