La Dorada weather in January

In January, La Dorada sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 67 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is La Dorada's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Dorada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:16 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
63%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in La Dorada reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13221
23221
33221
43221
53221
63221
73221
83221
93221
103221
113221
123221
133221
143221
153221
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173221
183321
193321
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213321
223321
233321
243321
253321
263321
273321
283321
293321
303321
313321

How January really feels in La Dorada

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.

La Dorada weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 21°6712.411.73.5
Feb34° / 22°801311.82.8
Mar33° / 22°15618.9122.6
Apr33° / 22°15119.112.12.7
May33° / 22°11916.412.22.9
Jun34° / 22°357.912.33.0
Jul35° / 22°31612.32.7
Aug35° / 22°48812.22.4
Sep34° / 22°11015.3122.3
Oct32° / 22°21122.211.92.6
Nov31° / 21°22523.611.82.9
Dec31° / 21°11617.111.73.5

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 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34357
44357
54456
64456
74357
84357
94357
104258
114258
124258
134258
144159
154159
164258
174357
184357
194357
204357
214357
224456
234456
244555
254555
264654
274555
284456
294456
304555
314456

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

La Dorada gets around 67 mm of rain over 12.4 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
240
341
441
541
641
742
842
943
1043
1143
1243
1343
1443
1542
1641
1741
1840
1940
2040
2139
2239
2339
2438
2538
2638
2738
2839
2939
3040
3140

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
176165417
276165516
376165516
476165516
577165515
667165615
767165615
868165515
958165714
1059165614
1159165614
12410165713
13411165613
14311165812
15312165712
16313175611
17313175611
18214175710
19215185510
20215185510
2121619549
2231619539
2331620529
2431620538
2531621528
2641621518
2741522527
2851522517
2951523507
3061423498
3161423498

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
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:115:52
211.76:125:53
311.76:125:53
411.76:125:54
511.76:135:54
611.76:135:55
711.76:145:55
811.76:145:56
911.76:145:56
1011.76:155:57
1111.76:155:57
1211.76:155:58
1311.76:165:58
1411.76:165:59
1511.76:165:59
1611.76:165:59
1711.76:176:00
1811.76:176:00
1911.76:176:01
2011.76:176:01
2111.76:186:01
2211.76:186:02
2311.76:186:02
2411.76:186:03
2511.76:186:03
2611.76:196:03
2711.76:196:04
2811.86:196:04
2911.86:196:04
3011.86:196:05
3111.86:196:05

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in August across the year — January's 5.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit La Dorada?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Dorada.

What to pack for La Dorada in January

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

In January, La Dorada sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in La Dorada in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in La Dorada peaks around February 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 14Dec 16UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in La Dorada 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 La Dorada is worst in March — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1730 µg/m³Jul 1320 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is La Dorada?

La Dorada sits at 5.4°N, 74.7°W, 176 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Puerto Salgar, 2.0 km away.

Topography around La Dorada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Dorada has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 189 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,209 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,840 m.

The land around La Dorada is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
1,209 m
80 km
3,840 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Puerto Salgar 2.0 km · Honda 28 km · San Sebastián de Mariquita 38 km · Guaduas 43 km · Puerto Triunfo 47 km · Fresno 53 km · Villeta 53 km · Manzanares 58 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 La Dorada (5.4478°, -74.6631°, elevation 176 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).