Caicedonia weather in January

In January, Caicedonia sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 339 mm of rain across 25.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Caicedonia's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caicedonia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
11°
1st coldest
Rainfall
339 mm
25.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:19 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
81%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical January day in Caicedonia reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Caicedonia weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 11°33925.111.84.0
Feb20° / 11°37423.811.93.8
Mar20° / 12°51028.4123.5
Apr20° / 12°57428.412.13.3
May20° / 12°46027.312.23.6
Jun20° / 12°25920.712.24.3
Jul21° / 11°17317.312.24.9
Aug21° / 11°15315.812.15.1
Sep21° / 11°29822.5124.2
Oct20° / 11°49629.111.93.3
Nov20° / 12°58729.211.83.2
Dec20° / 11°44327.411.83.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21585
31585
41486
51486
61486
71486
81387
91387
101288
111189
121189
131189
141189
151189
161090
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181189
191288
201288
211387
221387
231486
241486
251486
261486
271585
281684
291684
301684
311684

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Caicedonia gets around 339 mm of rain over 25.1 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 81% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
180
281
381
481
581
682
782
883
983
1083
1183
1283
1383
1483
1583
1682
1782
1881
1981
2081
2180
2280
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2779
2879
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3079
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
17327
27327
37327
47327
57327
67327
77327
87327
97228
107228
117228
127228
137228
147228
157228
167327
177327
187327
197426
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217426
227525
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277624
287624
297624
307624
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Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:145:59
211.86:146:00
311.86:156:00
411.86:156:00
511.86:166:01
611.86:166:01
711.86:166:02
811.86:176:02
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1011.86:176:03
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1211.86:186:04
1311.86:186:05
1411.86:196:05
1511.86:196:05
1611.86:196:06
1711.86:206:06
1811.86:206:07
1911.86:206:07
2011.86:206:07
2111.86:216:08
2211.86:216:08
2311.86:216:08
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2611.86:226:09
2711.86:226:10
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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 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in August across the year — January's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
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184.8Bright
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204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Caicedonia?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Caicedonia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Caicedonia in January

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

In January, Caicedonia sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Caicedonia in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caicedonia peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 15Dec 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Caicedonia 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 Caicedonia is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1534 µg/m³Jul 1519 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Caicedonia?

Caicedonia sits at 4.3°N, 75.8°W, 1,165 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Sevilla, 14 km away.

Topography around Caicedonia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caicedonia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 574 m around an average of 1,209 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,769 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,027 m.

The land around Caicedonia is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
574 m
16 km
1,769 m
80 km
5,027 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Sevilla 14 km · La Tebaida 14 km · Montenegro 27 km · Zarzal 28 km · Armenia 28 km · Calarcá 30 km · Quimbaya 33 km · Roldanillo 37 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 Caicedonia (4.3324°, -75.8267°, elevation 1,165 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).