January in Bogota — one of the year's strongest windows (3rd)
Best window · 8.5/10Temperatures hover around 13°C (56°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 57 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.9 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Bogota at 8.5/10 (3rd of 12), just behind August at 8.8/10.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
February in Bogota — reliably good (6th best month)
Good · 7.5/10Temperatures hover around 14°C (57°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
110 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 7.5/10 on the same scale — 6th of 12 months, versus 8.8/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
March in Bogota — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.5/10March averages 14°C (57°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Monthly rainfall reaches 185 mm — wet for this destination — but about 29 days with 6+ hours of sunshine still break through, so keep one indoor fallback in the plan.
It scores 6.5/10 here, 12th of 12 months, against 8.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
Flexible dates? August scores 2.3 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
April in Bogota — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 6.7/10Temperatures hover around 14°C (57°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
159 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 6.7/10 on the same scale — 10th of 12 months, versus 8.8/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Bogota — 2.1 points higher on the same scale.
May in Bogota: strong conditions, 9th of 12
Good · 7/10May averages 14°C (57°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Monthly rainfall reaches 131 mm — wet for this destination — but about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine still break through, so keep one indoor fallback in the plan.
It scores 7/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 8.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
Flexible dates? August scores 1.8 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
June in Bogota — reliably good (7th best month)
Good · 7.4/10Temperatures hover around 13°C (56°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
107 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 29 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 7.4/10 on the same scale — 7th of 12 months, versus 8.8/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
July in Bogota: strong conditions, 4th of 12
Good · 8.3/10Temperatures hover around 13°C (56°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 62 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.4 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 8.3/10 on the same scale — 4th of 12 months, versus 8.8/10 for the best month here.
Budget for peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
August: the best month of the year in Bogota
Best window · 8.8/10August averages 13°C (56°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 46 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.3 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Bogota at 8.8/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Figure on peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
September ranks 2nd of 12 for Bogota — one of the best windows
Best window · 8.7/10September averages 14°C (56°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 52 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.1 hours of daylight.
A 8.7/10 puts this among the year's best months in Bogota (2nd of 12); only August scores higher, at 8.8/10.
Figure on peak pricing, with crowds are moderate. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
October in Bogota — reliably good (8th best month)
Good · 7.4/10Temperatures hover around 14°C (56°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
111 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 7.4/10 on the same scale — 8th of 12 months, versus 8.8/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
November in Bogota — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 6.6/10Temperatures hover around 14°C (56°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
149 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 29 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 6.6/10 on the same scale — 11th of 12 months, versus 8.8/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Bogota — 2.2 points higher on the same scale.
December in Bogota: strong conditions, 5th of 12
Good · 8.3/10December averages 14°C (57°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 64 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.9 hours of daylight.
It scores 8.3/10 here, 5th of 12 months, against 8.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for peak pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
