Bucaramanga weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Bucaramanga is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 84/100), with February and December close behind. Bucaramanga averages about 2,312 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 44 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,312
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 84/100
- Rain / year
- 1,248 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Population
- 1M
- Elevation
- 1,185 m
When is the best time to visit Bucaramanga?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Bucaramanga is January, then February and December. The dullest month is October (65/100, 161 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Bucaramanga?
Bucaramanga gets a moderate 2,312 hours of sunshine a year. January (84/100) is noticeably better than October (65). It ranks #11 of 49 destinations in Colombia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,819 hours. The year's 1,248 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 84 | 28° / 82°F | 17° / 63°F | 44 mm | 12 |
| February | 82 | 30° / 86°F | 18° / 64°F | 54 mm | 13 |
| March | 72 | 29° / 84°F | 18° / 64°F | 110 mm | 12 |
| April | 69 | 27° / 81°F | 19° / 66°F | 126 mm | 11 |
| May | 66 | 27° / 81°F | 19° / 66°F | 145 mm | 12 |
| June | 75 | 28° / 82°F | 18° / 64°F | 97 mm | 12 |
| July | 75 | 28° / 82°F | 18° / 64°F | 97 mm | 12 |
| August | 73 | 28° / 82°F | 18° / 64°F | 105 mm | 12 |
| September | 74 | 28° / 82°F | 18° / 64°F | 100 mm | 12 |
| October | 65 | 26° / 79°F | 18° / 64°F | 161 mm | 11 |
| November | 67 | 26° / 79°F | 18° / 64°F | 137 mm | 11 |
| December | 79 | 27° / 81°F | 17° / 63°F | 72 mm | 11 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Cúcuta Colombia · 116 km · best in Nov · 1,616 h sun/yr
- Yopal Colombia · 220 km · best in Jan · 1,825 h sun/yr
- Medellín Colombia · 269 km · best in Feb · 2,166 h sun/yr
- Bogota Colombia · 290 km · best in Feb · 1,905 h sun/yr
- Montería Colombia · 347 km · best in Dec · 2,253 h sun/yr
- Valledupar Colombia · 368 km · best in Jan · 2,523 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Barrancabermeja Colombia · 70 km · 2,312 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- San Antonio del Tachira Venezuela · 114 km · 1,616 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Saravena Colombia · 148 km · 2,064 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Tame Colombia · 174 km · 2,065 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Bucaramanga compares month by month: Bucaramanga vs Medellín · Bucaramanga vs Cúcuta · Bucaramanga vs Yopal · all comparisons
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