San Gil, Colombia

If you're planning an itinerary built around activity, San Gil deserves a close look. This Colombia destination lies in a highland climate, and its climate record peaks at a 92/100 sun score in January — 25°C afternoons under 65% average cloud cover.

Across a typical year, afternoon temperatures swing between 24°C (November) and 26°C (February). On the rain ledger, January is the safest bet at a 55% chance of a wet day, while May climbs to 94%. If 24°C is your bar for proper warmth, count on January–December.

Season by season (on the northern calendar), spring brings 25°C highs with 88% rain-day odds, summer 25°C at 88%, autumn 25°C at 89%, and winter 25°C at 65%. Winter wins on the numbers and spring loses them; everything in between is a trade-off between warmth and crowds. If your dates are flexible, January buys you 25°C warmth at the quiet end of the season.

Best months to visit San Gil

The best month on record is January — a 92/100 sun score, built on 65% cloud cover and 55% rain-day odds — followed by December and February. Anything in January–December clears our 70-point reliability bar. At the other end, May scores just 74, the weakest month of the year.

For context: in January, San Gil is drier than 18% of the mountain destinations we track.

Month-by-month breakdown for San Gil → · More destinations for January →

Right now the 15-day outlook shows none mostly-clear days (under 40% cloud) and 10 with real rain risk, with temperatures between 17°C and 26°C — which is how San Gil earns its current 83/100 sun score.