Pamplona weather in January

In January, Pamplona sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 48 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Pamplona's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pamplona's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
10th warmest
Overnight low
10°
1st coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:11 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
71%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Pamplona is settlement in Pamplona, Colombia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical January day in Pamplona reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Pamplona 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
Jan19° / 10°4811.711.65.6
Feb19° / 10°721411.85.2
Mar19° / 11°13519.711.94.5
Apr19° / 12°21423.612.23.8
May19° / 12°25624.412.33.8
Jun18° / 12°15020.712.44.1
Jul19° / 12°1051912.44.4
Aug19° / 12°12519.312.24.4
Sep19° / 11°16420.3124.3
Oct19° / 11°22023.611.83.9
Nov19° / 11°16720.211.74.2
Dec19° / 11°7513.411.65.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33367
43367
53268
63268
73169
83169
92872
102872
112773
122674
132575
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pamplona gets around 48 mm of rain over 11.7 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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436
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1041
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3141

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
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7982
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29973
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31973

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 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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114calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 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 6:06 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:065:41
211.66:075:42
311.66:075:42
411.66:085:43
511.66:085:43
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2711.76:135:53
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2911.76:145:54
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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 4.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.63 kWh/m² to a high of 4.64 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 4.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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54.4Bright
64.4Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Pamplona?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Pamplona for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pamplona in January

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

In January, Pamplona sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Pamplona in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pamplona peaks around February 21 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 17Dec 12UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May15Extreme
Jun15Extreme
Jul14Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Pamplona 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 Pamplona is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1833 µg/m³Dec 1319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pamplona?

Pamplona sits at 7.4°N, 72.6°W, 2,294 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Rubio, 48 km away.

Topography around Pamplona

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pamplona has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,005 m around an average of 2,492 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,523 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,372 m.

The land around Pamplona is covered by grassland (48%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (46%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,005 m
16 km
2,523 m
80 km
4,372 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Rubio 48 km · Santa Ana 51 km · San Antonio del Táchira 53 km · Los Patios 54 km · Villa del Rosario 54 km · San Josecito 57 km · Bucaramanga 59 km · Floridablanca 60 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 Pamplona (7.3757°, -72.6479°, elevation 2,294 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).