Duitama in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Duitama sees average daytime highs around 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 135 mm of rain over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 19°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Duitama's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Duitama's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
19°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
8°C
Rainfall
135 mm
33 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
5.7
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Duitama in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 19°C.

A typical winter day in Duitama reaches about 19°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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Duitama 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
Jan19° / 319.111.76.0
Feb19° / 5412.411.85.4
Mar18° / 11019.7124.4
Apr18° / 16923.612.13.7
May18° / 13524.512.33.6
Jun17° / 8120.812.33.7
Jul17° / 7521.312.33.7
Aug17° / 6319.712.24.0
Sep18° / 6819.2124.3
Oct18° / 10321.411.94.1
Nov18° / 10218.511.74.4
Dec18° / 5011.111.75.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Duitama gets around 135 mm of rain over 33 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 dry — 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 4 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 5.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Duitama?

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.

5.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Duitama for sightseeing.

What to pack for Duitama in Winter

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

In winter, Duitama sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 33 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Duitama in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Duitama peaks around February 20 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 20UV 16Dec 13UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Duitama 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 Duitama is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1722 µg/m³Jul 2010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Duitama?

Duitama sits at 5.8°N, 73.0°W, 2,522 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Sogamoso, 17 km away.

Topography around Duitama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Duitama has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m around an average of 2,591 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,583 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,879 m.

The land around Duitama is covered by grassland (43%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and trees (48%) within 80 km.

3 km
354 m
16 km
1,583 m
80 km
3,879 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Sogamoso 17 km · Tunja 47 km · Moniquirá 60 km · Barbosa 65 km · Vélez 74 km · Socorro 76 km · San Gil 83 km · Yopal 89 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 Duitama (5.8245°, -73.0341°, elevation 2,522 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.