Carmen de Viboral in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Carmen de Viboral sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 594 mm of rain over about 69 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Winter is Carmen de Viboral's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Carmen de Viboral's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
23°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
14°C
Rainfall
594 mm
69 wet days
Avg wind
3 km/h
Travel score
4.5
2nd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Carmen de Viboral in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C.

A typical winter day in Carmen de Viboral reaches about 23°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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Carmen de Viboral 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 14°16122.311.74.8
Feb23° / 14°19022.511.84.4
Mar23° / 14°30926.9124.1
Apr23° / 15°35225.512.14.0
May24° / 15°31124.812.34.3
Jun24° / 14°13016.912.35.3
Jul25° / 14°8511.812.36.1
Aug25° / 14°11113.112.25.8
Sep24° / 14°21621.6124.7
Oct23° / 14°3672811.93.8
Nov23° / 14°40228.811.73.6
Dec23° / 14°24324.511.74.4

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Carmen de Viboral gets around 594 mm of rain over 69 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 3 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early December to 11 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Carmen de Viboral?

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.

4.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Carmen de Viboral for sightseeing.

What to pack for Carmen de Viboral in Winter

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

In winter, Carmen de Viboral sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 69 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Carmen de Viboral in Winter

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Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Carmen de Viboral peaks around February 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 16Dec 13UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Carmen de Viboral 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 Carmen de Viboral is worst in March — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1631 µg/m³Oct 2217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Carmen de Viboral?

Carmen de Viboral sits at 6.1°N, 75.3°W, 2,153 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Rionegro, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Carmen de Viboral

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carmen de Viboral has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 510 m around an average of 2,176 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,609 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,680 m.

The land around Carmen de Viboral is covered by grassland (57%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
510 m
16 km
1,609 m
80 km
3,680 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Rionegro 9.0 km · Santuario 10 km · Marinilla 10 km · La Ceja 12 km · La Unión 12 km · Retiro 19 km · San Vicente 23 km · Envigado 30 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 Carmen de Viboral (6.0824°, -75.3351°, elevation 2,153 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.