Popayán weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇴 Colombia · highland city · highland climate
The best time to visit Popayán is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 82/100), with July and September close behind. Popayán averages about 1,410 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 27 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,410
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 82/100
- Rain / year
- 972 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 318k
- Elevation
- 1,727 m
When is the best time to visit Popayán?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Popayán is August, then July and September. The dullest month is November (60/100, 145 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Popayán?
Popayán isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,410 hours of sunshine a year. August (82/100) is noticeably better than November (60). It ranks #42 of 49 destinations in Colombia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,819 hours. The year's 972 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 | 23° / 73°F | 14° / 57°F | 62 mm | 9 |
| February | 74 | 23° / 73°F | 14° / 57°F | 67 mm | 9 |
| March | 69 | 23° / 73°F | 14° / 57°F | 96 mm | 8 |
| April | 63 | 23° / 73°F | 14° / 57°F | 127 mm | 8 |
| May | 69 | 23° / 73°F | 14° / 57°F | 98 mm | 8 |
| June | 76 | 23° / 73°F | 13° / 55°F | 57 mm | 7 |
| July | 80 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 37 mm | 7 |
| August | 82 | 25° / 77°F | 13° / 55°F | 27 mm | 8 |
| September | 78 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 44 mm | 8 |
| October | 65 | 23° / 73°F | 14° / 57°F | 117 mm | 8 |
| November | 60 | 22° / 72°F | 14° / 57°F | 145 mm | 8 |
| December | 69 | 22° / 72°F | 14° / 57°F | 95 mm | 8 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Cali Colombia · 124 km · best in Jul · 1,520 h sun/yr
- Pasto Colombia · 140 km · best in Aug · 1,367 h sun/yr
- Neiva Colombia · 156 km · best in Aug · 1,540 h sun/yr
- Armenia Colombia · 241 km · best in Jan · 1,819 h sun/yr
- Pereira Colombia · 279 km · best in Jan · 1,819 h sun/yr
- Quito Ecuador · 346 km · best in Sep · 1,338 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Guapi Colombia · 144 km · 1,294 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Florencia Colombia · 151 km · 1,641 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Buenaventura Colombia · 158 km · 1,520 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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