Concordia weather in January

In January, Concordia sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 141 mm of rain across 23.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Concordia's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Concordia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
141 mm
23.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:22 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
75%
1st clearest
Wind
3 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Concordia reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Concordia weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 15°14123.511.74.6
Feb25° / 16°15623.811.84.2
Mar25° / 16°22529.4123.7
Apr25° / 16°28329.112.13.5
May25° / 16°32830.212.33.5
Jun25° / 16°17727.712.33.7
Jul26° / 15°15428.512.33.7
Aug26° / 16°19929.812.23.5
Sep26° / 16°26129.4123.4
Oct24° / 16°34730.311.93.6
Nov24° / 16°32928.911.73.6
Dec24° / 15°20226.511.74.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22575
32575
42575
52476
62476
72476
82476
92476
102377
112377
122278
132278
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202377
212377
222377
232377
242476
252476
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302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Concordia gets around 141 mm of rain over 23.5 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 76% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1776
1876
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2075
2175
2275
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2475
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2675
2775
2875
2975
3076
3177

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
123464
223563
323563
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533562
633463
733463
833463
933463
1033463
1133463
1223563
1323563
1423662
1523662
1623761
1723860
1813861
1913960
2014059
2114158
2214257
2314257
2414356
2514356
2614356
2704357
2804357
2904258
3004258
3104159

Wind in January

Winds average 3 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 2 km/h on the calmest days to 3 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
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112calm
122calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:175:56
211.76:185:57
311.76:185:57
411.76:185:58
511.76:195:58
611.76:195:59
711.76:205:59
811.76:206:00
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1211.76:216:02
1311.76:226:02
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1811.76:236:04
1911.76:236:05
2011.76:236:05
2111.76:246:06
2211.76:246:06
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2711.76:256:08
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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 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in August across the year — January's 4.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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54.6Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Concordia?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Concordia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Concordia in January

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

In January, Concordia sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Concordia 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 Concordia peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 15Dec 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Concordia 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 Concordia is worst in March — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (October, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1530 µg/m³Oct 2118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Concordia?

Concordia sits at 6.0°N, 75.9°W, 2,000 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Salgar, 11 km away.

Topography around Concordia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Concordia has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,332 m around an average of 1,773 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,231 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,897 m.

The land around Concordia is covered by trees (90%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,332 m
16 km
2,231 m
80 km
3,897 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Salgar 11 km · Betulia 11 km · Ciudad Bolívar 25 km · Fredonia 29 km · Caldas 30 km · La Estrella 32 km · Sabaneta 34 km · Itagüí 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 Concordia (6.0464°, -75.907°, elevation 2,000 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).