Barrancabermeja weather in January

In January, Barrancabermeja sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 115 mm of rain across 16.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Barrancabermeja's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barrancabermeja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
115 mm
16.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:16 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
3 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Barrancabermeja reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13023
23123
33123
43123
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How January really feels in Barrancabermeja

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.

Barrancabermeja weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°11516.711.63.9
Feb32° / 24°1361511.83.5
Mar32° / 24°26023.4122.8
Apr31° / 24°35726.912.22.6
May31° / 24°39028.712.32.6
Jun30° / 24°34126.512.42.7
Jul31° / 23°30424.912.42.9
Aug31° / 23°3292512.22.9
Sep30° / 23°39327.1122.7
Oct30° / 23°40629.311.82.6
Nov30° / 23°39428.711.72.7
Dec30° / 23°24423.711.63.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35050
44951
54951
65050
74951
84951
94951
104951
114852
124951
134852
144852
154852
164951
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205050
215149
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305446
315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Barrancabermeja gets around 115 mm of rain over 16.7 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 55% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
159
259
358
458
558
658
758
858
958
1058
1157
1257
1357
1457
1556
1656
1755
1854
1954
2053
2153
2252
2352
2451
2551
2650
2750
2850
2949
3049
3149

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
117029
217227
317326
417425
527424
627523
727622
827622
927721
1027820
1137720
1237819
1337819
1427919
1528018
1628018
1728018
1828018
1928117
2028117
2128117
2218316
2318316
2418415
2518415
2618415
2728414
2828414
2938314
3038314
3148214

Wind in January

Winds average 3 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
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264calm
274calm
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294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 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 6:11 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:115:46
211.66:115:47
311.66:125:47
411.66:125:48
511.66:125:48
611.66:135:49
711.66:135:49
811.66:135:50
911.66:145:50
1011.66:145:51
1111.66:145:51
1211.66:155:52
1311.66:155:52
1411.66:155:53
1511.66:165:53
1611.66:165:54
1711.66:165:54
1811.66:165:55
1911.66:165:55
2011.66:175:55
2111.66:175:56
2211.76:175:56
2311.76:175:57
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2611.76:185:58
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3111.76:185:59

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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65.0Bright
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105.1Bright
115.1Bright
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145.1Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Barrancabermeja?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Barrancabermeja.

What to pack for Barrancabermeja in January

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

In January, Barrancabermeja sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Barrancabermeja 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 Barrancabermeja peaks around February 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 13Dec 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Barrancabermeja 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 Barrancabermeja is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1738 µg/m³Dec 1018 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar40Poor
Apr29Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Barrancabermeja?

Barrancabermeja sits at 7.1°N, 73.9°W, 83 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Yondó, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Barrancabermeja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barrancabermeja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 84 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,352 m.

The land around Barrancabermeja is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
95 m
80 km
3,352 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Yondó 9.0 km · Puerto Wilches 32 km · Sabana de Torres 54 km · El Carmen de Chucurí 56 km · Girón 76 km · Bucaramanga 81 km · Cimitarra 84 km · Floridablanca 85 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 Barrancabermeja (7.0653°, -73.8547°, elevation 83 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).