Leticia weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇴 Colombia · small town · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Leticia is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 68/100), with July and September close behind. Leticia averages about 1,825 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 117 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,825
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 68/100
- Rain / year
- 2,560 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 48k
- Elevation
- 79 m
When is the best time to visit Leticia?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Leticia is August, then July and September. The dullest month is January (62/100, 309 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Leticia?
Leticia gets a moderate 1,825 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 6 Sunshine Score points separate August from January. It ranks #24 of 49 destinations in Colombia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,819 hours. The year's 2,560 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 | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 309 mm | 10 |
| February | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 256 mm | 10 |
| March | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 289 mm | 10 |
| April | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 236 mm | 10 |
| May | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 199 mm | 9 |
| June | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 158 mm | 9 |
| July | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 132 mm | 9 |
| August | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 117 mm | 9 |
| September | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 144 mm | 9 |
| October | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 210 mm | 9 |
| November | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 230 mm | 10 |
| December | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 280 mm | 9 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Iquitos Peru · 376 km · best in Jan · 1,819 h sun/yr
- Rio Branco Brazil · 671 km · best in Jul · 2,057 h sun/yr
- Pucallpa Peru · 692 km · best in Jul · 2,025 h sun/yr
- Tarapoto Peru · 757 km · best in Jul · 1,810 h sun/yr
- Porto Velho Brazil · 835 km · best in Jul · 2,063 h sun/yr
- Puerto Maldonado Peru · 940 km · best in Jul · 1,984 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Tabatinga Brazil · 7 km · 1,825 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Tarapacá Colombia · 146 km · 1,768 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- La Pedrera Colombia · 321 km · 1,783 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Carauari Brazil · 346 km · 1,971 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- La Chorrera Colombia · 440 km · 1,812 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Leticia compares month by month: Leticia vs Iquitos · Leticia vs Rio Branco · Leticia vs Pucallpa · all comparisons
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