Granada weather in January

In January, Granada sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 33 mm of rain across 5.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Granada's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Granada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:10 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Granada is Colombian district in Meta.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Granada reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23221
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43221
53221
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103221
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How January really feels in Granada

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.

Granada weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°335.211.84.3
Feb33° / 22°62811.93.6
Mar32° / 22°16216.1123.5
Apr30° / 22°23623.812.13.1
May29° / 21°26725.912.23.3
Jun28° / 21°24025.112.23.7
Jul28° / 20°23023.612.24.1
Aug29° / 21°12618.312.14.2
Sep30° / 21°12019.2123.7
Oct30° / 21°1442111.93.4
Nov30° / 21°14219.711.83.5
Dec31° / 21°6010.311.84.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
55050
64951
74852
84753
94654
104654
114555
124456
134357
144357
154357
164159
174159
184159
194159
204159
214159
224258
234258
244258
254258
264258
274258
284258
294159
304159
314060

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Granada gets around 33 mm of rain over 5.2 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 18% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
122
221
321
420
519
619
719
819
919
1019
1119
1218
1318
1418
1518
1617
1717
1817
1916
2016
2116
2215
2315
2415
2515
2615
2715
2815
2916
3017
3117

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 41% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
121034459
221035458
321135447
421136447
521236446
621237445
721238435
821239434
921239434
1021240424
1121340414
1211341414
1311342404
1411443394
1511444384
1611544374
1711645354
1811646344
1911746324
2011846314
2111946304
2212046294
2312145294
2422145284
2522244284
2622243275
2732243275
2842242275
2942241275
3052241275
3152140286

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 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 6:04 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:045:52
211.86:045:52
311.86:055:53
411.86:055:53
511.86:065:54
611.86:065:54
711.86:075:55
811.86:075:55
911.86:075:56
1011.86:085:56
1111.86:085:56
1211.86:085:57
1311.86:095:57
1411.86:095:58
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1611.86:105:59
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1911.86:116:00
2011.86:116:00
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2211.86:116:01
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2411.86:126:01
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2711.86:126:02
2811.86:126:03
2911.86:136:03
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3111.86:136:04

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.54 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Granada

In seasonPeak

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

Granada's rainy season runs March–August, 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 Granada?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Granada for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Granada in January

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

In January, Granada sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Granada 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 Granada peaks around February 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 13UV 14Dec 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Granada 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 Granada is worst in March — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1932 µg/m³Jul 1817 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Granada?

Granada sits at 3.5°N, 73.7°W, 336 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is San Martín, 17 km away.

FusagasugáSilvaniaSibaté

Topography around Granada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Granada has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 332 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,020 m.

The land around Granada is covered by grassland (50%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (48%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
284 m
80 km
4,020 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: San Martín 17 km · Acacías 49 km · Villavicencio 66 km · Restrepo 81 km · Puerto López 103 km · Fusagasugá 114 km · Silvania 122 km · Sibaté 122 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 Granada (3.5463°, -73.7069°, elevation 336 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).