Cúcuta
City in Colombia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Cúcuta is a city in Colombia, in Norte de Santander Department. About 777,106 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Colombia in our atlas.
It lies at 7.91° N, 72.50° W, about 298 m (978 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Bogota time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Cúcuta. Green dots: other major cities of Colombia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Cúcuta has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 32°C (90°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 19°C (66°F). Around 912 mm (36 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
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
- Bucaramanga · 110 km
- Valledupar · 296 km
- Montería · 383 km
- Medellín · 384 km
- Bogotá · 405 km
- Santa Marta · 414 km
- Soacha · 415 km
- Barranquilla · 422 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3685533 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q23693934 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.