Morales weather in January

In January, Morales sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 64 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:18 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
48%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical January day in Morales reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13124
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How January really feels in Morales

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.

Morales 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
Jan32° / 24°649.511.64.0
Feb34° / 25°658.411.73.2
Mar33° / 25°16317.611.92.8
Apr31° / 24°34926.112.22.5
May31° / 24°48829.212.42.5
Jun31° / 24°40326.812.52.6
Jul31° / 24°32725.612.42.7
Aug31° / 24°35126.412.32.6
Sep31° / 24°36427.7122.5
Oct30° / 24°37229.511.82.6
Nov30° / 24°33627.111.62.8
Dec31° / 24°16418.911.53.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
26040
36139
46238
56238
66337
76337
86436
96436
106436
116535
126535
136535
146535
156535
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286436
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316436

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Morales gets around 64 mm of rain over 9.5 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 32% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
538
638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1237
1337
1436
1535
1634
1733
1832
1930
2029
2128
2227
2325
2424
2523
2623
2722
2822
2922
3022
3122

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1077815
2087814
3087913
4088111
5098110
6098110
7010819
8010819
9011818
10011818
11012808
12112798
13113797
14113797
15114787
16115777
17116767
18117766
19118756
20119746
21120736
22121726
23123715
24124705
25125695
26127675
27128665
28130645
29131635
30132625
31233596

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
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65calm
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135calm
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155calm
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175calm
185calm
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315calm

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 6:20 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:135:44
211.56:135:45
311.56:145:45
411.56:145:46
511.56:145:46
611.56:155:47
711.56:155:47
811.56:155:48
911.56:165:48
1011.56:165:49
1111.56:165:49
1211.66:175:50
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1511.66:185:51
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2011.66:195:54
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2711.66:205:56
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3011.66:205:58
3111.66:205:58

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.5Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Morales?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Morales in January

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

In January, Morales sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Morales 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 Morales peaks around February 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 18UV 13Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Morales 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 Morales is worst in March — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.7× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1844 µg/m³Dec 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar46Poor
Apr32Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Morales?

Morales sits at 8.3°N, 73.9°W, 22 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Aguachica, 28 km away.

Topography around Morales

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Morales has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 50 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 856 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,252 m.

The land around Morales is covered by grassland (63%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
856 m
80 km
3,252 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Aguachica 28 km · Simití 36 km · San Martín 50 km · Tiquisio 54 km · Ocaña 57 km · Pailitas 80 km · El Banco 81 km · Pinillos 97 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 Morales (8.2762°, -73.868°, elevation 22 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).