Fredonia weather in January

In January, Fredonia sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 111 mm of rain across 18 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Fredonia's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fredonia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 111 mm; 18 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:21 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 1st clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.4; out of 10

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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 Fredonia reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	14
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	25	14
5	25	14
6	25	14
7	25	14
8	25	14
9	25	14
10	25	14
11	25	14
12	25	14
13	25	14
14	25	15
15	25	15
16	25	15
17	25	15
18	25	15
19	25	15
20	25	15
21	25	15
22	25	15
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	15
28	25	15
29	25	15
30	25	15
31	25	15

Fredonia weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 15°	111	18	11.7	5.4
Feb	25° / 15°	136	19.3	11.8	4.9
Mar	25° / 15°	214	25.6	12	4.2
Apr	25° / 15°	290	27.9	12.1	3.7
May	25° / 15°	347	28.8	12.3	3.7
Jun	25° / 15°	239	26.2	12.3	3.9
Jul	26° / 14°	198	24.4	12.3	4.2
Aug	26° / 14°	197	23.6	12.2	4.2
Sep	26° / 15°	253	26.4	12	3.9
Oct	24° / 15°	302	28.4	11.9	3.8
Nov	24° / 15°	275	27.6	11.7	3.8
Dec	25° / 15°	170	21.9	11.7	4.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	29	29	29	29	29	29	27	27	27	27	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	29	29	29	29	29
Cloudier (%)	71	71	71	71	71	71	73	73	73	73	74	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	71	71	71	71	71

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	26	74
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	29	71

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Fredonia gets around 111 mm of rain over 18 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 58% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	57	58	58	59	59	60	61	61	62	63	63	63	63	62	62	61	60	59	58	57	56	55	55	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	58
3	58
4	59
5	59
6	60
7	61
8	61
9	62
10	63
11	63
12	63
13	63
14	62
15	62
16	61
17	60
18	59
19	58
20	57
21	56
22	55
23	55
24	54
25	54
26	54
27	54
28	55
29	55
30	56
31	57

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Comfortable (%)	48	47	47	47	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	48	49	49	50	51	52	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	53
Humid (%)	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	52	52	51	52	51	50	50	49	49	48	47	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	2	48	50
2	3	47	50
3	3	47	50
4	3	47	50
5	3	47	50
6	3	46	51
7	3	46	51
8	3	45	52
9	3	45	52
10	3	45	52
11	3	45	52
12	3	46	51
13	2	46	52
14	2	47	51
15	2	48	50
16	2	49	50
17	1	49	49
18	1	50	49
19	1	51	48
20	1	52	47
21	0	53	47
22	0	54	46
23	0	54	46
24	0	55	45
25	0	55	45
26	0	55	45
27	0	55	45
28	0	55	45
29	0	54	46
30	0	54	46
31	0	53	47

Wind in January

Winds average 3 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

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 6:16 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:08 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:16	5:56
2	11.7	6:16	5:56
3	11.7	6:17	5:57
4	11.7	6:17	5:57
5	11.7	6:18	5:58
6	11.7	6:18	5:58
7	11.7	6:18	5:59
8	11.7	6:19	5:59
9	11.7	6:19	6:00
10	11.7	6:19	6:00
11	11.7	6:20	6:00
12	11.7	6:20	6:01
13	11.7	6:20	6:01
14	11.7	6:21	6:02
15	11.7	6:21	6:02
16	11.7	6:21	6:03
17	11.7	6:22	6:03
18	11.7	6:22	6:04
19	11.7	6:22	6:04
20	11.7	6:22	6:04
21	11.7	6:22	6:05
22	11.7	6:23	6:05
23	11.7	6:23	6:06
24	11.7	6:23	6:06
25	11.7	6:23	6:06
26	11.7	6:23	6:07
27	11.7	6:23	6:07
28	11.7	6:24	6:07
29	11.7	6:24	6:08
30	11.7	6:24	6:08
31	11.7	6:24	6:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in August across the year — January's 4.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Fredonia?

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

5.4

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Fredonia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fredonia in January

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

In January, Fredonia sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

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UV index in Fredonia 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 Fredonia peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 12 (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)	13	15	15	13	14	13	13	13	14	13	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Fredonia 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 Fredonia 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	23	27	30	24	21	20	20	21	20	18	19	22
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	27	Moderate
Mar	30	Moderate
Apr	24	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	22	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Fredonia?

Fredonia sits at 5.9°N, 75.7°W, 1,797 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Caldas, 19 km away.

