Cotorra weather in January

In January, Cotorra sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 27 mm of rain across 7 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Cotorra's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cotorra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:27 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
47%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.28 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 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Cotorra reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Cotorra

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
1 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Cotorra weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°27711.54.0
Feb34° / 25°286.911.73.3
Mar34° / 25°6113.811.92.8
Apr33° / 25°1622412.22.3
May32° / 25°26229.112.42.2
Jun32° / 25°24627.812.52.2
Jul32° / 24°24027.712.52.3
Aug32° / 24°23628.512.32.3
Sep31° / 24°23328.912.12.3
Oct31° / 24°22929.511.82.4
Nov31° / 24°17926.611.62.6
Dec32° / 24°8918.311.53.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36337
46436
56436
66535
76535
86634
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116733
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Cotorra gets around 27 mm of rain over 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 24% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
234
333
432
532
631
730
830
929
1028
1128
1227
1326
1425
1524
1623
1722
1821
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2019
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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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
104357
204456
304555
414653
514752
614851
714950
815049
915148
1015247
1115346
1215544
1315643
1415742
1515841
1615940
1716039
1816138
1916237
2016336
2116435
2216534
2316633
2416633
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2616732
2716831
2816930
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3017029
3117128

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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217calm
227calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 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 6:22 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:225:51
211.56:225:51
311.56:235:52
411.56:235:52
511.56:235:53
611.56:245:53
711.56:245:54
811.56:245:54
911.56:255:55
1011.56:255:55
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1211.56:265:56
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1611.56:275:58
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1911.56:276:00
2011.56:276:00
2111.56:286:01
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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 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.5Bright
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Cotorra?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Cotorra for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Cotorra in January

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

In January, Cotorra sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Cotorra in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 52 km away) is warmest in July at about 30°C and coldest in March near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Cotorra 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 Cotorra peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 16UV 13Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Cotorra 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 Cotorra is worst in March — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2327 µg/m³Nov 1314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cotorra?

Cotorra sits at 9.0°N, 75.8°W, 9 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Cereté, 17 km away.

Topography around Cotorra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cotorra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 684 m.

The land around Cotorra is covered by grassland (79%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
16 km
56 m
80 km
684 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Cereté 17 km · Lorica 22 km · Momil 25 km · Ciénaga de Oro 26 km · San Carlos 29 km · Montería 33 km · San Antero 37 km · Sahagún 39 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 Cotorra (9.0389°, -75.7897°, elevation 9 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).