Valledupar
City in Colombia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Valledupar is a city in Colombia, in Cesar Department. About 490,075 people live in the city proper, making it the 12th largest city of Colombia in our atlas.
It lies at 10.47° N, 73.25° W, about 160 m (525 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Bogota time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Valledupar. Green dots: other major cities of Colombia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Valledupar has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 30°C (85°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 15°C (59°F). Around 717 mm (28 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
- Santa Marta · 134 km
- Barranquilla · 176 km
- Cartagena · 245 km
- Cúcuta · 295 km
- Montería · 344 km
- Bucaramanga · 371 km
- Medellín · 532 km
- Bogotá · 656 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3666304 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q23730101 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.