Fundación weather in January

In January, Fundación sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Fundación's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fundación's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:23 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
33%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Fundación is human settlement in Fundación, Colombia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical January day in Fundación reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°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 Fundación

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Fundación weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 23°71.511.53.4
Feb36° / 24°71.611.72.6
Mar36° / 25°224.811.92.3
Apr35° / 25°7313.812.22.2
May34° / 25°16019.912.52.3
Jun33° / 25°8113.812.62.7
Jul35° / 25°508.312.62.6
Aug35° / 25°691212.32.4
Sep33° / 24°1311912.12.5
Oct32° / 24°24222.711.82.7
Nov32° / 23°17217.111.53.3
Dec33° / 23°345.811.43.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27723
37723
47822
57822
67822
77822
87822
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318317

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Fundación gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
57
66
76
86
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106
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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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10531577
20531586
31631575
41632574
51632583
61632583
71633582
81733572
91734562
101734571
111735561
121736551
131737541
141738531
151839511
161840501
171841501
181842490
191843480
201844470
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221945450
231946440
241946440
2511047430
2611047420
2711047421
2811047411
2911147411
3011146411
3111146401

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 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 6:18 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:185:42
211.46:185:42
311.46:195:43
411.46:195:43
511.46:205:44
611.46:205:44
711.46:205:45
811.46:215:45
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1211.46:225:47
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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 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.6Bright
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Fundación

In seasonPeak

None of Fundación's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Fundación's rainy season runs September–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Fundación?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fundación. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Fundación in January

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

In January, Fundación sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Fundación in January

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 45 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Fundación 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 Fundación peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 highApr 10UV 13Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Fundación 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 Fundación is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1748 µg/m³Dec 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar51Poor
Apr29Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Fundación?

Fundación sits at 10.5°N, 74.2°W, 49 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Aracataca, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Fundación

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fundación has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,612 m.

The land around Fundación is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
603 m
80 km
5,612 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Aracataca 8.0 km · El Retén 14 km · Ariguaní 36 km · Pivijay 48 km · El Copey 48 km · Puebloviejo 54 km · Ciénaga 55 km · Ponedera 64 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 Fundación (10.5207°, -74.185°, elevation 49 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).