VoyaggoraBest months by city
| City | Best months | Hottest month | Wettest month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | January and July to September (weather data only) | February, 68°F (20°C) | March, about 22 rainy days |
| Medellín | January to February and July to August (weather data only) | July, 80°F (27°C) | October, about 28 rainy days |
| Cartagena | January to April and December | March, 91°F (33°C) | October, about 26 rainy days |
Each city name opens its own month-by-month table. Heat is the average daytime high; rainy days are days with at least 1 mm of rain. Cities marked "weather data only" have not yet been checked against crowds, closures or local seasons.
Every month at a glance
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | Best | Okay | Avoid | Okay | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Best | Okay | Avoid | Okay |
| Medellín | Best | Best | Avoid | Okay | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Okay | Avoid | Okay | Okay |
| Cartagena | Best | Best | Best | Best | Okay | Okay | Okay | Okay | Okay | Avoid | Okay | Best |
Best = the city's best months. Avoid = very hot, very cold or among the wettest months. Okay = neither. Hover or tap a cell for the reason.
Colombia month by month
- January
- At its best in Bogotá, Medellín and Cartagena (3 of 3).
- February
- At its best in Medellín and Cartagena (2 of 3).
- March
- At its best in Cartagena (1 of 3). Worth avoiding: Bogotá (among the wettest, 22 rainy days); Medellín (among the wettest, 27 rainy days).
- April
- At its best in Cartagena (1 of 3).
- May
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month.
- June
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month.
- July
- At its best in Bogotá and Medellín (2 of 3).
- August
- At its best in Bogotá and Medellín (2 of 3).
- September
- At its best in Bogotá (1 of 3).
- October
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month. Worth avoiding: Medellín (among the wettest, 28 rainy days); Cartagena (among the wettest, 26 rainy days).
- November
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month. Worth avoiding: Bogotá (among the wettest, 21 rainy days).
- December
- At its best in Cartagena (1 of 3).
Plan your trip
Open a city guide for tours, hotels and what to do there:
See today's travel advisory for Colombia (government warnings, checked every 2 minutes).
Colombia: common questions
- When is the best time to visit Colombia?
- The best time to visit Colombia is January: all 3 of the cities we cover are at their best then. By city: Bogotá, January and July to September; Medellín, January to February and July to August; Cartagena, January to April and December. Cities marked weather data only have a pick based on temperature and rain alone, not yet checked against crowds or local seasons.
- When is the hottest month in Colombia?
- It depends on the city. The hottest month is February in Bogotá; March in Cartagena; July in Medellín (average daytime highs, 2019-2024).
- When is the rainy season in Colombia?
- The wettest month, counted in days with at least 1 mm of rain, is March in Bogotá; October in Medellín and Cartagena. Open the city guide for the full month-by-month table.
- Is there a month that is good everywhere in Colombia?
- Yes: January, when all 3 cities we cover are at their best.
How we worked this out
Temperatures and rainy days come from Open-Meteo ERA5 records for 2019-2024 for each city. Where a city's best months were checked by hand against crowds and local seasons, that is the pick shown; otherwise the pick is based on weather alone and is marked. Weather changes from year to year, so treat this as a planning guide, not a forecast.