Colombia - weather in July

July in Colombia is the second relatively dry season in the Andes, however, although the rains are not abundant, they are more frequent than in the other dry period (December to February).
Also, it is winter in the southern hemisphere, but this only affects the extreme south of the country, which is near or south of the Equator. Actually, in the southern part of the Andes (see Popayán, Ipiales) and of the Amazon forest (see Leticia), even though there is no dry season, we are in the least rainy period.
The rains are frequent and abundant in the central-northern part of the Pacific coast (see Chocó department), and in the east, in the savannah area called Llanos (see Arauca, Puerto Carreño, San José del Guaviare), where we are in the rainiest period of the year.
In the northern hemisphere we are in summer, and on the islands of San Andrés and Providencia, in the Caribbean Sea, we are in the hot, muggy and rainy period. We are also in hurricane season in the Caribbean Sea, although they will be more likely in the following months.
The least rainy area is the northernmost part of the coast of the Caribbean Sea (see Barranquilla), and in particular the arid peninsula of la Guajira (see Riohacha).
Temperatures in Colombia vary little over the months, and at low altitudes it is hot all year round, while in the Andes the temperature decreases with altitude. In the inland areas of the north, at low altitudes, but also on the coast of the Caribbean Sea, it can get very hot.

The sea in Colombia is warm enough for swimming all year round, both in the north (Caribbean Sea) and in the west (Pacific Ocean).




See also: Colombia, the weather in June - August
The climate of Colombia