Bogotá climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Bogotá?

Bogotá has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.6 °C and it receives 1,058 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bogotá?

The hottest day measured in Bogotá between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1964, reaching 24.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Bogotá?

The coldest day measured in Bogotá between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1978, at 1.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Bogotá?

Almost never: Bogotá sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Bogotá warmed?

Yes: Bogotá warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Bogotá?

The wettest day measured in Bogotá between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 2021, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Bogotá?

The windiest day measured in Bogotá between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1972, with winds reaching 18.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Bogotá?

The warmest month in Bogotá is March (12.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (11.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Bogotá?

Bogotá receives on average 1,058 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 217 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Bogotá?

Bogotá gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Bogotá (Colombia) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.6 °C and it receives 1,058 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is March (12.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (11.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Bogotá averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 217 rainy days per year.

Bogotá has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 24.5 °C (on 10 February 1964) and the coldest 1.1 °C (on 17 August 1978).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

BogotáBogota D.C.

coords: 4.61°, -74.08°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsbWarm-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthAprilDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

12.6°C

Average daily high

17.4°C

Average daily low

9.0°C

Annual rainfall

1,058mm

Sunshine / day

9.6h

Mean relative humidity

81%

Average peak wind

8.6km/h

Seasonal range

1.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

217 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

16.8 °C

Average feels-like low

8.0 °C

Average peak gust

37.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

24.5 °C

10 February 1964

Coldest day

1.1 °C

17 August 1978

Wettest day

62 mm

1 March 2021

Windiest day

18.7 km/h

30 July 1972

Strongest gust

69.8 km/h

21 August 1990

Hottest feels-like

24.8 °C

18 March 2003

Coldest feels-like

-1.4 °C

17 August 1978

Sunniest day

12.0 h

27 March 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall
2025	20.1 °C14 January 2025	5.0 °C22 January 2025	12.9 °C	1,371 mm
2024	21.7 °C21 February 2024	5.7 °C24 January 2024	13.4 °C	1,084 mm
2023	21.4 °C23 October 2023	4.0 °C29 January 2023	13.3 °C	1,218 mm
2022	20.4 °C29 January 2022	4.2 °C27 December 2022	12.7 °C	1,339 mm
2021	20.6 °C16 January 2021	5.5 °C28 January 2021	13.0 °C	1,242 mm
2020	20.7 °C6 January 2020	3.5 °C7 February 2020	13.3 °C	968 mm
2019	21.5 °C23 April 2019	6.1 °C20 August 2019	13.0 °C	1,189 mm
2018	20.6 °C5 February 2018	4.9 °C11 August 2018	12.8 °C	1,251 mm
2017	20.6 °C2 October 2017	5.8 °C15 December 2017	13.1 °C	1,236 mm
2016	21.8 °C25 March 2016	4.6 °C19 January 2016	13.6 °C	1,110 mm
2015	21.6 °C30 October 2015	3.3 °C7 January 2015	13.2 °C	764 mm
2014	20.5 °C29 March 2014	5.0 °C30 August 2014	13.1 °C	1,034 mm
2013	20.4 °C30 January 2013	4.6 °C7 January 2013	13.1 °C	1,159 mm
2012	21.0 °C16 November 2012	5.4 °C7 November 2012	12.8 °C	1,035 mm
2011	20.3 °C3 October 2011	6.5 °C2 September 2011	13.0 °C	1,573 mm
2010	22.6 °C5 February 2010	4.1 °C3 January 2010	13.4 °C	1,131 mm
2009	22.1 °C5 December 2009	6.2 °C10 October 2009	13.2 °C	820 mm
2008	20.6 °C2 February 2008	5.4 °C2 February 2008	12.9 °C	1,000 mm
2007	22.9 °C13 February 2007	3.6 °C5 February 2007	13.0 °C	696 mm
2006	20.8 °C2 September 2006	6.0 °C28 September 2006	12.9 °C	956 mm
