El Doncello in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), El Doncello sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 300 mm of rain over about 43 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 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels muggy.
Winter is El Doncello's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see El Doncello's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 29°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 20°C
- Rainfall
- 300 mm
- 43 wet days
- Avg wind
- 4 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.7
- best season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in El Doncello in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.
A typical winter day in El Doncello reaches about 29°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.
El Doncello 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° / 20° | 73 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 5.0 |
| Feb | 29° / 20° | 105 | 13.9 | 11.9 | 4.6 |
| Mar | 28° / 20° | 177 | 22.5 | 12 | 4.1 |
| Apr | 27° / 20° | 225 | 25.9 | 12 | 3.8 |
| May | 27° / 19° | 226 | 26.7 | 12.1 | 3.9 |
| Jun | 26° / 19° | 213 | 24.9 | 12.1 | 4.1 |
| Jul | 25° / 18° | 202 | 24.1 | 12.1 | 4.5 |
| Aug | 26° / 19° | 115 | 19 | 12.1 | 5.1 |
| Sep | 27° / 19° | 106 | 19 | 12 | 4.9 |
| Oct | 28° / 19° | 161 | 22.6 | 12 | 4.3 |
| Nov | 28° / 20° | 198 | 24.1 | 11.9 | 3.9 |
| Dec | 28° / 20° | 122 | 17.9 | 11.9 | 4.6 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
El Doncello gets around 300 mm of rain over 43 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 4 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early December to 12 hours by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.4 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit El Doncello?
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.
winter is a reasonable time to visit El Doncello for sightseeing.
What to pack for El Doncello in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, El Doncello sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 43 days see rain.
UV index in El Doncello in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 El Doncello peaks around February 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 10 (extreme).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 12 | Extreme |
| Apr | 12 | Extreme |
| May | 13 | Extreme |
| Jun | 12 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 10 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 13 | Extreme |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 11 | Extreme |
Air quality in El Doncello in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in El Doncello is worst in February — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.5× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 31 | 83 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Level | Moderate | Unhealthy | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | Moderate |
| Feb | 83 | Unhealthy |
| Mar | 34 | Moderate |
| Apr | 20 | Moderate |
| May | 14 | Moderate |
| Jun | 12 | Good |
| Jul | 11 | Good |
| Aug | 12 | Moderate |
| Sep | 12 | Moderate |
| Oct | 13 | Moderate |
| Nov | 13 | Moderate |
| Dec | 14 | Moderate |
Where is El Doncello?
El Doncello sits at 1.7°N, 75.3°W, 357 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Puerto Rico, 29 km away.
Topography around El Doncello
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of El Doncello.
Within 3 km, the terrain around El Doncello has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 688 m around an average of 409 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,530 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,261 m.
The land around El Doncello is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (47%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (45%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (42%) within 80 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
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 El Doncello (1.6782°, -75.2847°, elevation 357 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.