CO flag
Cali

Colombia

vs
CO flag
Yopal

Colombia

Climate

Cali logs 3 hot days a year to Yopal's 157 — Cali wins by 154. Yopal also leads on sunny days by 159.

CaliYopal
Sunny days
92251
Hot days
3157
Frost days
00
Rainy days
206152
Outdoor dinner months
12/1212/12
Avg wind
1.2 m/s1.3 m/s
Sunshine hours
1,6492,630
Darkest month sun
108 hrs/mo176 hrs/mo
UV peak month
8.011.1

Cali

Feels-like °C

24
24
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Yopal

Feels-like °C

31
31
31
30
30
30
29
30
32
32
31
32

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Air Quality

Cali averages 17.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Yopal's 16.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Yopal breathes ~6% cleaner air (1.0 µg/m³ lower).

Cali

Yopal

17.3µg/m³
16.3µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Cali (2.7M) and Yopal (211K) are 13x in population — Cali is the larger metro, Yopal the smaller; on land area Cali spans roughly 8.9x more ground.

11x

Cali is roughly 11x the scale of Yopal

Combined population & area comparison

CO flagCali
11x
CO flagYopal
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.CO flagCali2.7M13x
2.CO flagYopal211K1x
Area
1.CO flagCali186 km²8.9x
2.CO flagYopal21 km²1x
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15 km23 km

CO flagCali

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5.7 km5.4 km

CO flagYopal

Who Thrives Here

Yopal is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
CaliYopal
Thrives only in Yopal
CaliYopal

Frequently asked about Cali vs Yopal

How does the climate compare between Cali and Yopal?
Sunny days: 92 vs 251 d — Yopal higher Annual sunshine: 1,649 vs 2,630 hrs — Yopal higher Winter sunshine: 108 vs 176 hrs/day — Yopal higher Hot days (>30°C): 3 vs 157 d — Cali lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 206 vs 152 d — Yopal lower
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