Melgar weather in January

In January, Melgar sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 125 mm of rain across 16.5 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
125 mm
16.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:14 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
72%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Melgar reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°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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Melgar 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
Jan30° / 22°12516.511.84.1
Feb30° / 22°19117.611.93.6
Mar30° / 22°32225.1123.1
Apr29° / 22°5372812.12.9
May29° / 22°67930.312.22.9
Jun28° / 21°64329.812.22.9
Jul28° / 20°53030.512.23.0
Aug29° / 21°34428.512.13.0
Sep29° / 21°28826.3123.1
Oct29° / 21°30026.711.93.2
Nov29° / 22°25323.911.83.5
Dec29° / 22°20020.911.83.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52872
62773
72773
82773
92674
102674
112575
122575
132575
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312674

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Melgar gets around 125 mm of rain over 16.5 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 53% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
154
254
353
453
553
652
752
853
953
1053
1153
1253
1353
1453
1553
1653
1753
1853
1953
2053
2153
2253
2354
2454
2554
2654
2754
2854
2955
3055
3156

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10114841
20114841
30215821
40215821
50215821
60216811
70216811
80216811
90217801
100217801
110218791
120218791
130219781
140120781
150121771
160122761
170123751
180123751
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200125731
210126721
220227701
230228691
240228691
250229681
260229681
270229681
280229681
290329671
300328681
311328671

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
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174calm
184calm
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274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 6:09 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:095:55
211.86:095:55
311.86:105:55
411.86:105:56
511.86:115:56
611.86:115:57
711.86:115:57
811.86:125:58
911.86:125:58
1011.86:125:59
1111.86:135:59
1211.86:136:00
1311.86:136:00
1411.86:146:00
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1611.86:146:01
1711.86:156:02
1811.86:156:02
1911.86:156:02
2011.86:156:03
2111.86:166:03
2211.86:166:04
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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 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.05 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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44.8Bright
54.8Bright
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294.9Bright
305.0Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Melgar

In seasonPeak

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

Melgar'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 Melgar?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Melgar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Melgar in January

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

In January, Melgar sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Melgar 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 Melgar peaks around February 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highFeb 17UV 14Dec 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Melgar 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 Melgar is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1640 µg/m³Jul 1521 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb36Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr35Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Melgar?

Melgar sits at 4.2°N, 74.6°W, 325 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Girardot City, 21 km away.

Topography around Melgar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Melgar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m around an average of 375 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,821 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,996 m.

The land around Melgar is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
225 m
16 km
1,821 m
80 km
3,996 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Girardot City 21 km · Flandes 22 km · Espinal 28 km · Fusagasugá 34 km · Silvania 36 km · Guamo 41 km · Purificación 50 km · Payandé 52 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 Melgar (4.2047°, -74.6407°, elevation 325 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).