Barranquilla
City in Colombia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Barranquilla is a city in Colombia, in Atlántico. About 1.2 million people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Colombia in our atlas.
It lies at 10.97° N, 74.78° W, about 24 m (79 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Bogota time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Barranquilla. Green dots: other major cities of Colombia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Barranquilla has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 30°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 24°C (76°F). Around 1,127 mm (44 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Oct.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in ColombiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Santa Marta · 71 km
- Cartagena · 100 km
- Valledupar · 176 km
- Montería · 274 km
- Cúcuta · 421 km
- Bucaramanga · 463 km
- Medellín · 531 km
- Bogotá · 710 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3689147 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q23696589 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- EstadioRomelioMatrinez: Hdedea, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Estadio Moderno Barranquilla-3 2026-03-30: Jdvillalobos, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Edificio The Icon 3-2-2019: Jdvillalobos, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
