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Best time to visit Bogotá

August is the best time to visit Bogotá for general sightseeing, with average highs of 19 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly July to September.

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 August comfort 90/100
The least cloud January 77 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 22 mm
Warmth September 20 °C
Cooler weather June 18 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 August 90 19 °C 7
2 September 87 20 °C 9
3 July 81 18 °C 11
4 June 78 18 °C 12
5 January 74 19 °C 16
6 February 74 19 °C 17
7 October 71 19 °C 17
8 May 70 18 °C 17
9 December 69 19 °C 18
10 March 68 19 °C 21
11 April 66 18 °C 21
12 November 66 18 °C 21

When to think twice

November scores lowest with about 21 wet days and highs near 18 °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 18.9 °C 67 mm 77 %
February 19.1 °C 86 mm 81 %
March 18.8 °C 122 mm 88 %
April 18.3 °C 135 mm 93 %
May 18.0 °C 89 mm 93 %
June 18.0 °C 43 mm 90 %
July 18.1 °C 39 mm 87 %
August 19.2 °C 22 mm 83 %
September 19.6 °C 30 mm 84 %
October 18.7 °C 95 mm 89 %
November 18.3 °C 120 mm 90 %
December 18.6 °C 82 mm 82 %

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.