Mitú weather in January

In January, Mitú sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 140 mm of rain across 20.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 8% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mitú's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mitú's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 140 mm; 20.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:52 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover: 76%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

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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 Mitú 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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

How January really feels in Mitú

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Mitú 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 22°	140	20.6	11.9	3.7
Feb	30° / 22°	157	20.1	12	3.4
Mar	30° / 22°	223	27.1	12	3.0
Apr	29° / 22°	294	28.2	12	2.9
May	29° / 22°	353	30	12.1	3.0
Jun	28° / 22°	330	29	12.1	3.2
Jul	28° / 21°	270	29.7	12.1	3.4
Aug	29° / 21°	193	27.7	12	3.3
Sep	30° / 22°	175	27	12	3.0
Oct	30° / 22°	182	26.9	12	3.0
Nov	30° / 22°	190	27.1	11.9	2.9
Dec	29° / 22°	188	25.6	11.9	3.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	23	23	23	23	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	20	20
Cloudier (%)	75	75	75	75	75	75	76	77	77	77	77	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	80	80

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	25	75
7	24	76
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	20	80
31	20	80

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mitú gets around 140 mm of rain over 20.6 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 67% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	69	69	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	69
3	68
4	68
5	67
6	67
7	67
8	67
9	67
10	68
11	68
12	68
13	68
14	67
15	67
16	67
17	66
18	66
19	66
20	66
21	66
22	66
23	66
24	66
25	66
26	66
27	66
28	66
29	67
30	67
31	68

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8
Oppressive (%)	91	90	90	90	90	91	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	88	88	87	87	86	86	85	85	85	84
Miserable (%)	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	7	91	2
2	7	90	3
3	7	90	3
4	7	90	3
5	7	90	3
6	6	91	3
7	6	90	4
8	6	90	4
9	6	90	4
10	5	91	4
11	5	91	4
12	5	91	4
13	5	91	4
14	5	91	4
15	5	91	4
16	5	91	4
17	5	90	5
18	5	90	5
19	5	90	5
20	5	90	5
21	5	90	5
22	6	88	6
23	6	88	6
24	7	87	6
25	7	87	6
26	7	86	7
27	7	86	7
28	8	85	7
29	8	85	7
30	8	85	7
31	8	84	8

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
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30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 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 5:46 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:53 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56
Sunset (PM)	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:46	5:42
2	11.9	5:47	5:42
3	11.9	5:47	5:43
4	11.9	5:48	5:43
5	11.9	5:48	5:44
6	11.9	5:48	5:44
7	11.9	5:49	5:45
8	11.9	5:49	5:45
9	11.9	5:50	5:45
10	11.9	5:50	5:46
11	11.9	5:50	5:46
12	11.9	5:51	5:47
13	11.9	5:51	5:47
14	11.9	5:52	5:48
15	11.9	5:52	5:48
16	11.9	5:52	5:48
17	11.9	5:53	5:49
18	11.9	5:53	5:49
19	11.9	5:53	5:49
20	11.9	5:53	5:50
21	11.9	5:54	5:50
22	11.9	5:54	5:50
23	11.9	5:54	5:51
24	11.9	5:55	5:51
25	11.9	5:55	5:51
26	11.9	5:55	5:51
27	11.9	5:55	5:52
28	11.9	5:55	5:52
29	11.9	5:56	5:52
30	11.9	5:56	5:52
31	11.9	5:56	5:53

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.02 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Mitú?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mitú.

What to pack for Mitú in January

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

In January, Mitú sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mitú 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 Mitú peaks around February 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	14	14	12	13	12	11	11	12	13	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Mitú 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 Mitú is worst in March — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	16	19	16	11	9	9	11	10	10	11	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	11	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	9	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	10	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Mitú?

Mitú sits at 1.3°N, 70.2°W, 174 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is San José del Guaviare, 304 km away.

Topography around Mitú

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mitú has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 184 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m.

The land around Mitú is covered by trees (78%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (99%) within 80 km.

3 km

37 m

trees 78%

16 km

334 m

trees 96%

80 km

385 m

trees 99%

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← December Mitú year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: San José del Guaviare 304 km · Cumaribo 358 km · São Gabriel da Cachoeira 382 km · Puerto López 437 km · Granada 462 km · San Martín 471 km · Villanueva 487 km · Villavicencio 494 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

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 Mitú (1.2574°, -70.2355°, elevation 174 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	25	75
7	24	76
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	20	80
31	20	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	69
3	68
4	68
5	67
6	67
7	67
8	67
9	67
10	68
11	68
12	68
13	68
14	67
15	67
16	67
17	66
18	66
19	66
20	66
21	66
22	66
23	66
24	66
25	66
26	66
27	66
28	66
29	67
30	67
31	68

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	7	91	2
2	7	90	3
3	7	90	3
4	7	90	3
5	7	90	3
6	6	91	3
7	6	90	4
8	6	90	4
9	6	90	4
10	5	91	4
11	5	91	4
12	5	91	4
13	5	91	4
14	5	91	4
15	5	91	4
16	5	91	4
17	5	90	5
18	5	90	5
19	5	90	5
20	5	90	5
21	5	90	5
22	6	88	6
23	6	88	6
24	7	87	6
25	7	87	6
26	7	86	7
27	7	86	7
28	8	85	7
29	8	85	7
30	8	85	7
31	8	84	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	25	75
7	24	76
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	20	80
31	20	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	69
3	68
4	68
5	67
6	67
7	67
8	67
9	67
10	68
11	68
12	68
13	68
14	67
15	67
16	67
17	66
18	66
19	66
20	66
21	66
22	66
23	66
24	66
25	66
26	66
27	66
28	66
29	67
30	67
31	68

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	7	91	2
2	7	90	3
3	7	90	3
4	7	90	3
5	7	90	3
6	6	91	3
7	6	90	4
8	6	90	4
9	6	90	4
10	5	91	4
11	5	91	4
12	5	91	4
13	5	91	4
14	5	91	4
15	5	91	4
16	5	91	4
17	5	90	5
18	5	90	5
19	5	90	5
20	5	90	5
21	5	90	5
22	6	88	6
23	6	88	6
24	7	87	6
25	7	87	6
26	7	86	7
27	7	86	7
28	8	85	7
29	8	85	7
30	8	85	7
31	8	84	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	25	75
7	24	76
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	20	80
31	20	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	69
3	68
4	68
5	67
6	67
7	67
8	67
9	67
10	68
11	68
12	68
13	68
14	67
15	67
16	67
17	66
18	66
19	66
20	66
21	66
22	66
23	66
24	66
25	66
26	66
27	66
28	66
29	67
30	67
31	68

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	7	91	2
2	7	90	3
3	7	90	3
4	7	90	3
5	7	90	3
6	6	91	3
7	6	90	4
8	6	90	4
9	6	90	4
10	5	91	4
11	5	91	4
12	5	91	4
13	5	91	4
14	5	91	4
15	5	91	4
16	5	91	4
17	5	90	5
18	5	90	5
19	5	90	5
20	5	90	5
21	5	90	5
22	6	88	6
23	6	88	6
24	7	87	6
25	7	87	6
26	7	86	7
27	7	86	7
28	8	85	7
29	8	85	7
30	8	85	7
31	8	84	8