2005	23.6 °C13 March 2005	6.8 °C27 August 2005	13.4 °C	842 mm
2004	21.9 °C25 December 2004	3.7 °C30 January 2004	13.0 °C	683 mm
2003	21.9 °C20 January 2003	6.3 °C1 January 2003	13.0 °C	791 mm
2002	21.4 °C1 January 2002	6.0 °C4 January 2002	12.9 °C	765 mm
2001	21.4 °C4 January 2001	3.0 °C30 January 2001	12.9 °C	683 mm
2000	20.8 °C13 February 2000	6.3 °C7 February 2000	12.6 °C	820 mm
1999	21.2 °C16 November 1999	6.6 °C29 November 1999	12.5 °C	1,000 mm
1998	22.4 °C20 February 1998	5.8 °C3 January 1998	13.4 °C	763 mm
1997	21.9 °C13 December 1997	5.4 °C30 August 1997	12.8 °C	841 mm
1996	21.0 °C2 December 1996	4.7 °C10 January 1996	12.4 °C	1,069 mm
1995	21.7 °C2 February 1995	4.9 °C11 February 1995	12.7 °C	931 mm
1994	20.8 °C21 September 1994	3.9 °C1 January 1994	12.5 °C	1,030 mm
1993	20.5 °C10 February 1993	4.9 °C27 December 1993	12.8 °C	923 mm
1992	21.2 °C23 March 1992	5.6 °C21 September 1992	12.9 °C	774 mm
1991	21.9 °C19 March 1991	5.4 °C26 August 1991	12.9 °C	1,057 mm
1990	21.5 °C18 October 1990	7.0 °C7 June 1990	12.9 °C	925 mm
1989	21.1 °C20 November 1989	3.1 °C20 December 1989	12.5 °C	1,010 mm
1988	20.9 °C5 March 1988	5.3 °C20 December 1988	12.7 °C	1,015 mm
1987	21.0 °C25 March 1987	4.1 °C17 December 1987	13.1 °C	863 mm
1986	19.6 °C6 April 1986	4.6 °C27 December 1986	12.2 °C	1,210 mm
1985	21.0 °C21 March 1985	2.3 °C4 February 1985	12.3 °C	1,039 mm
1984	20.8 °C7 December 1984	5.0 °C7 December 1984	12.2 °C	951 mm
1983	21.3 °C2 March 1983	5.8 °C25 June 1983	12.9 °C	708 mm
1982	20.9 °C7 March 1982	4.4 °C20 January 1982	12.7 °C	1,130 mm
1981	21.9 °C23 January 1981	5.6 °C16 January 1981	12.9 °C	1,028 mm
1980	21.5 °C13 August 1980	4.9 °C10 January 1980	13.2 °C	649 mm
1979	21.7 °C15 October 1979	5.2 °C5 February 1979	12.6 °C	1,189 mm
1978	20.9 °C14 February 1978	1.1 °C17 August 1978	12.4 °C	1,170 mm
1977	21.6 °C28 January 1977	2.2 °C7 January 1977	12.8 °C	992 mm
1976	20.1 °C15 February 1976	4.7 °C11 January 1976	12.3 °C	1,189 mm
1975	21.2 °C20 October 1975	5.7 °C27 January 1975	12.3 °C	1,394 mm
1974	20.3 °C2 December 1974	4.7 °C25 December 1974	12.3 °C	1,486 mm
1973	22.5 °C31 October 1973	5.0 °C17 January 1973	13.1 °C	1,188 mm
1972	21.0 °C24 December 1972	3.8 °C28 December 1972	12.7 °C	1,306 mm
1971	21.0 °C10 December 1971	6.1 °C30 July 1971	12.3 °C	1,391 mm
1970	22.4 °C19 February 1970	4.6 °C28 January 1970	13.0 °C	1,179 mm
1969	22.5 °C7 March 1969	6.0 °C1 January 1969	13.2 °C	1,331 mm
1968	21.4 °C20 January 1968	3.3 °C4 January 1968	12.5 °C	1,303 mm
1967	21.1 °C9 February 1967	3.7 °C19 August 1967	12.4 °C	1,234 mm
1966	21.8 °C5 February 1966	4.2 °C11 February 1966	13.0 °C	1,002 mm
1965	22.0 °C23 January 1965	4.7 °C20 September 1965	12.4 °C	1,263 mm
1964	24.5 °C10 February 1964	4.1 °C22 January 1964	12.6 °C	868 mm
1963	22.4 °C10 November 1963	4.0 °C14 December 1963	12.8 °C	917 mm
1962	23.1 °C16 December 1962	6.2 °C7 January 1962	12.5 °C	947 mm
1961	20.7 °C12 April 1961	4.4 °C15 February 1961	12.3 °C	834 mm
1960	20.2 °C6 October 1960	3.6 °C11 January 1960	12.1 °C	908 mm
1959	21.3 °C17 January 1959	3.3 °C3 January 1959	12.1 °C	809 mm
1958	22.8 °C11 March 1958	5.7 °C21 January 1958	13.4 °C	907 mm
1957	23.1 °C5 October 1957	5.2 °C16 January 1957	12.4 °C	880 mm
1956	18.2 °C16 September 1956	4.7 °C19 September 1956	11.3 °C	1,176 mm
1955	18.8 °C7 October 1955	3.8 °C27 January 1955	11.5 °C	1,434 mm
1954	19.0 °C24 September 1954	5.2 °C5 January 1954	11.5 °C	1,050 mm
1953	19.3 °C17 February 1953	5.0 °C11 January 1953	12.0 °C	1,014 mm
1952	19.3 °C23 February 1952	6.0 °C17 January 1952	11.9 °C	976 mm
1951	19.0 °C17 September 1951	6.5 °C12 January 1951	11.7 °C	1,236 mm
1950	17.9 °C6 October 1950	6.1 °C14 September 1950	11.4 °C	1,647 mm
1949	18.3 °C11 August 1949	5.0 °C13 February 1949	11.6 °C	1,070 mm
1948	18.6 °C13 February 1948	3.0 °C13 February 1948	11.6 °C	1,162 mm
1947	19.6 °C18 March 1947	5.1 °C19 December 1947	11.7 °C	1,384 mm
1946	19.1 °C11 November 1946	5.3 °C9 August 1946	11.5 °C	1,039 mm
1945	19.7 °C20 September 1945	3.8 °C1 January 1945	11.7 °C	1,073 mm
1944	20.0 °C30 September 1944	4.1 °C6 February 1944	11.9 °C	917 mm
1943	19.1 °C5 December 1943	5.3 °C3 December 1943	11.3 °C	1,112 mm
1942	19.2 °C27 December 1942	4.6 °C10 January 1942	11.5 °C	1,452 mm
1941	20.6 °C10 March 1941	5.6 °C6 March 1941	12.2 °C	916 mm
1940	19.7 °C4 March 1940	3.6 °C14 January 1940	11.8 °C	983 mm

