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When to go to Manizales

Twelve months of averages for Manizales, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Manizales has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in January, February and June to August.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): March to May and September to December.
The warmest month is August (21°C) and the coolest November (19°C). The wettest is October (221 mm) and the driest January (113 mm); about 1,988 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Manizales: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, mixed
FebMild–warm, mixed
MarWet
AprWet
MayWet
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulMild–warm, mixed
AugMild–warm, mixed
SeptWet
OctWet
NovWet
DecWet

Month by month

Every month in Manizales

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Manizales by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	20°C	12°C	113 mm	87%	71%	4.7	23°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
February	20°C	13°C	118 mm	86%	74%	4.8	24°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
March	20°C	13°C	161 mm	87%	81%	4.6	27°C	Wet
April	20°C	13°C	217 mm	88%	86%	4.5	31°C	Wet
May	20°C	12°C	202 mm	88%	87%	4.7	35°C	Wet
June	20°C	12°C	146 mm	86%	82%	4.9	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	20°C	11°C	130 mm	85%	80%	5.2	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
August	21°C	11°C	142 mm	84%	80%	5.2	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
September	21°C	11°C	150 mm	84%	81%	5.2	37°C	Wet
October	20°C	12°C	221 mm	88%	86%	4.7	34°C	Wet
November	19°C	12°C	215 mm	90%	84%	4.5	29°C	Wet
December	20°C	12°C	173 mm	89%	74%	4.5	25°C	Wet

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

20°C

12°C

113 mm

87%

71%

4.7

23°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

February

20°C

13°C

118 mm

86%

74%

4.8

24°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

March

20°C

13°C

161 mm

87%

81%

4.6

27°C

Wet

April

20°C

13°C

217 mm

88%

86%

4.5

31°C

Wet

May

20°C

12°C

202 mm

88%

87%

4.7

35°C

Wet

June

20°C

12°C

146 mm

86%

82%

4.9

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

20°C

11°C

130 mm

85%

80%

5.2

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

August

21°C

11°C

142 mm

84%

80%

5.2

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

September

21°C

11°C

150 mm

84%

81%

5.2

37°C

Wet

October

20°C

12°C

221 mm

88%

86%

4.7

34°C

Wet

November

19°C

12°C

215 mm

90%

84%

4.5

29°C

Wet

December

20°C

12°C

173 mm

89%

74%

4.5

25°C

Wet