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Best time to visit Manizales

March is the best time to visit Manizales for general sightseeing, with average highs of 20 °C and about 30 wet days.

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 March comfort 69/100
The least cloud January 84 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 675 mm
Warmth August 21 °C
Cooler weather November 19 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 March 69 20 °C 30
2 February 69 20 °C 27
3 April 68 20 °C 30
4 September 68 21 °C 30
5 May 67 20 °C 31
6 January 67 20 °C 30
7 August 67 21 °C 31
8 June 67 20 °C 30
9 December 67 19 °C 30
10 October 67 20 °C 30
11 July 67 20 °C 31
12 November 67 19 °C 29

When to think twice

November scores lowest with about 29 wet days and highs near 19 °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 19.7 °C 675 mm 84 %
February 20.3 °C 824 mm 86 %
March 20.5 °C 1,116 mm 91 %
April 20.3 °C 1,269 mm 96 %
May 20.0 °C 1,407 mm 97 %
June 20.3 °C 1,630 mm 97 %
July 20.3 °C 1,718 mm 95 %
August 20.7 °C 1,662 mm 94 %
September 20.6 °C 1,393 mm 95 %
October 19.6 °C 1,053 mm 95 %
November 19.2 °C 849 mm 94 %
December 19.5 °C 802 mm 89 %

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.