Weather at the moment
Weather all year round
We are not talking about winter and summer in Colombia but about the dry and wet seasons because the level of precipitation varies much more during the year than temperatures. Of course, the weather changes depending on the region and altitude. The Amazon and the Caribbean region have a humid tropical climate, the Guajira a desert climate and the Andean region suffers from sometimes freezing temperatures.
- January
- 9°C
- 19°C
- February
- 9°C
- 20°C
- March
- 10°C
- 19°C
- April
- 11°C
- 19°C
- May
- 11°C
- 19°C
- June
- 11°C
- 18°C
- July
- 10°C
- 18°C
- August
- 10°C
- 18°C
- Sept.
- 9°C
- 19°C
- October
- 10°C
- 19°C
- Nov.
- 10°C
- 19°C
- Dec.
- 9°C
- 19°C
Budget
Everything is much more expensive at Christmas and during Holy Week, around mid-April. The rest of the year, the rates are more accessible.
The Colombian currency is the peso but the American dollar is also accepted (you will be given back the currency in peso).
In restaurants (except the most popular ones), it is customary to leave 10% of the amount of the bill to the waiter as a tip ("propina" in Spanish)
Health
You may be asked for a yellow fever vaccination certificate when entering the country if you arrive from certain destinations such as Brazil for example. In the mountains, you should be wary of altitude sickness. The best prevention is not to climb too high, too fast, and to drink plenty of water. In the forest, it is common to be bitten by insects, some of which transmit skin diseases (leishmaniasis, flea-chips, etc.) that can be revealed on the way back. Insect bites are easily infected in tropical environments and care should be taken to avoid small bites.
Avoid tap water, which is not often drinkable in Colombia.
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