The short answer
Best months: January, February, December
Wettest months: May, October, November
Average highs run 24.9–27°C across the year and total rainfall is about 1902 mm.
Medellín weather by month
Averages for each calendar month over 10+ years. Green rows are the best months, red rows the wettest.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Days with rain | Cloud cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.7°C | 15.1°C | 84 mm | 68.7% | 77.7% |
| February | 26°C | 15.6°C | 97.4 mm | 86% | 81.5% |
| March | 26°C | 15.7°C | 182.4 mm | 90% | 87.4% |
| April | 25.8°C | 15.9°C | 203.2 mm | 93.3% | 93.9% |
| May | 25.9°C | 16°C | 230.6 mm | 91.9% | 94.6% |
| June | 25.8°C | 15.3°C | 158.7 mm | 82.2% | 92.6% |
| July | 26.4°C | 15.1°C | 107.8 mm | 74.2% | 89.8% |
| August | 27°C | 15.2°C | 123.1 mm | 75.8% | 89% |
| September | 26.8°C | 15.6°C | 159.3 mm | 84.7% | 89.7% |
| October | 25.5°C | 15.6°C | 221.3 mm | 93.2% | 91.6% |
| November | 24.9°C | 15.5°C | 231.6 mm | 94.7% | 91.3% |
| December | 25.5°C | 15.6°C | 102.9 mm | 81.5% | 85.9% |
How we pick the best months: of the months with an average high between 18°C and 30°C, we take the three with the least rainfall. If fewer than three qualify, we take the three driest. This is a weather ranking only; it does not account for prices, crowds, events or air quality.
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Where this data comes from
Daily weather history from the Open-Meteo archive for the coordinates of Medellín (6.2476, -75.5658), grouped into month-of-year averages by NomadWeather. See Data Sources for details. "Days with rain" is the share of days in that month with recorded rain.