When to go · Ipiales
Ipiales in December
Good month. Outside the best window (check). Across Colombia: Dry season returns; Medellín's Christmas lights; coast sells out.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°C) / 8°C (46°F)46°F (8°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 5
- Crowds
- High
- Colombia overall
- Prices
- High
- Colombia overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (check). Across Colombia: Dry season returns; Medellín's Christmas lights; coast sells out.
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Ipiales in this guide.
Weather in December
- IpialesHighs around 19 °C (66 °F), lows around 8 °C (46 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 66 °F (19 °C), lows around 46 °F (8 °C), rain on about 5 days
Festivals and holidays
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.
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 and prices
- 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.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Ipiales, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Good
Jan: Good
Daytime high
Dec: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Jan: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Night low
Dec: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Jan: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 5
Jan: 5
Crowds
Dec: High
Jan: High
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jan: 0
December: Outside the best window (check). Across Colombia: Dry season returns; Medellín's Christmas lights; coast sells out.
January: Outside the best window (check). Across Colombia: Dry in the Andes and on the coast; Colombian holidays fill Cartagena until mid-month.
Ipiales: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings