Bucaramanga weather in November
November in Bucaramanga: hot, soaked, with clean air — a gamble, with 30 rainy days.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#6 of 12 months in Bucaramanga · #1200 of 1413 destinations to visit in November · comfort 56/100 (tier D)
- Days
- 28°C
- Nights
- 20°C
- Wet days
- 30
- Sun
- 8.7 h
- Humidity
- 89%
- Daylight
- 12 h
Traveller notes on Bucaramanga in November
Other months in Bucaramanga
Forum posters compare Bucaramanga's climate to Medellin's, maybe a touch warmer, and call it properly hot by day for visitors coming from more temperate climates. Nearby day-trip spots at higher elevation, like La Mesa de los Santos, cool off fast - a light jacket or pullover becomes genuinely useful there, especially once evening arrives. Rain is described as variable day to day: some days see sun and rain mixed together, others turn into mostly-wet days with no clear pattern to bank on. One broader Colombia note for January specifically: it's peak domestic travel season due to school holidays, so smaller popular towns elsewhere in the country can get surprisingly overcrowded even if Bucaramanga itself stays more manageable.
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Bucaramanga climate normals — November
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Bucaramanga in November
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
BusyYear-end holidays in Colombia(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Bucaramanga's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Fair weatherBucaramanga's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.
What's on in Bucaramanga in November
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Hazard
Second-rains landslides
1 Oct – 30 Nov · usuallyLandslide seasonClosuresOctober and November bring the year's second and heavier rains, and landslides regularly close or restrict the mountain roads to Bogota, Pamplona and the Magdalena valley. Leave slack in overland plans. Source ↗
- Season
Wet season
MonsoonRisk30 rainy days and about 661 mm in the month — the real kind of rainy season, not afternoon showers.
from the climate normals
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Bucaramanga — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
Where is Bucaramanga?
Bucaramanga in November — FAQ
- Is November a good time to visit Bucaramanga?
- November in Bucaramanga: hot, soaked, with clean air — a gamble, with 30 rainy days. It ranks #6 of 12 months for Bucaramanga on SeasonMap's comfort score (56/100).
- What is the weather like in Bucaramanga in November?
- In November, Bucaramanga averages a daily high of 28.4°C and a low of 20.3°C, with about 661.2 mm of rain over roughly 29.8 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Bucaramanga in November?
- Bucaramanga has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 50 in November.
Within 300 km: Medellín's Alumbrados navidenos around 28 Nov – 14 Jan, and Guatapé's Christmas lights around 15 Nov – 10 Jan.