Manizales weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Manizales is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 70/100), with February and July close behind. Manizales averages about 2,039 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 113 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

2,039

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

70/100

Rain / year

1,988 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

434k

Elevation

2,093 m

When is the best time to visit Manizales?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Manizales is January, then February and July. The dullest month is March (63/100, 161 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Manizales?

Manizales gets a moderate 2,039 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 7 Sunshine Score points separate January from March. It ranks #19 of 49 destinations in Colombia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,819 hours. The year's 1,988 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 · 39 km · best in Jan · 1,819 h sun/yr
• Armenia Colombia · 72 km · best in Jan · 1,819 h sun/yr
• Medellín Colombia · 126 km · best in Feb · 2,166 h sun/yr
• Quibdó Colombia · 150 km · best in Jan · 1,326 h sun/yr
• Bogota Colombia · 150 km · best in Feb · 1,905 h sun/yr
• Cali Colombia · 194 km · best in Jul · 1,520 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Ibagué Colombia · 77 km · 1,819 h sun/yr · best in Jan