Cúcuta vs Yopal: which is sunnier?
🇨🇴 Colombia vs 🇨🇴 Colombia · 290 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Yopal is the sunnier overall: about 1,825 hours of sunshine a year to Cúcuta's 1,616. Yopal has the higher Sunshine Score in 8 of 12 months, Cúcuta in 1 (3 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Cúcuta | Yopal | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,616 | 1,825 |
| Sunniest month | November (68/100) | January (83/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 64/100 | 75/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 58/100 | 62/100 |
| Rain / year | 912 mm | 1,964 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 9 (very high) | 10 (very high) |
Cúcuta vs Yopal month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cúcuta | Yopal | Cúcuta | Yopal | Cúcuta | Yopal | |
| January | 65 | 83 | 34° | 31° | 38 | 36 |
| February | 56 | 80 | 35° | 32° | 42 | 49 |
| March | 53 | 66 | 35° | 32° | 65 | 128 |
| April | 55 | 62 | 34° | 31° | 106 | 225 |
| May | 56 | 62 | 34° | 30° | 99 | 276 |
| June | 60 | 62 | 34° | 29° | 72 | 236 |
| July | 60 | 62 | 34° | 29° | 69 | 211 |
| August | 54 | 62 | 35° | 29° | 58 | 173 |
| September | 51 | 62 | 35° | 30° | 79 | 149 |
| October | 62 | 62 | 33° | 30° | 101 | 213 |
| November | 68 | 62 | 32° | 30° | 111 | 179 |
| December | 67 | 73 | 33° | 30° | 72 | 89 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Yopal · Feb Yopal · Mar Yopal · Apr Yopal · May Yopal · Jun even · Jul even · Aug Yopal · Sep Yopal · Oct even · Nov Cúcuta · Dec Yopal.
When to pick which
- November–February: Yopal (average score 75/100 vs 64). Cúcuta is the warmer, around 34°C daytime highs vs 31°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Yopal (average score 63/100 vs 55). Cúcuta is the warmer, around 34°C daytime highs vs 31°C.
- June–August: Yopal (average score 62/100 vs 58). Cúcuta is the warmer, around 34°C daytime highs vs 29°C.
- September–October: Yopal (average score 62/100 vs 57). Cúcuta is the warmer, around 34°C daytime highs vs 30°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Cúcuta weather by month · Yopal weather by month · Best time to visit Colombia.
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