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Best time to visit Barranquilla

January is the best time to visit Barranquilla for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 2 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to March.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 68/100
A beach holiday January sea 26 °C
The least cloud January 33 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 5 mm
Warmth August 30 °C
Cooler weather January 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 68 28 °C 2 100
2 February 66 29 °C 1 99
3 March 65 29 °C 4 96
4 December 65 28 °C 8 88
5 April 54 30 °C 13 78
6 November 49 29 °C 23 70
7 October 48 29 °C 28 68
8 July 47 29 °C 19 70
9 September 46 29 °C 27 68
10 May 46 29 °C 24 71
11 June 45 30 °C 22 69
12 August 45 30 °C 24 69

For a beach holiday

January scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 26 °C 28 °C 33 % 100
February 26 °C 29 °C 34 % 99
March 26 °C 29 °C 47 % 96
April 27 °C 30 °C 74 % 78
May 28 °C 29 °C 87 % 71
June 29 °C 30 °C 84 % 69
July 28 °C 29 °C 84 % 70
August 29 °C 30 °C 87 % 69
September 29 °C 29 °C 88 % 68
October 29 °C 29 °C 87 % 68
November 29 °C 29 °C 77 % 70
December 27 °C 28 °C 54 % 88

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 24 wet days and highs near 30 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 28.3 °C 9 mm 33 %
February 28.6 °C 5 mm 34 %
March 28.9 °C 21 mm 47 %
April 29.5 °C 86 mm 74 %
May 29.5 °C 228 mm 87 %
June 29.5 °C 194 mm 84 %
July 29.4 °C 149 mm 84 %
August 29.6 °C 227 mm 87 %
September 29.5 °C 294 mm 88 %
October 29.0 °C 326 mm 87 %
November 28.6 °C 207 mm 77 %
December 28.4 °C 57 mm 54 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.