Ibagué climate
Ibagué is warmest in August, with average highs of 26 °C, and coldest in November, when nights average 17 °C. May is the wettest month (211 mm) and August the driest (45 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Ibagué averages 1,431 mm of rain and 147 days above 25 °C.
Colombia · population 529,635 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 26 °C
- Coldest month November 17 °C
- Driest month August 45 mm
- Wettest month May 211 mm
- Least cloud January 70 % cloud
- Hottest on record September 33 °C
- Coldest on record February 12 °C
What to expectIbagué through the year
Ibagué changes little through the year. Average daily highs stay between 24 and 26 °C, so no month stands out as a season in the way it would further from the equator.
Counted across a normal year, 147 days a year reach 25 °C, 3 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 33 °C, in September.
Rain is strongly seasonal. May averages 211 mm against 45 mm in August — 4.7 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.8 °C | 64 mm | 70 % |
| February | 25.4 °C | 58 mm | 76 % |
| March | 25.2 °C | 136 mm | 85 % |
| April | 24.5 °C | 202 mm | 92 % |
| May | 24.3 °C | 211 mm | 94 % |
| June | 24.5 °C | 120 mm | 91 % |
| July | 25.0 °C | 76 mm | 87 % |
| August | 26.4 °C | 45 mm | 84 % |
| September | 26.3 °C | 65 mm | 85 % |
| October | 24.8 °C | 172 mm | 89 % |
| November | 23.9 °C | 180 mm | 88 % |
| December | 24.2 °C | 102 mm | 78 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.8 °C | 17.7 °C | 21.1 °C | 30.7 °C | 12.3 °C | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 25.4 °C | 18.1 °C | 21.6 °C | 32.1 °C | 12.2 °C | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 25.2 °C | 17.9 °C | 21.4 °C | 31.0 °C | 13.4 °C | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 24.5 °C | 17.9 °C | 21.1 °C | 28.7 °C | 13.0 °C | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 24.3 °C | 18.0 °C | 21.1 °C | 30.3 °C | 13.5 °C | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 24.5 °C | 18.2 °C | 21.2 °C | 29.0 °C | 13.6 °C | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 25.0 °C | 18.1 °C | 21.4 °C | 29.9 °C | 13.7 °C | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 26.4 °C | 18.7 °C | 22.3 °C | 32.0 °C | 13.2 °C | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| September | 26.3 °C | 18.6 °C | 22.1 °C | 32.5 °C | 12.6 °C | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 24.8 °C | 17.5 °C | 21.0 °C | 30.6 °C | 12.7 °C | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 23.9 °C | 16.9 °C | 20.4 °C | 27.9 °C | 12.6 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 24.2 °C | 17.1 °C | 20.6 °C | 29.3 °C | 12.2 °C | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64 mm | 7 | 12 h/day | 70 % | 76 % | 8.4 km/h |
| February | 58 mm | 8 | 12 h/day | 76 % | 75 % | 8.4 km/h |
| March | 136 mm | 14 | 12 h/day | 85 % | 78 % | 8.5 km/h |
| April | 202 mm | 19 | 12 h/day | 92 % | 84 % | 8.2 km/h |
| May | 211 mm | 20 | 12 h/day | 94 % | 85 % | 8.2 km/h |
| June | 120 mm | 14 | 12 h/day | 91 % | 80 % | 8.7 km/h |
| July | 76 mm | 12 | 12 h/day | 87 % | 75 % | 9.5 km/h |
| August | 45 mm | 7 | 12 h/day | 84 % | 68 % | 11 km/h |
| September | 65 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 85 % | 71 % | 10 km/h |
| October | 172 mm | 16 | 12 h/day | 89 % | 81 % | 8.6 km/h |
| November | 180 mm | 17 | 12 h/day | 88 % | 86 % | 7.8 km/h |
| December | 102 mm | 11 | 12 h/day | 78 % | 82 % | 8.0 km/h |
How Ibagué compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibagué | 26 °C | 17 °C | 1,431 mm | 147 |
| Armenia · Colombia | 23 °C | 14 °C | 5,718 mm | 15 |
| Pereira · Colombia | 22 °C | 14 °C | 12,420 mm | 18 |
| Manizales · Colombia | 21 °C | 9.6 °C | 14,397 mm | 5 |
| Soacha · Colombia | 20 °C | 10 °C | 2,017 mm | 0 |
| Tuluá · Colombia | 24 °C | 16 °C | 10,796 mm | 64 |
Where Ibagué ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in South America in January | 26thof 50 | 89/100 |
| Places with the best weather in South America in February | 30thof 50 | 86/100 |
| Places with the best weather in South America in December | 49thof 50 | 83/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Ibagué.
QuestionsCommon questions about Ibagué’s climate
When is the best time to visit Ibagué?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. October, November, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Ibagué get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 26 °C. About 3 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 33 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 17 °C in November, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Ibagué?
May, averaging 211 mm over 20 days with rain. The driest month is August with 45 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,431 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Ibagué rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. 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.