Weather in Bogota in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Bogota in December
The temperature in December is +20°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +23°C during the day and a minimum of +8°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 13% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +22°C to +20°C.
Is Bogota warm or cold in December?
Bogota is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +19°C to +19°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +11°C to +10°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how December is compared to other months in Bogota:
Climate in Bogota in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +19°C | +19°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +5°C | +5°C | +3°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +31°C | +29°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 229 mm | 174 mm | 155 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 82% | 80% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1022 HPa | 1023 HPa | 1023 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 15 | 20 | 21 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +19°C for average maximum temperature during the day. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 229 mm to 174 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 82% to 80%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 0 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Bogota is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Bogota?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Bogota in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+18°C) and the highest in 2020 (+23°C). The driest year was 1980 with only 1098 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 2466 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Bogota, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.