Manzanares weather in January

In January, Manzanares sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 146 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Manzanares's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manzanares's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
10th warmest
Overnight low
11°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
146 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:18 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
72%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 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 21°C through the month.

A typical January day in Manzanares reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Manzanares weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 11°14615.411.75.5
Feb22° / 12°20017.111.85.1
Mar22° / 12°32324124.3
Apr21° / 12°38326.712.13.7
May22° / 12°40729.512.23.4
Jun22° / 12°28426.912.33.7
Jul22° / 11°22125.312.34.1
Aug23° / 11°21123.712.24.4
Sep22° / 11°30425.5124.0
Oct21° / 12°39728.111.93.6
Nov21° / 12°37626.911.83.7
Dec21° / 12°22820.611.74.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32773
42773
52773
62674
72674
82575
92575
102575
112476
122377
132377
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312674

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Manzanares gets around 146 mm of rain over 15.4 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 51% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
151
252
352
452
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652
753
853
954
1054
1154
1254
1354
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1553
1652
1751
1851
1950
2049
2148
2248
2347
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2647
2747
2848
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3150

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
17426
27426
37426
47426
57327
67327
77327
87327
97228
107228
117228
127228
137228
147228
157327
167327
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Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
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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 6:13 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:135:55
211.76:135:55
311.76:145:56
411.76:145:56
511.76:145:57
611.76:155:57
711.76:155:58
811.76:165:58
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1011.76:165:59
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1211.76:176:00
1311.76:176:00
1411.76:186:01
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1611.76:186:02
1711.76:186:02
1811.76:196:03
1911.76:196:03
2011.76:196:03
2111.76:196:04
2211.76:206:04
2311.76:206:04
2411.76:206:05
2511.86:206:05
2611.86:206:06
2711.86:206:06
2811.86:216:06
2911.86:216:06
3011.86:216:07
3111.86:216:07

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in August across the year — January's 5.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is January a good time to visit Manzanares?

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

January is a reasonable time to visit Manzanares for sightseeing.

What to pack for Manzanares in January

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

In January, Manzanares sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Manzanares in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks 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 Manzanares peaks around February 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 16Jun 17UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Manzanares 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 Manzanares 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 Manzanares?

Manzanares sits at 5.3°N, 75.2°W, 1,867 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Padua, 13 km away.

Topography around Manzanares

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manzanares has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 971 m around an average of 2,052 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,859 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,113 m.

The land around Manzanares is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (78%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
971 m
16 km
2,859 m
80 km
5,113 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Padua 13 km · Fresno 17 km · San Sebastián de Mariquita 30 km · Líbano 38 km · Salamina 41 km · Neira 42 km · Manizales 44 km · Villamaría 46 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 Manzanares (5.254°, -75.154°, elevation 1,867 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).