Medellín in July

When to go

The WMO climate table, supplied by Colombia's national meteorological institute, shows Medellín's July temperatures and rainfall, with rain on many days of the month, so pack for showers. Colombian law makes the twentieth of July a paid holiday, so check opening hours and transport around it. The Feria de las Flores is in August, but the city's official guide shows its program opening at the end of July, so check the dates; if your trip misses it, the guide says you can visit silletero farms that keep the flower tradition alive.

Trip facts

• The WMO's World Weather Information Service lists, for Medellín, Colombia, a mean daily maximum temperature of 28.3 °C (82.9 °F), a mean daily minimum temperature of 16.7 °C (62.1 °F), a mean total precipitation of 119 mm and a mean of 17 rain days in July, from the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environment Studies and based on monthly averages for 1971–2000. (worldweather.wmo.int, checked 2026-10-16)
• Colombia's Ley 51 de 1983, as published in the Función Pública's Gestor Normativo, lists July 20 among the civil or religious holidays on which all public and private sector workers have the right to paid rest. (www.funcionpublica.gov.co, checked 2026-10-16)
• Medellín's official travel guide, owned by the District of Medellín, shows the dates '31 de julio - 9 de agosto' (July 31 to August 9) on its Feria de las Flores page, which carries the heading 'Programación oficial 2026' (official 2026 program). (www.medellin.travel, checked 2026-10-16)
• Medellín's official travel guide, owned by the District of Medellín, says about 17 silletero farms of farming families who have kept the silletero tradition can be visited today, and offers them as an option for visitors whose trip does not coincide with the Feria de las Flores in August. (www.medellin.travel, checked 2026-10-16)
• Medellín's official travel guide says the city has more than 15,000 beds in more than 300 hotels, and that the areas with the most lodging, where most tourists gather, are the city center, the El Poblado neighborhood and the Carrera 70 tourist corridor in the Laureles–Estadio sector. (www.medellin.travel, checked 2026-10-16)
• Colombia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists 'Estados Unidos de America' among the foreigners exempt from a visa for short-stay visits, and defines a short stay as staying in the country for up to 90 days, extendable up to 180 days per calendar year. (www.cancilleria.gov.co, checked 2026-10-16)
• Migración Colombia describes Check Mig as a free online service, of non-mandatory use, that lets travelers preload their trip information up to 72 hours before the trip or until one hour before it. (www.migracioncolombia.gov.co, checked 2026-10-16)
• The U.S. Embassy in Colombia's website shows the State Department's Travel Advisory Level 3: Reconsider travel to Colombia due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, and natural disasters, and says some areas have an increased risk. (co.usembassy.gov, checked 2026-10-16)
• The 'how to get there' page of José María Córdova International Airport, run by the operator Airplan, says white taxis are authorized to serve the route from the airport to Medellín 24 hours a day, and that public buses parked on the first floor at door 2 also carry passengers to the city 24 hours a day. (www.aeropuertorionegro.co, checked 2026-10-16)
• The Metro de Medellín says its lines A, B, T-A, H, J, K, M, O, P, 1 and 2 run from 4:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and that on Sundays and holidays lines A, B, T-A, O, 1 and 2 run from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., line K from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and lines H, J, M and P from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (www.metrodemedellin.gov.co, checked 2026-10-16)