Neiva weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇴 Colombia · regional city · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Neiva is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with July and January close behind. Neiva averages about 1,540 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 43 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,540
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 80/100
- Rain / year
- 1,315 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 357k
- Elevation
- 445 m

When is the best time to visit Neiva?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Neiva is August, then July and January. The dullest month is April (60/100, 165 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Neiva?
Neiva isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,540 hours of sunshine a year. August (80/100) is noticeably better than April (60). It ranks #39 of 49 destinations in Colombia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,819 hours. The year's 1,315 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 | 75 | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 66 mm | 9 |
| February | 72 | 32° / 90°F | 22° / 72°F | 86 mm | 9 |
| March | 62 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 140 mm | 8 |
| April | 60 | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 165 mm | 8 |
| May | 60 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 148 mm | 8 |
| June | 73 | 30° / 86°F | 21° / 70°F | 80 mm | 8 |
| July | 76 | 30° / 86°F | 21° / 70°F | 62 mm | 8 |
| August | 80 | 32° / 90°F | 21° / 70°F | 43 mm | 7 |
| September | 69 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 59 mm | 8 |
| October | 61 | 32° / 90°F | 22° / 72°F | 143 mm | 8 |
| November | 60 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 195 mm | 9 |
| December | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 128 mm | 9 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Cali Colombia · 138 km · best in Jul · 1,520 h sun/yr
- Armenia Colombia · 175 km · best in Jan · 1,819 h sun/yr
- Pereira Colombia · 213 km · best in Jan · 1,819 h sun/yr
- Bogota Colombia · 233 km · best in Feb · 1,905 h sun/yr
- Pasto Colombia · 281 km · best in Aug · 1,367 h sun/yr
- Quibdó Colombia · 339 km · best in Jan · 1,326 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- San Vicente Del Caguán Colombia · 106 km · 1,779 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Florencia Colombia · 154 km · 1,641 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Popayán Colombia · 156 km · 1,410 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Ibagué Colombia · 165 km · 1,819 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Neiva compares month by month: Neiva vs Cali · Neiva vs Pereira · Neiva vs Pasto · Neiva vs Armenia · all comparisons
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