When to go · Bogotá
Bogotá in August
Great month. Dry and windy; good walking mornings.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 18° / 9°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- High
- Colombia overall
- Prices
- High
- Colombia overall
Verdict
Dry and windy; good walking mornings.
Weather in August
- BogotáHighs around 18 °C, lows around 9 °C, rain on about 13 days
- Andean cities, Colombia · Bogotá, Villa de Leyva, Zipaquirábest weather
Cool all year (7–19 °C in Bogotá); two rainy seasons, April–May and October–November; bring layers.
Jun–Aug season
Second dry window; kite season in parks.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Kite season and Festival de Verano check
August · Parks citywide
Windy afternoons bring out kite flyers, alongside Festival de Verano events around the city.
Festival de Verano and kite season
Aug (dates vary)
Windy, dry month; parks fill with kite flyers and outdoor events.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Colombia overall
- High
- Prices · Colombia overall
- High
Colombia overall: Feria de las Flores in Medellín; windy kite season in Bogotá.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast