When to go · Bogotá
Bogotá in January
Great month. Dry season; cool mornings, sunny days.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 19° / 8°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- High
- Colombia overall
- Prices
- High
- Colombia overall
Verdict
GreatVoykit month rating for Bogotá
Dry season; cool mornings, sunny days.
Weather in January
- BogotáHighs around 19 °C, lows around 8 °C, rain on about 9 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.
Dec–Feb season
The clearest window for Monserrate views; still cool and can still rain.
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.
New Year wind-down
Early to mid-January · Citywide
A quiet month as New Year holidays wind down by mid-month.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Colombia overall
- High
- Prices · Colombia overall
- High
Colombia overall: Dry in the Andes and on the coast; Colombian holidays fill Cartagena until mid-month.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings