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Best time to visit Popayán

August is the best time to visit Popayán for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 29 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 August comfort 74/100
The least cloud January 86 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 344 mm
Warmth August 22 °C
Cooler weather November 20 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 August 74 22 °C 29
2 September 74 22 °C 29
3 July 73 22 °C 29
4 June 73 21 °C 29
5 October 72 21 °C 30
6 February 72 21 °C 27
7 March 72 21 °C 30
8 May 72 21 °C 30
9 January 72 21 °C 29
10 April 72 21 °C 29
11 December 71 21 °C 29
12 November 71 20 °C 29

When to think twice

November scores lowest with about 29 wet days and highs near 20 °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 21.1 °C 344 mm 86 %
February 21.4 °C 374 mm 89 %
March 21.4 °C 495 mm 92 %
April 21.3 °C 591 mm 94 %
May 21.3 °C 654 mm 94 %
June 21.4 °C 699 mm 91 %
July 21.6 °C 727 mm 89 %
August 22.2 °C 684 mm 88 %
September 22.0 °C 599 mm 91 %
October 21.1 °C 467 mm 93 %
November 20.4 °C 374 mm 93 %
December 20.7 °C 359 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.