The climate in Colombia is modified due to its geographical complexity, such as the coasts of the Caribbean Sea to the North, the current of the Pacific Ocean, as well as the mountain ranges that cross it through the center from north to south.
In the age of climate change, a hot summer day can quickly turn into a heavy rain that causes flooding in just a few minutes, so it is increasingly common for people to try to be forewarned in the face of temperature fluctuations.
Below is the weather report expected in the next few hours for Bogota:
During the day the temperature will reach a maximum of 20 degrees, the rain forecast will be 46%, with a cloudiness of 72%, while the wind gusts will be 26 kilometers per hour.
As for ultraviolet rays, they are forecast to reach a level of up to 8.
For the night, the temperature will reach 9 degrees, while the precipitation forecast will be 25%, with a cloudiness of 96%, while the wind gusts will reach 18 kilometers per hour during the day.
What is the weather like in Bogota?
Being located in the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia, that is, in the Andean zone of the country, the Colombian capital has a mainly cold and dry climate.
The Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (IDEAM) says that the capital has an average temperature of 13.1 degrees Celsius.
During the day, the maximum temperature oscillates between 18 and 20 degrees Celsius; while at night, the low temperature decreases between 8 and 10 degrees Celsius.
However, at the beginning of the year, temperatures can drop to minus 5 degrees Celsius.
Bogotá has two marked rainy seasons : from March to June and from September to December, April being the month with the most rain. In these times, everything from torrential rains to hail and electric shocks occur.
For its part, the dry season runs from January to February, as well as from July to August, the first month of the year being the driest. In these times there are sunny and hot days, with a blue sky and few clouds.
Colombia, a “rainbow” of climates
The weather in Colombia is very varied, the climate is affected due to its geographical complexity such as the coasts of the Caribbean Sea to the North, the current of the Pacific Ocean, as well as the mountain ranges that cross it through the center from north to south.
According to IDEAM, there are at least four types of climate in the country: tropical, dry, temperate, and cold in the high mountains.
In the case of tropical climates, four subtypes are identified: rainy forest or equatorial, rainy forest or monsoonal, savannah with dry winter, and savannah with dry summer.
The tropical rain forest or equatorial covers areas such as the central and northern Amazon, the entire Pacific Region, parts of Antioquia, western Santander, Boyacá and Cundinamarca, the Catatumbo area and the Amazon foothills. While the tropical rainy forest or monsoon reaches the foothills of the plains and the southern ends of the Caribbean region.
The savannah with dry winter includes most of the Caribbean and Orinoquia region, as well as the lowlands in Santander and Antioquia. As for the savannah with dry summer. It adds the inter-Andean valleys in Tolima, Huila, Valle, Cauca and Nariño.
For the dry climate, in Colombia the very hot arid or desert and very hot semi-arid or steppe are perceived. The first is perceived in the upper part of Guajira and the second in the middle and lower zone of the same department plus sectors of the Caribbean coast.
The temperate climate is felt in the middle and lower areas of the three mountain ranges of the Colombian country; while the high mountain cold , as its name suggests, in the upper levels of the three mountain ranges.