The most comfortable time to visit Bogotá is from late September to mid June. For walking, any time of year works. Sunbathing weather is not what it offers.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
Sun is not what Bogotá is for: the Sunbathing rating tops out at 15, mostly because it is too cool. The clearest skies come in January, when the sky is typically 60% covered at midday (often cloudy).
The being outside season here runs from late September to mid June. It peaks in late December, at 72. The weakest stretch is in mid July, when it drops to 44.
For walking, Bogotá rates Good or better all year. It is at its best in early January, at 74.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Bogotá over the whole year is 16°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 12°C. Bogotá has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 4% in January, the driest month, to 14% in May, the wettest. Winds in Bogotá are highest in July, averaging 2.5 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in November, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Bogotá come in January, when the sky is typically 63% covered; April is the cloudiest month, at 77%.
Month by month Bogotá climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21°C | 12°C | 19°C | 4% | 63% | 2.3 m/s | 67 | 14 | 74 |
| February | 21°C | 13°C | 20°C | 5% | 70% | 2.3 m/s | 70 | 14 | 73 |
| March | 21°C | 13°C | 19°C | 8% | 76% | 2.2 m/s | 68 | 13 | 73 |
| April | 20°C | 13°C | 19°C | 11% | 77% | 2.1 m/s | 66 | 13 | 72 |
| May | 20°C | 14°C | 19°C | 14% | 77% | 2.1 m/s | 65 | 13 | 71 |
| June | 20°C | 13°C | 18°C | 13% | 77% | 2.1 m/s | 58 | 14 | 72 |
| July | 20°C | 13°C | 18°C | 10% | 75% | 2.5 m/s | 48 | 15 | 72 |
| August | 20°C | 13°C | 18°C | 7% | 73% | 2.5 m/s | 51 | 14 | 72 |
| September | 21°C | 12°C | 19°C | 8% | 71% | 2.5 m/s | 56 | 13 | 73 |
| October | 21°C | 13°C | 19°C | 9% | 74% | 2.1 m/s | 67 | 13 | 73 |
| November | 21°C | 13°C | 20°C | 9% | 75% | 2.0 m/s | 69 | 13 | 73 |
| December | 21°C | 12°C | 20°C | 4% | 67% | 2.1 m/s | 70 | 14 | 73 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Bogotá weather by season
Year round, Bogotá has days of about 20°C at their warmest in June, its coolest month, and 21°C in January, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 12°C to 14°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 16°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around May and least likely around January. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Bogotá weather in winterDecember to February
Winter in Bogotá has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 4% chance of rain on a given day.
Bogotá weather in springMarch to May
Spring in Bogotá has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Bogotá weather in summerJune to August
Summer in Bogotá has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 10% chance of rain on a given day.
Bogotá weather in autumnSeptember to November
Autumn in Bogotá has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 9% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Bogotá?
Bogotá has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 4% in January, the driest month, to 14% in May, the wettest.
What time of year is Bogotá windiest?
Winds in Bogotá are highest in July, averaging 2.5 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in November, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Bogotá year round?
The average temperature in Bogotá over the whole year is 16°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 12°C.
Where to go instead in mid July, the weakest time here for being outside
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.