La Jagua de Ibirico weather in January

In January, La Jagua de Ibirico sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is La Jagua de Ibirico's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Jagua de Ibirico's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:18 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
45%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in La Jagua de Ibirico reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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 32°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)
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How January really feels in La Jagua de Ibirico

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

La Jagua de Ibirico weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°173.711.55.5
Feb31° / 20°255.311.74.8
Mar31° / 20°7712.911.94.0
Apr30° / 21°17622.312.23.3
May29° / 21°27728.712.42.9
Jun30° / 21°21025.912.53.0
Jul30° / 21°19925.612.53.0
Aug30° / 21°26728.512.32.7
Sep29° / 20°29429.212.12.8
Oct28° / 20°29229.811.83.0
Nov28° / 20°19323.211.63.8
Dec29° / 19°6110.511.55.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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26535
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66832
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

La Jagua de Ibirico gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.7 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 12% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 26% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10947432
20948421
30949401
40951391
50952381
601053361
711053351
811055340
911056330
1011057320
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1211159290
1311260270
1411261260
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2111862190
2211962180
2312061180
2412062170
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2912259171
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 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 6:13 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:135:40
211.56:135:41
311.56:145:41
411.56:145:42
511.56:145:42
611.56:155:43
711.56:155:43
811.56:165:44
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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 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for La Jagua de Ibirico

In seasonPeak

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

La Jagua de Ibirico's rainy season runs April–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 La Jagua de Ibirico?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for La Jagua de Ibirico in January

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

In January, La Jagua de Ibirico sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in La Jagua de Ibirico 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 La Jagua de Ibirico peaks around March 11 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 highMar 11UV 13Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in La Jagua de Ibirico 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 Jagua de Ibirico is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.3× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1748 µg/m³Dec 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar50Poor
Apr28Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is La Jagua de Ibirico?

La Jagua de Ibirico sits at 9.6°N, 73.3°W, 140 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Becerril, 17 km away.

Topography around La Jagua de Ibirico

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Jagua de Ibirico has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 129 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,410 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,797 m.

The land around La Jagua de Ibirico is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
2,410 m
80 km
3,797 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Becerril 17 km · Chiriguaná 37 km · Curumaní 46 km · Agustín Codazzi 54 km · Chimichagua 62 km · Astrea 71 km · Pailitas 74 km · Bosconia 76 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 Jagua de Ibirico (9.5623°, -73.3341°, elevation 140 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).