Bogotá in December

Dry; Christmas lights, busy weekends.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

No other month rates higher than December for Bogotá in this guide.

• BogotáHighs around 18 °C (64 °F), lows around 9 °C (48 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 64 °F (18 °C), lows around 48 °F (9 °C), rain on about 12 days
• Andean cities, Colombia · Bogotá, Villa de Leyva, Zipaquirábest weather

  Cool all year (7–19 °C (45–66 °F) in Bogotá); two rainy seasons, April–May and October–November; bring layers.Cool all year (45–66 °F (7–19 °C) in Bogotá); two rainy seasons, April–May and October–November; bring layers.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Alumbrado Navideño and Día de las Velitas check

  7–8 December, with lights through the month · Citywide

  Christmas lighting displays (Alumbrado Navideño) and the candle-lighting night of Día de las Velitas — see events.

• Día de las Velitas (Day of the Little Candles)

  7–8 Dec

  Streets and windows fill with candles the night before Immaculate Conception; a warm, family evening, but book restaurants ahead.

• Immaculate Conception (Noche de Velitas 7 Dec) and Christmas big impact

  8 Dec and 25 Dec · Colombia

  Candle night, lights and holidays until mid-January.

Crowds · Colombia overall

High

Prices · Colombia overall

High

Colombia overall: Dry season returns; Medellín's Christmas lights; coast sells out.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bogotá, side by side.

• A warm layer for the evenings
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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