Bucaramanga
City in Colombia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Bucaramanga is a city in Colombia, in Santander Department. About 581,130 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Colombia in our atlas.
It lies at 7.12° N, 73.12° W, about 1,010 m (3,314 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Bogota time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Bucaramanga. Green dots: other major cities of Colombia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Bucaramanga has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 27°C (81°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 14°C (58°F). Around 1,247 mm (49 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.
What to eat in ColombiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Cúcuta · 110 km
- Medellín · 287 km
- Bogotá · 299 km
- Soacha · 307 km
- Montería · 353 km
- Valledupar · 371 km
- Ibagué · 377 km
- Cartagena · 448 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3688465 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q23696461 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.