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When to go to Popayán
When to go
What the averages say
Every month in Popayán averages a high between 18°C and 32°C with under 150 mm of rain.
Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in July.
- Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): August and September.
- The warmest month is August (25°C) and the coolest November (22°C). The wettest is November (145 mm) and the driest August (27 mm); about 972 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.
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
- MarMild–warm, mixed
- AprMild–warm, mixed
- MayMild–warm, mixed
- JunMild–warm, mixed
- JulMild–warm, dry
- AugMild–warm, mixed
- SeptMild–warm, mixed
- OctMild–warm, mixed
- NovMild–warm, mixed
- DecMild–warm, mixed
Month by month
Every month in Popayán
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23°C | 14°C | 62 mm | 84% | 74% | 4.3 | 23°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| February | 23°C | 14°C | 67 mm | 83% | 79% | 4.2 | 24°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| March | 23°C | 14°C | 96 mm | 84% | 87% | 4 | 27°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| April | 23°C | 14°C | 127 mm | 84% | 87% | 4.1 | 31°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| May | 23°C | 14°C | 98 mm | 83% | 87% | 4 | 35°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| June | 24°C | 14°C | 57 mm | 80% | 81% | 3.9 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| July | 24°C | 13°C | 37 mm | 77% | 79% | 4 | 39°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| August | 25°C | 13°C | 27 mm | 75% | 78% | 4.1 | 39°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| September | 25°C | 14°C | 44 mm | 77% | 79% | 4.3 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| October | 23°C | 14°C | 117 mm | 83% | 85% | 4.2 | 34°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| November | 22°C | 14°C | 145 mm | 86% | 85% | 4 | 29°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| December | 22°C | 14°C | 95 mm | 86% | 80% | 4 | 25°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
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.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
- Cali111 kmGood for going: December to October
- Palmira127 kmGood for going: December to October
- Buenaventura134 kmGood for going: May to September and December to March
- Pasto155 kmGood for going: January to March and September to November
- Neiva158 kmGood for going: May to October and December to March
- Armenia256 kmGood for going: June to September and December to March
- Ibagué272 kmGood for going: June to September and December to March
- Pereira283 kmGood for going: January, February and June to August
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Plan a trip to Popayán
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