Medellin month by month
Plan your visit to Medellin by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
Medellin's average high holds between 25 C and 27 C across all 12 months, so rainfall alone defines the year. Two drier windows stand out. January records 15 rain days and July records 16. Every other month sits at 20 or above. March reaches 27 and October reaches 28, the wettest in the measured year. The shape is a loose W. Rain days rise from 15 in January to 27 in March, drop to 16 in July, reach 28 in October, then fall to 20 by December.
TTDI publishes 12 month guides beneath this index. The differences between them come down to rain, not temperature. Start with the month closest to your travel dates. January and July pages cover the driest windows at 15 and 16 rain days. March and October pages cover the wettest at 27 and 28. November is the coolest month at a 25 C average high, a full 2 degrees below July's 27 C. That 2-degree band is the entire thermal range for the year.
October needs the most planning at 28 rain days. March follows at 27. November combines 26 rain days with the year's lowest high of 25 C, the month most likely to feel different from Medellin's drier stretches in January and July.
October is Medellin's most decisive month at 28 rain days and a 26 C average high, the wettest point in a year where temperature barely moves.
- January
- High
- 26°C
- Low
- 16°C
- Rain
- 93 mm
January is Medellin's driest month. That single fact makes it one of the strongest windows for visiting a city that can dump 270mm on you in April. Expect about 93mm of rain spread…
- February
- High
- 26°C
- Low
- 16°C
- Rain
- 144 mm
February in Medellin hits a sweet spot that most visitors overlook. The December and January holiday crowds have cleared out, hotel rates in El Poblado have dropped roughly 20-30%…
- March
- High
- 26°C
- Low
- 16°C
- Rain
- 211 mm
March in Medellin means rain. After the relatively dry January (93mm) and transitional February (144mm), rainfall nearly doubles to 211mm spread across 27 days. You'll likely see…
- April
- High
- 26°C
- Low
- 17°C
- Rain
- 270 mm
April is the wettest month in Medellin. Full stop. The city records around 270mm of rainfall across roughly 26 days, which means you'll likely encounter at least one downpour on…
- May
- High
- 26°C
- Low
- 17°C
- Rain
- 260 mm
May in Medellin is wet. That is the single most important thing to know. With 260mm of rainfall spread across roughly 25 rainy days, this is the second wettest month of the year,…
- June
- High
- 26°C
- Low
- 16°C
- Rain
- 224 mm
June in Medellin means rain. With 224mm of precipitation spread across roughly 25 of the month's 30 days, afternoon downpours are a near-daily certainty. Medellin sits at 1,495…
- July
- High
- 27°C
- Low
- 16°C
- Rain
- 110 mm
July in Medellín falls during the veranillo de San Juan, the brief dry window that splits the city's two rainy seasons. Rainfall drops to about 110mm for the month, roughly half of…
- August
- High
- 27°C
- Low
- 16°C
- Rain
- 177 mm
August in Medellin belongs to the flowers. The Feria de las Flores, typically running across the first 10 days of the month, is Colombia's largest civic festival and the single…
- September
- High
- 27°C
- Low
- 16°C
- Rain
- 179 mm
September in Medellin means rain. Not all-day, gray-sky dreariness, but concentrated afternoon downpours that roll in over the Aburrá Valley around 2pm and tend to clear by 5pm on…
- October
- High
- 26°C
- Low
- 16°C
- Rain
- 259 mm
October sits in the middle of Medellin's second rainy season, and the numbers tell the story. Expect around 259mm of rainfall spread across 28 days, making this one of the city's…
- November
- High
- 25°C
- Low
- 16°C
- Rain
- 219 mm
November in Medellin falls in the second rainy season, and the rain is the first thing you need to know. Expect precipitation on roughly 26 of 30 days, with about 219mm falling…
- December
- High
- 26°C
- Low
- 16°C
- Rain
- 114 mm
December in Medellin revolves around one thing. The Alumbrados Navideños. The installations go up in early December, and millions of LED lights line the Río Medellín corridor and…