South America
Colombia
About 49.6M people live in Colombia, on 1,138,910 km² in 33 regions; the capital is Bogotá. The highest summit is Pico Simón Bolívar (5,775 m).
Best timeJan–Feb · Dec
Best weather in OctoberBogotá 52
October: highs19° – 33°
Rain this month, on average226mm
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jan–Feb · Dec.
Colombia at a glance
The atlas follows 33,657 places here month by month, with 41 mountains and 127 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and December.
Bogotá now19°CPartly cloudy · 08:31Sunrise · sunset05:42 · 17:41BogotáNext holiday2 NovemberAll Saints' DayEarthquakes2in the last 7 days (M2.5+)Travel adviceUS 3UK 2Reconsider travel
33,657places in 33 regions41summits, highest Pico Simón Bolívar127monuments160museums76lakes21beaches9festivals1,664huts, viewpoints, campsites…
Colombia's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+354%11.8M in 1950 → 53.4M in 2025 → 59.4M in 2050Colombia · In numbers
GDP per person (PPP)$22,6002025 · 87/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy77.92024 · 72/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities79 %2025 · 66/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet79 %2024 · 101/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman1.632024 · 129/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover54 %2024 · 44/206 among countries
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Colombia
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Colombia
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
52OctoberBogotá
Jan–Feb · Dec
19° / 10°113 mm
42OctoberSanta Marta
Jan–Mar
28° / 26°229 mm
47OctoberPereira
Jan–Feb · Dec
22° / 16°402 mm
49OctoberManizales
Jan–Feb · Dec
20° / 12°358 mm
35October
Leticia
Jun–Aug
30° / 24°240 mm
42OctoberGaira
Jan–Mar
28° / 26°234 mm
51OctoberCali
Jan–Feb · Aug
25° / 18°153 mm
51OctoberMedellín
Jan–Feb · Dec
24° / 16°206 mm
33 regions
Antioquia3,086 places · 3 summits · Medellín
Santander Department2,111 places · 1 summits · Bucaramanga
Cauca Department1,920 places · 3 summits · El Bordo
Norte de Santander Department1,857 places · 1 summits · Cúcuta
Tolima Department1,815 places · 6 summits · Guayabal
Valle del Cauca Department1,766 places · 1 summits · Cali
Cundinamarca1,746 places · Soacha
Huila Department1,649 places · Neiva
Nariño1,621 places · 8 summits · Pasto
Magdalena Department1,582 places · Santa Marta
La Guajira Department1,540 places · Riohacha
Boyacá1,514 places · 1 summits · Paipa
Meta Department1,500 places · Puerto Concordia
Córdoba1,455 places · Montería
Cesar Department1,403 places · 1 summits · Manaure Balcón del Cesar
Bolívar1,092 places · 2 summits · Cartagena
Casanare Department903 places · Yopal
Caquetá843 places · Florencia
Sucre Department708 places · Rincón del Mar
Arauca Department651 places · Arauca
Caldas Department468 places · 1 summits · Manizales
Chocó431 places · 1 summits · Tadó
Atlántico426 places · 1 summits · Barranquilla
Risaralda Department263 places · Pereira
Vichada Department237 places · Cumaribo
Amazonas Department227 places · Leticia
Putumayo Department202 places · Mocoa
Guainía Department186 places · Inírida
Quindío Department148 places · 2 summits · Salento
Guaviare Department115 places · 1 summits · San José del Guaviare
Bogota D.C.93 places · 2 summits · Bogotá
Vaupés65 places · Acaricuara
San Andres y Providencia34 places · San Andrés
Colombia from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Colombia
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Nature in Colombia
Summit5,775 m
Pico Simón Bolívar
Summit5,775 m
Pico Cristóbal Colón
Summit5,535 m
Pico La Reina
Lake
Laguna de la Cocha
Lake
Tominé Reservoir
Lake
Lake GuatavitaWildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Colombia
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Colombia
127 monuments and 160 museums; the best known first.
Las Lajas SanctuaryBuilt 1949 · Gothic Revival
Metropolitan Cathedral of MedellínBuilt 1931 · Romanesque Revival
Santa Cruz de MompósBuilt 1537
Catedral Basílica Metropolitana Nuestra Señora del Rosario (Manizales)Built 1939 · Gothic Revival
Metropolitan CathedralBuilt 1802 · Neoclassical
Primary Cathedral of BogotáBuilt 1807 · Neoclassical
Museum
Gold MuseumBuilt 1968
Museum
La Tertulia MuseumBuilt 1956What's on in Colombia
The ground and the sky in Colombia
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Last 30 days26magnitude 2.5 or moreSince 1950335magnitude 5+, of them 33 of 6+StrongestM8.0Indiana 219 km ↑ · 1970Deadliest1,185deaths · 1999The moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · BogotáNext eclipse20 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipseOrionids~20 an hour21 October · BogotáNorthern lightsKp 9+only in the strongest storms here
Getting to Colombia
6 large airports, 43 railway stations, 25 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
El Dorado International AirportBOG · Bogotá
13 kmAlfonso Bonilla Aragon International AirportCLO · Cali
20 kmErnesto Cortissoz International AirportBAQ · Barranquilla
8.8 kmRafael Nuñez International AirportCTG · Cartagena
5.4 kmEstación UsaquénBogotá
10 kmCaliCali
3.9 kmAntigua Estación de Bello del FerrocarrilMedellín
9.8 kmEstación Santa MaríaCúcuta
10 kmEstación SoachaSoacha
0.1 kmBuenaventuraBuenaventura
3.2 kmPractical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
PlugsAB110 V
Emergency123Calling code +57
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyColombian PesoCOP
LanguagesSpanish
Local time08:31Bogotá