Dabeiba in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Dabeiba sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 811 mm of rain over about 87 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 24°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels humid.

Winter is Dabeiba's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. Dabeiba 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 Dabeiba's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
24°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
17°C
Rainfall
811 mm
87 wet days
Avg wind
3 km/h
Travel score
3.6
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Dabeiba in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C.

A typical winter day in Dabeiba reaches about 24°C and drops to 17°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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Dabeiba 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
Jan24° / 16°22629.611.63.7
Feb24° / 17°26726.911.83.7
Mar24° / 17°39630.7123.5
Apr24° / 17°4603012.13.4
May24° / 17°5553112.33.4
Jun24° / 17°4613012.43.4
Jul23° / 17°4683112.43.4
Aug23° / 17°4703112.23.4
Sep23° / 17°51830123.4
Oct23° / 17°52730.811.83.4
Nov23° / 17°47329.811.73.4
Dec23° / 17°31730.411.63.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Dabeiba gets around 811 mm of rain over 87 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 humid — 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 36 min in early December to 11 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Dabeiba?

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
3.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dabeiba.

What to pack for Dabeiba in Winter

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

In winter, Dabeiba sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 87 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Dabeiba in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dabeiba peaks around March 15 at about 14 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 14Dec 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Dabeiba 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 Dabeiba is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1522 µg/m³Nov 98 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May11Good
Jun9Good
Jul9Good
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dabeiba?

Dabeiba sits at 7.0°N, 76.3°W, 488 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Frontino, 30 km away.

Topography around Dabeiba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dabeiba has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,000 m around an average of 722 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,700 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,917 m.

The land around Dabeiba is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (45%) within 3 km, trees (78%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,000 m
16 km
2,700 m
80 km
3,917 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Frontino 30 km · Ituango 59 km · Santa Fe de Antioquia 69 km · Urrao 77 km · Chigorodó 87 km · Yarumal 94 km · Carepa 94 km · Santa Rosa de Osos 98 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 Dabeiba (7.0002°, -76.2691°, elevation 488 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.