Pasto weather in January

In January, Pasto sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 177 mm of rain across 22.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-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 2% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Pasto's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pasto's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 177 mm; 22.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:20 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover: 80%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 9 µg/m³ · 2014

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

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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 Pasto reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 8°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.

	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)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

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

Pasto weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	19° / 10°	177	22.4	11.9	4.1
Feb	19° / 11°	182	22.4	12	3.9
Mar	19° / 11°	236	27.5	12	3.5
Apr	19° / 11°	231	27.5	12	3.3
May	19° / 11°	181	27.3	12.1	3.5
Jun	18° / 10°	114	23.7	12.1	3.8
Jul	18° / 10°	92	22.2	12.1	4.2
Aug	19° / 10°	63	16.6	12	4.9
Sep	20° / 10°	99	19.9	12	4.5
Oct	19° / 10°	195	25.2	12	3.8
Nov	19° / 10°	244	26.5	11.9	3.5
Dec	19° / 10°	222	25.8	11.9	3.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

	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 (%)	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11
Cloudier (%)	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	86	86	86	87	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	13	87
13	12	88
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	11	89
31	11	89

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pasto gets around 177 mm of rain over 22.4 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 73% and peaks near 76% 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 (%)	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	74	74	73	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	73
4	73
5	73
6	73
7	74
8	74
9	75
10	75
11	76
12	76
13	76
14	76
15	76
16	75
17	75
18	74
19	74
20	73
21	72
22	72
23	71
24	71
25	71
26	71
27	71
28	71
29	71
30	72
31	72

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.

	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
Dry (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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.

	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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4	5	calm
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29	5	calm
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 6:14 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:21 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)	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24
Sunset (PM)	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:14	6:10
2	11.9	6:15	6:11
3	11.9	6:15	6:11
4	11.9	6:16	6:12
5	11.9	6:16	6:12
6	11.9	6:17	6:12
7	11.9	6:17	6:13
8	11.9	6:17	6:13
9	11.9	6:18	6:14
10	11.9	6:18	6:14
11	11.9	6:19	6:15
12	11.9	6:19	6:15
13	11.9	6:19	6:15
14	11.9	6:20	6:16
15	11.9	6:20	6:16
16	11.9	6:20	6:17
17	11.9	6:21	6:17
18	11.9	6:21	6:17
19	11.9	6:21	6:18
20	11.9	6:22	6:18
21	11.9	6:22	6:18
22	11.9	6:22	6:19
23	11.9	6:22	6:19
24	11.9	6:23	6:19
25	11.9	6:23	6:19
26	11.9	6:23	6:20
27	11.9	6:23	6:20
28	11.9	6:24	6:20
29	11.9	6:24	6:20
30	11.9	6:24	6:21
31	11.9	6:24	6:21

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 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	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	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1
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	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	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	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	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	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.1	Bright
30	5.1	Bright
31	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Pasto?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

1.7

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Pasto for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pasto in January

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

In January, Pasto sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Pasto in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pasto peaks around February 20 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 23 at about 13 (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)	16	17	17	15	16	14	13	13	15	15	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	16	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Pasto?

Pasto sits at 1.2°N, 77.3°W, 2,569 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Buesaco, 23 km away.

Topography around Pasto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pasto has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m around an average of 2,616 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,750 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,628 m.

The land around Pasto is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

424 m

artificial surfaces 53%

16 km

2,750 m

trees 57%

80 km

4,628 m

trees 76%

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

January weather nearby: Buesaco 23 km · San Lorenzo 33 km · Samaniego 38 km · Túquerres 40 km · Providencia 45 km · La Unión 46 km · Pupiales 55 km · Ipiales 59 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 Pasto (1.2146°, -77.2785°, elevation 2,569 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. 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	19	10
2	19	10
3	19	10
4	19	10
5	19	10
6	19	10
7	19	10
8	19	10
9	19	10
10	19	10
11	19	10
12	19	10
13	19	10
14	19	10
15	19	10
16	19	10
17	19	10
18	19	10
19	19	10
20	19	10
21	19	10
22	19	10
23	19	10
24	19	10
25	19	10
26	19	10
27	19	10
28	19	10
29	19	10
30	19	10
31	19	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	13	87
13	12	88
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	11	89
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	73
4	73
5	73
6	73
7	74
8	74
9	75
10	75
11	76
12	76
13	76
14	76
15	76
16	75
17	75
18	74
19	74
20	73
21	72
22	72
23	71
24	71
25	71
26	71
27	71
28	71
29	71
30	72
31	72

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	13	87
13	12	88
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	11	89
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	73
4	73
5	73
6	73
7	74
8	74
9	75
10	75
11	76
12	76
13	76
14	76
15	76
16	75
17	75
18	74
19	74
20	73
21	72
22	72
23	71
24	71
25	71
26	71
27	71
28	71
29	71
30	72
31	72

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	13	87
13	12	88
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	11	89
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	73
4	73
5	73
6	73
7	74
8	74
9	75
10	75
11	76
12	76
13	76
14	76
15	76
16	75
17	75
18	74
19	74
20	73
21	72
22	72
23	71
24	71
25	71
26	71
27	71
28	71
29	71
30	72
31	72

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2