Cali weather by month & the best time to visit

🇨🇴 Colombia · major city break · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate

The best time to visit Cali is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with August and September close behind. Cali averages about 1,520 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 42 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

1,520

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

80/100

Rain / year

1,024 mm

Midday UV at peak

8 (very high)

Population

2.4M

Elevation

962 m

When is the best time to visit Cali?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Cali is July, then August and September. The dullest month is November (60/100, 150 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Cali?

Cali isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,520 hours of sunshine a year. July (80/100) is noticeably better than November (60). It ranks #40 of 49 destinations in Colombia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,819 hours. The year's 1,024 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

• Armenia Colombia · 122 km · best in Jan · 1,819 h sun/yr
• Neiva Colombia · 138 km · best in Aug · 1,540 h sun/yr
• Pereira Colombia · 158 km · best in Jan · 1,819 h sun/yr
• Quibdó Colombia · 241 km · best in Jan · 1,326 h sun/yr
• Pasto Colombia · 259 km · best in Aug · 1,367 h sun/yr
• Bogota Colombia · 279 km · best in Feb · 1,905 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Buenaventura Colombia · 74 km · 1,520 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Popayán Colombia · 124 km · 1,410 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Ibagué Colombia · 170 km · 1,819 h sun/yr · best in Jan

Head-to-head

How Cali compares month by month: Cali vs Pereira · Cali vs Pasto · Cali vs Neiva · Cali vs Armenia · all comparisons