Cúcuta weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Cúcuta is November — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 68/100), with December and January close behind. Cúcuta averages about 1,616 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 111 mm of rain in November.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,616
- Sunniest month
- November
- Peak score
- 68/100
- Rain / year
- 912 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 777k
- Elevation
- 311 m
When is the best time to visit Cúcuta?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Cúcuta is November, then December and January. The dullest month is September (51/100, 79 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Cúcuta?
Cúcuta isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,616 hours of sunshine a year. November (68/100) is noticeably better than September (51). It ranks #35 of 49 destinations in Colombia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,819 hours. The year's 912 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 | 65 | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 38 mm | 9 |
| February | 56 | 35° / 95°F | 22° / 72°F | 42 mm | 9 |
| March | 53 | 35° / 95°F | 23° / 73°F | 65 mm | 8 |
| April | 55 | 34° / 93°F | 24° / 75°F | 106 mm | 8 |
| May | 56 | 34° / 93°F | 24° / 75°F | 99 mm | 8 |
| June | 60 | 34° / 93°F | 23° / 73°F | 72 mm | 8 |
| July | 60 | 34° / 93°F | 23° / 73°F | 69 mm | 8 |
| August | 54 | 35° / 95°F | 23° / 73°F | 58 mm | 8 |
| September | 51 | 35° / 95°F | 23° / 73°F | 79 mm | 9 |
| October | 62 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 101 mm | 9 |
| November | 68 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 111 mm | 8 |
| December | 67 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 72 mm | 8 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Bucaramanga Colombia · 116 km · best in Jan · 2,312 h sun/yr
- Valledupar Colombia · 290 km · best in Jan · 2,523 h sun/yr
- Yopal Colombia · 290 km · best in Jan · 1,825 h sun/yr
- Medellín Colombia · 376 km · best in Feb · 2,166 h sun/yr
- Montería Colombia · 378 km · best in Dec · 2,253 h sun/yr
- Bogota Colombia · 402 km · best in Feb · 1,905 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- San Antonio del Tachira Venezuela · 12 km · 1,616 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- El Vigía Venezuela · 120 km · 1,894 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Saravena Colombia · 130 km · 2,064 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Barrancabermeja Colombia · 175 km · 2,312 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Tame Colombia · 184 km · 2,065 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Cúcuta compares month by month: Cúcuta vs Bucaramanga · Cúcuta vs Valledupar · Cúcuta vs Yopal · all comparisons
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