Garzón in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Garzón sees average daytime highs around 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 605 mm of rain over about 69 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels humid.
Winter is Garzón's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Garzón's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 25°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 15°C
- Rainfall
- 605 mm
- 69 wet days
- Avg wind
- 3 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.6
- best season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Garzón in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C.
A typical winter day in Garzón reaches about 25°C and drops to 15°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
Garzón 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 | 25° / 15° | 173 | 21.8 | 11.9 | 4.9 |
| Feb | 25° / 15° | 201 | 21.3 | 11.9 | 4.6 |
| Mar | 24° / 15° | 293 | 28.4 | 12 | 3.9 |
| Apr | 24° / 16° | 290 | 28.4 | 12 | 3.7 |
| May | 23° / 15° | 232 | 28.1 | 12.1 | 3.8 |
| Jun | 23° / 15° | 185 | 27 | 12.1 | 3.8 |
| Jul | 22° / 14° | 169 | 25.8 | 12.1 | 4.1 |
| Aug | 23° / 14° | 125 | 22.4 | 12.1 | 4.7 |
| Sep | 24° / 14° | 147 | 24.1 | 12 | 4.4 |
| Oct | 25° / 15° | 233 | 27.5 | 12 | 3.9 |
| Nov | 25° / 15° | 256 | 27.9 | 11.9 | 3.8 |
| Dec | 24° / 15° | 232 | 25.5 | 11.9 | 4.4 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Garzón gets around 605 mm of rain over 69 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 3 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 5.1 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Garzón?
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 Garzón for sightseeing.
What to pack for Garzón in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Garzón sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 69 days see rain.
UV index in Garzón in Winter
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 Garzón peaks around February 13 at about 16 (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) | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Extreme |
| Feb | 16 | Extreme |
| Mar | 14 | Extreme |
| Apr | 12 | Extreme |
| May | 14 | Extreme |
| Jun | 13 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 14 | Extreme |
| Oct | 14 | Extreme |
| Nov | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 11 | Extreme |
Air quality in Garzón 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 Garzón is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 10 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) | 16 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Moderate |
| Feb | 21 | Moderate |
| Mar | 23 | Moderate |
| Apr | 18 | Moderate |
| May | 12 | Moderate |
| Jun | 10 | Good |
| Jul | 10 | Good |
| Aug | 12 | Moderate |
| Sep | 14 | Moderate |
| Oct | 14 | Moderate |
| Nov | 14 | Moderate |
| Dec | 14 | Moderate |
Where is Garzón?
Garzón sits at 2.2°N, 75.6°W, 834 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Gigante, 23 km away.
Topography around Garzón
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Garzón.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Garzón has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 535 m around an average of 875 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,263 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,914 m.
The land around Garzón is covered by grassland (54%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and grassland (28%) 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 Garzón (2.1959°, -75.6278°, elevation 834 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.