Pereira weather by month & the best time to visit

🇨🇴 Colombia · city break · tropical rainforest climate

The best time to visit Pereira is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 68/100), with February and July close behind. Pereira averages about 1,819 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 113 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

1,819

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

68/100

Rain / year

1,988 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

569k

Elevation

1,338 m

When is the best time to visit Pereira?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Pereira is January, then February and July. The dullest month is March (62/100, 161 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Pereira?

Pereira gets a moderate 1,819 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 6 Sunshine Score points separate January from March. It ranks #26 of 49 destinations in Colombia for annual sunshine, right at 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

• Armenia Colombia · 40 km · best in Jan · 1,819 h sun/yr
• Quibdó Colombia · 140 km · best in Jan · 1,326 h sun/yr
• Medellín Colombia · 154 km · best in Feb · 2,166 h sun/yr
• Cali Colombia · 158 km · best in Jul · 1,520 h sun/yr
• Bogota Colombia · 177 km · best in Feb · 1,905 h sun/yr
• Neiva Colombia · 213 km · best in Aug · 1,540 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Manizales Colombia · 39 km · 2,039 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Ibagué Colombia · 80 km · 1,819 h sun/yr · best in Jan

Head-to-head

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