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

16.4 °C

-1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1371 mm

+313 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	17.5 °C	-0.4 °C	62 mm	-16 mm
Feb	16.9 °C	-1.1 °C	101 mm	+5 mm
Mar	16.4 °C	-1.3 °C	197 mm	+60 mm
Apr	16.6 °C	-0.7 °C	205 mm	+47 mm
May	16.0 °C	-1.0 °C	108 mm	0 mm
Jun	15.6 °C	-0.7 °C	121 mm	+68 mm
Jul	15.4 °C	-0.7 °C	65 mm	+27 mm
Aug	15.6 °C	-1.3 °C	76 mm	+51 mm
Sep	16.2 °C	-1.6 °C	88 mm	+51 mm
Oct	16.1 °C	-1.7 °C	102 mm	-8 mm
Nov	16.8 °C	-1.0 °C	124 mm	-7 mm
Dec	17.0 °C	-0.8 °C	123 mm	+35 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

20.1 °C

14 Jan 2025

Coldest day

5.0 °C

22 Jan 2025

Wettest day

36.7 mm

24 Apr 2025

Windiest day

15.0 km/h

28 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

69.5 km/h

28 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

21.7 °C

14 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

3.2 °C

22 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

12 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Bogotá?

Bogotá has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.6 °C and it receives 1,058 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bogotá?

The hottest day measured in Bogotá between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1964, reaching 24.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Bogotá?

The coldest day measured in Bogotá between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1978, at 1.1 °C.

Does it snow in Bogotá?

Almost never: Bogotá sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Bogotá warmed?

Yes: Bogotá warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Bogotá?

The wettest day measured in Bogotá between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 2021, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Bogotá?

The windiest day measured in Bogotá between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1972, with winds reaching 18.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Bogotá?

The warmest month in Bogotá is March (12.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (11.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Bogotá?

Bogotá receives on average 1,058 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 217 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Bogotá?

Bogotá gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Bogotá?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Bogotá.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bogotá?

In Bogotá, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 24.8 °C on 18 March 2003, and the lowest was -1.4 °C on 17 August 1978.

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