Ariguaní weather in January

In January, Ariguaní sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ariguaní's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ariguaní's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:21 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical January day in Ariguaní reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Ariguaní

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ariguaní weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 22°132.211.53.8
Feb35° / 23°122.511.72.9
Mar35° / 24°408.211.92.6
Apr33° / 24°12618.212.22.5
May32° / 24°23125.112.52.6
Jun32° / 23°16421.812.62.8
Jul32° / 23°14220.412.52.9
Aug32° / 23°18024.612.32.6
Sep31° / 23°2082612.12.7
Oct30° / 22°24926.711.82.9
Nov30° / 22°19820.411.53.5
Dec32° / 22°589.511.44.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27624
37624
47723
57723
67723
77822
87822
97822
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ariguaní gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.2 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 8% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
113
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412
511
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1051246361
2051346350
3051447330
4051448320
5051549300
6051649290
7051749280
8051850270
9051950260
10052051240
11052250230
12052350220
13052450210
14052550200
15052651180
16052751170
17062949160
18063048150
19063148150
20063347140
21073446130
22073646120
23073745110
24073844100
2508394390
2608404290
2709414180
28010414180
29010424080
30111423980
31111423880

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:175:41
211.46:175:42
311.46:185:42
411.46:185:43
511.46:185:44
611.46:195:44
711.46:195:45
811.46:195:45
911.46:205:46
1011.46:205:46
1111.46:205:47
1211.46:215:47
1311.46:215:48
1411.56:215:48
1511.56:215:49
1611.56:215:49
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ariguaní

In seasonPeak

None of Ariguaní's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ariguaní's rainy season runs April–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Ariguaní?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ariguaní. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ariguaní in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Ariguaní sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ariguaní in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ariguaní peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Ariguaní in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ariguaní is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1748 µg/m³Dec 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar51Poor
Apr29Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ariguaní?

Ariguaní sits at 10.3°N, 74.0°W, 136 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is El Copey, 12 km away.

Topography around Ariguaní

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ariguaní.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ariguaní has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 146 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,166 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,655 m.

The land around Ariguaní is covered by trees (64%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
1,166 m
80 km
5,655 m
treesshrubsgrasslandbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: El Copey 12 km · Bosconia 33 km · Fundación 36 km · Aracataca 43 km · El Retén 50 km · Nueva Granada 66 km · Pivijay 71 km · Chivolo 73 km

Colombia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 240 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,562
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
74%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
15.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 480
Religion
Roman Catholic 64%Protestant 17%none 14%atheist 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ariguaní (10.25°, -74°, elevation 136 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).