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When to go to Medellín

Twelve months of averages for Medellín, 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, Medellín has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in January and February.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): March to December.
The warmest month is February (22°C) and the coolest November (20°C). The wettest is May (246 mm) and the driest February (111 mm); about 2,271 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.

Medellín: 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
JunWet
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctWet
NovWet
DecWet

Month by month

Every month in Medellín

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

Climate in Medellín 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	21°C	14°C	134 mm	87%	67%	4.8	23°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
February	22°C	14°C	111 mm	86%	70%	4.9	24°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
March	22°C	14°C	155 mm	87%	79%	4.6	27°C	Wet
April	21°C	15°C	230 mm	89%	86%	4.6	31°C	Wet
May	21°C	15°C	246 mm	90%	87%	4.9	35°C	Wet
June	21°C	14°C	179 mm	88%	82%	5.3	37°C	Wet
July	22°C	14°C	183 mm	86%	80%	5.5	39°C	Wet
August	22°C	14°C	206 mm	86%	80%	5.5	39°C	Wet
September	21°C	14°C	202 mm	87%	81%	5.4	37°C	Wet
October	21°C	14°C	232 mm	90%	85%	4.7	34°C	Wet
November	20°C	14°C	221 mm	91%	81%	4.4	29°C	Wet
December	21°C	14°C	172 mm	89%	71%	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.

The model's grid cell sits about 443 m higher than the town, so real temperatures there run a little warmer than these.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

21°C

14°C

134 mm

87%

67%

4.8

23°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

February

22°C

14°C

111 mm

86%

70%

4.9

24°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

March

22°C

14°C

155 mm

87%

79%

4.6

27°C

Wet

April

21°C

15°C

230 mm

89%

86%

4.6

31°C

Wet

May

21°C

15°C

246 mm

90%

87%

4.9

35°C

Wet

June

21°C

14°C

179 mm

88%

82%

5.3

37°C

Wet

July

22°C

14°C

183 mm

86%

80%

5.5

39°C

Wet

August

22°C

14°C

206 mm

86%

80%

5.5

39°C

Wet

September

21°C

14°C

202 mm

87%

81%

5.4

37°C

Wet

October

21°C

14°C

232 mm

90%

85%

4.7

34°C

Wet

November

20°C

14°C

221 mm

91%

81%

4.4

29°C

Wet

December

21°C

14°C

172 mm

89%

71%

4.5

25°C

Wet