Colombia weather is extremely varied from region to region and at different altitudes.Colombia weather cannot be generalized due to differences in precipitation, location and especially, altitude. You might be surprised at how cool or even cold it can get and that there are in fact 4 glaciers in Colombia. The equator crosses the Southern region of the country so essentially, it is fairly hot. However, due to the Andes mountains and various other factors, it really is hard to give one simple answer. Bogota lies at 2600 meters and climbs to temperatures of around 20' Centigrade (70 Fahrenheit) during the day and can actually fall below freezing at night but around 5-6' Celsius (41-41 Fahrenheit) is more typical. Given that insulation can be fairly bad, that means nights can get rather cold. Medellin on the other hand, lies at 1600 meters and has a far warmer, sub-tropical climate. Daytime temperatures reach around 26-30' Centigrade (79-86' Fahrenheit) and fall to 16-17' Centigrade at night (60-62" Fahrenheit). Cali is warmer still and the coast can be rather hot, reaching temperatures of 40' Celsius (104' Fahrenheit) during the say but falling to 25' Celsius at night (77' Fahrenheit). At sea-level, I find sleeping without air-conditioning can be difficult. Altitude Some exceptions to what you might expect is the North-Eastern peninsula known as the La Guajira, which is a semi-arid desert region. Dry and hot. In contrast are the Amazonas to the South and East that are of course, wet, humid and also hot. There are also a number of plains to the East of the Andes chain that almost runs through the entire Western part of the country.
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