Barrancabermeja in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Barrancabermeja sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 495 mm of rain over about 55 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Winter is Barrancabermeja's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. Barrancabermeja has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Barrancabermeja's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 31°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 495 mm; 55 wet days
Avg wind: 3 km/h
Travel score: 3.6; best season of the year
Months: Dec · Jan · Feb

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Temperature in Barrancabermeja in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.

A typical winter day in Barrancabermeja reaches about 31°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

How winter really feels in Barrancabermeja

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Barrancabermeja weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 23°	115	16.7	11.6	3.9
Feb	32° / 24°	136	15	11.8	3.5
Mar	32° / 24°	260	23.4	12	2.8
Apr	31° / 24°	357	26.9	12.2	2.6
May	31° / 24°	390	28.7	12.3	2.6
Jun	30° / 24°	341	26.5	12.4	2.7
Jul	31° / 23°	304	24.9	12.4	2.9
Aug	31° / 23°	329	25	12.2	2.9
Sep	30° / 23°	393	27.1	12	2.7
Oct	30° / 23°	406	29.3	11.8	2.6
Nov	30° / 23°	394	28.7	11.7	2.7
Dec	30° / 23°	244	23.7	11.6	3.4

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across winter.

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Barrancabermeja gets around 495 mm of rain over 55 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Winter

Winds average 3 km/h across winter.

Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early December to 11 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.1 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Barrancabermeja?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.6

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.3

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Barrancabermeja.

What to pack for Barrancabermeja in Winter

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

In winter, Barrancabermeja sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 55 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Barrancabermeja in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	13	12	11	12	12	12	11	13	12	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Barrancabermeja in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	21	28	40	29	22	20	18	18	18	18	18	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	21	Moderate
Feb	28	Moderate
Mar	40	Poor
Apr	29	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	18	Moderate

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

artificial surfaces 41%

16 km

95 m

trees 56%

80 km

3,352 m

trees 70%

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Winter 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

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.