Capital of Colombia
Bogotá
Photo: Felipe Restrepo Acosta · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- America/Bogota
- Country
- Colombia
- Population
- 7,674,366
- Elevation
- 2,582 m
- Airports
- BOG
- 13 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 13,630 km
- 16 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Bogotá, month by month
- Jan24°
- Feb25°
- Mar24°
- Apr23°
- May23°
- Jun23°
- Jul23°
- Aug24°
- Sept24°
- Oct23°
- Nov23°
- Dec23°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: July to September and December to March.
Mean highs run from 23°C in November to 25°C in February, with about 1,624 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for BogotáModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
The model's grid cell sits about 792 m lower than the town, so real temperatures there run a little cooler than these.
Airports
Airports serving Bogotá
Other airports within 150 km
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBBogotá
13,630 km
16 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
From AUHBogotá
13,600 km
16 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- America/Bogota
- Country
- Colombia
- Currency
- Colombian Peso COPToday's indicative rate: COP 1,000 ≈ USD 0.314Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type A and B110 V · 60 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 123general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +57 · On the right
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