The best-preserved walled city in the Americas, and the Caribbean at its most operatic - ramparts, cathedral bells and champeta on the corner after dark.

✓ best Dec-Apr

Colombia

Medellin

The city of eternal spring, and the most remarkable urban turnaround in the Americas - ridden up the hillsides by cable car.

✓ best Jan-Feb

Colombia

Santa Marta

The base for Tayrona's jungle beaches and the trek to the Lost City.

✓ best Nov-Sep

The sweet-spot windows

Good weather, thinner crowds, better prices: the windows worth aiming for.

Where	When	Why it works	Watch out for
Andes	Dec-Feb, Jul-Aug	The two drier windows. Bogota/Medellin mild year-round	Apr-May, Oct-Nov wet
Caribbean	Dec-Apr	Dry season: calm clear sea, sunny. Cartagena at its best	Oct wettest

Climate zones, month by month

Colombia has 5 distinct climate zones. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.

Bogota →

Jan

20°

6°

33mm

5d rain

Feb

20°

8°

51mm

7d rain

Mar

20°

9°

83mm

11d rain

Apr

20°

10°

117mm

13d rain

May

19°

10°

109mm

14d rain

Jun

19°

9°

57mm

10d rain

Jul

19°

9°

49mm

10d rain

Aug

19°

8°

44mm

9d rain

Sep

19°

8°

57mm

9d rain

Oct

19°

8°

108mm

12d rain

Nov

19°

9°

107mm

12d rain

Dec

20°

8°

61mm

8d rain

✓ Best Jun-Sep, Dec-Mar

Conditions Jan-Feb Dry · Mar Warming · Apr-May Wet · Jun Drier · Jul-Aug Dry · Sep Warming, wet · Oct Wettest · Nov Wet · Dec Dry returns

Watch for all year altitude risk

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Cali Valle del Cauca →

Jan

30°

19°

48mm

6d rain

Feb

31°

19°

54mm

6d rain

Mar

30°

19°

89mm

10d rain

Apr

30°

19°

134mm

12d rain

May

30°

19°

103mm

11d rain

Jun

30°

19°

50mm

6d rain

Jul

31°

19°

32mm

5d rain

Aug

31°

19°

29mm

4d rain

Sep

31°

19°

65mm

7d rain

Oct

30°

19°

99mm

11d rain

Nov

29°

19°

105mm

11d rain

Dec

30°

19°

69mm

8d rain

✓ Best Jun-Oct, Dec-Mar

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Cartagena Caribbean Coast →

Jan

31°

24°

1mm

0d rain

Feb

31°

24°

0mm

0d rain

Mar

31°

25°

3mm

0d rain

Apr

32°

26°

19mm

2d rain

May

32°

26°

117mm

7d rain

Jun

32°

26°

93mm

8d rain

Jul

32°

26°

121mm

8d rain

Aug

32°

26°

128mm

10d rain

Sep

32°

26°

133mm

10d rain

Oct

32°

26°

237mm

12d rain

Nov

32°

26°

178mm

9d rain

Dec

31°

25°

45mm

3d rain

✓ Best Dec-Apr · ✗ Avoid Oct

Conditions Jan Dry & sunny · Feb-Mar Dry · Apr Warming, wet · May Wet starts · Jun Wet · Jul Brief showers · Aug-Sep Wet · Oct Wettest · Nov Wet easing · Dec Dry returns

Watch for Jun-Nov cyclones & hurricanes risk

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Medellin Antioquia →

Jan

28°

18°

72mm

8d rain

Feb

28°

18°

81mm

9d rain

Mar

28°

18°

132mm

14d rain

Apr

28°

18°

181mm

18d rain

May

28°

18°

219mm

19d rain

Jun

28°

18°

145mm

14d rain

Jul

29°

18°

134mm

14d rain

Aug

29°

18°

126mm

14d rain

Sep

28°

18°

171mm

16d rain

Oct

27°

17°

212mm

20d rain

Nov

27°

18°

171mm

17d rain

Dec

27°

18°

115mm

11d rain

✓ Best Jan-Feb

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Santa Marta Caribbean Coast →

Jan

33°

23°

0mm

0d rain

Feb

34°

24°

1mm

0d rain

Mar

34°

25°

2mm

0d rain

Apr

34°

26°

14mm

1d rain

May

33°

26°

52mm

4d rain

Jun

33°

25°

60mm

5d rain

Jul

33°

25°

62mm

6d rain

Aug

33°

25°

63mm

8d rain

Sep

33°

25°

99mm

9d rain

Oct

32°

24°

127mm

9d rain

Nov

32°

24°

74mm

6d rain

Dec

33°

23°

8mm

1d rain

✓ Best Nov-Sep

Watch for Jun-Nov cyclones & hurricanes risk

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