Medellín weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Medellín is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 71/100), with January and March close behind. Medellín averages about 2,166 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 111 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

2,166

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

71/100

Rain / year

2,271 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

3.3M

Elevation

2,124 m

When is the best time to visit Medellín?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Medellín is February, then January and March. The dullest month is November (53/100, 221 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Medellín?

Medellín gets a moderate 2,166 hours of sunshine a year. February (71/100) is noticeably better than November (53). It ranks #15 of 49 destinations in Colombia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,819 hours. The year's 2,271 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

• Quibdó Colombia · 145 km · best in Jan · 1,326 h sun/yr
• Pereira Colombia · 154 km · best in Jan · 1,819 h sun/yr
• Armenia Colombia · 194 km · best in Jan · 1,819 h sun/yr
• Bogota Colombia · 215 km · best in Feb · 1,905 h sun/yr
• Bucaramanga Colombia · 269 km · best in Jan · 2,312 h sun/yr
• Montería Colombia · 299 km · best in Dec · 2,253 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Manizales Colombia · 126 km · 2,039 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Ibagué Colombia · 196 km · 1,819 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Barrancabermeja Colombia · 203 km · 2,312 h sun/yr · best in Jan

Head-to-head

How Medellín compares month by month: Medellín vs Bucaramanga · Medellín vs Pereira · Medellín vs Montería · Medellín vs Armenia · all comparisons