Arequipa vs Bogotá: which is better, month by month

Arequipa beats Bogotá in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in May (95 vs 80) — while Bogotá wins January to February; they are within 3 points in March and December.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Arequipa vs Bogotá — all 12 months

MonthArequipaBogotáWinnerGap
January74Bnice, soaked, clean air86Anice, a little rain, muggy airBogotá12
February69Cnice, soaked, clean air83Anice, rainy, muggy airBogotá14
March73Bnice, soaked, clean air76Bnice, soaked, muggy airTie3
April88Anice, a little rain, clean air75Bnice, soaked, muggy airArequipa13
May95Snice, dry, clean air80Anice, rainy, clean airArequipa15
June93Snice, dry, clean air84Anice, a little rain, clean airArequipa9
July92Snice, dry, clean air86Anice, a little rain, clean airArequipa6
August94Snice, dry, clean air88Anice, a little rain, clean airArequipa6
September96Snice, dry, clean air89Anice, a little rain, clean airArequipa7
October95Snice, dry, clean air82Anice, rainy, muggy airArequipa13
November91Snice, dry78Bnice, soaked, muggy airArequipa13
December86Anice, a little rain85Anice, rainy, muggy airTie1

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is May (95 vs 80). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Arequipa

🇵🇪 Peru · mild climate

Best month
September 96/100
Months won
8 of 12

Bogotá

🇨🇴 Colombia · mild climate

Best month
September 89/100
Months won
2 of 12

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