Topography around Fredonia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fredonia has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 980 m around an average of 1,686 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,444 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,770 m.

The land around Fredonia is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (46%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

980 m

trees 52%

16 km

2,444 m

trees 65%

80 km

3,770 m

trees 72%

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← December Fredonia year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Caldas 19 km · Retiro 24 km · Sabaneta 26 km · La Estrella 26 km · La Ceja 29 km · Envigado 29 km · Concordia 29 km · Itagüí 30 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 Fredonia (5.9258°, -75.6706°, elevation 1,797 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	14
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	25	14
5	25	14
6	25	14
7	25	14
8	25	14
9	25	14
10	25	14
11	25	14
12	25	14
13	25	14
14	25	15
15	25	15
16	25	15
17	25	15
18	25	15
19	25	15
20	25	15
21	25	15
22	25	15
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	15
28	25	15
29	25	15
30	25	15
31	25	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	26	74
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	29	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	58
3	58
4	59
5	59
6	60
7	61
8	61
9	62
10	63
11	63
12	63
13	63
14	62
15	62
16	61
17	60
18	59
19	58
20	57
21	56
22	55
23	55
24	54
25	54
26	54
27	54
28	55
29	55
30	56
31	57

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	2	48	50
2	3	47	50
3	3	47	50
4	3	47	50
5	3	47	50
6	3	46	51
7	3	46	51
8	3	45	52
9	3	45	52
10	3	45	52
11	3	45	52
12	3	46	51
13	2	46	52
14	2	47	51
15	2	48	50
16	2	49	50
17	1	49	49
18	1	50	49
19	1	51	48
20	1	52	47
21	0	53	47
22	0	54	46
23	0	54	46
24	0	55	45
25	0	55	45
26	0	55	45
27	0	55	45
28	0	55	45
29	0	54	46
30	0	54	46
31	0	53	47

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	14
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	25	14
5	25	14
6	25	14
7	25	14
8	25	14
9	25	14
10	25	14
11	25	14
12	25	14
13	25	14
14	25	15
15	25	15
16	25	15
17	25	15
18	25	15
19	25	15
20	25	15
21	25	15
22	25	15
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	15
28	25	15
29	25	15
30	25	15
31	25	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	26	74
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	29	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	58
3	58
4	59
5	59
6	60
7	61
8	61
9	62
10	63
11	63
12	63
13	63
14	62
15	62
16	61
17	60
18	59
19	58
20	57
21	56
22	55
23	55
24	54
25	54
26	54
27	54
28	55
29	55
30	56
31	57

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	2	48	50
2	3	47	50
3	3	47	50
4	3	47	50
5	3	47	50
6	3	46	51
7	3	46	51
8	3	45	52
9	3	45	52
10	3	45	52
11	3	45	52
12	3	46	51
13	2	46	52
14	2	47	51
15	2	48	50
16	2	49	50
17	1	49	49
18	1	50	49
19	1	51	48
20	1	52	47
21	0	53	47
22	0	54	46
23	0	54	46
24	0	55	45
25	0	55	45
26	0	55	45
27	0	55	45
28	0	55	45
29	0	54	46
30	0	54	46
31	0	53	47

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	14
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	25	14
5	25	14
6	25	14
7	25	14
8	25	14
9	25	14
10	25	14
11	25	14
12	25	14
13	25	14
14	25	15
15	25	15
16	25	15
17	25	15
18	25	15
19	25	15
20	25	15
21	25	15
22	25	15
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	15
28	25	15
29	25	15
30	25	15
31	25	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	26	74
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	29	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	58
3	58
4	59
5	59
6	60
7	61
8	61
9	62
10	63
11	63
12	63
13	63
14	62
15	62
16	61
17	60
18	59
19	58
20	57
21	56
22	55
23	55
24	54
25	54
26	54
27	54
28	55
29	55
30	56
31	57

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	2	48	50
2	3	47	50
3	3	47	50
4	3	47	50
5	3	47	50
6	3	46	51
7	3	46	51
8	3	45	52
9	3	45	52
10	3	45	52
11	3	45	52
12	3	46	51
13	2	46	52
14	2	47	51
15	2	48	50
16	2	49	50
17	1	49	49
18	1	50	49
19	1	51	48
20	1	52	47
21	0	53	47
22	0	54	46
23	0	54	46
24	0	55	45
25	0	55	45
26	0	55	45
27	0	55	45
28	0	55	45
29	0	54	46
30	0	54	46
31	0	53	47