Pinillos weather in January

In January, Pinillos sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 37 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Pinillos's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pinillos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
7th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:21 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
42%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.44 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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Pinillos reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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313326

How January really feels in Pinillos

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Pinillos 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° / 26°379.111.54.1
Feb33° / 26°42811.73.6
Mar33° / 26°10216.811.92.9
Apr32° / 26°22826.412.22.3
May32° / 26°32929.712.42.2
Jun32° / 26°27927.712.52.3
Jul32° / 25°24427.312.52.3
Aug32° / 25°28728.312.32.3
Sep31° / 25°29028.812.12.3
Oct31° / 25°29830.111.82.4
Nov31° / 25°22527.911.62.5
Dec32° / 25°10319.911.53.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26634
36733
46832
56931
66931
77030
87030
97030
107030
117030
127030
137030
147030
157030
167030
177030
187030
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207129
217228
227228
237327
247228
257228
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277327
287327
297228
307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pinillos gets around 37 mm of rain over 9.1 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 30% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
241
341
440
539
638
738
837
937
1037
1136
1236
1335
1434
1533
1632
1730
1829
1928
2027
2125
2224
2323
2422
2521
2620
2720
2820
2920
3020
3120

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the miserable band about 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11387
21486
31486
41486
51585
61585
71585
81684
91684
101684
111684
121684
131783
141783
151783
161882
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181882
191882
201882
211981
221981
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241981
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292080
302080
312080

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 6 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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105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
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155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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215calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:16 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:165:46
211.56:175:46
311.56:175:47
411.56:185:47
511.56:185:48
611.56:185:48
711.56:195:49
811.56:195:49
911.56:195:50
1011.56:205:50
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1211.56:205:51
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1411.56:215:52
1511.56:215:53
1611.56:215:53
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1811.56:225:54
1911.56:225:55
2011.56:225:55
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2211.66:225:56
2311.66:225:56
2411.66:235:57
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2711.66:235:58
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3111.66:235:59

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.44 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
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135.3Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
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185.5Bright
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225.6Bright
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255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Pinillos?

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
6.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pinillos in January

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

In January, Pinillos sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pinillos in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pinillos peaks around June 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highJun 15UV 13Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Pinillos 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 Pinillos is worst in March — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.2× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodMar 1744 µg/m³Dec 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar47Poor
Apr27Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pinillos?

Pinillos sits at 8.9°N, 74.5°W, 19 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Sucre, 30 km away.

Topography around Pinillos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pinillos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,777 m.

The land around Pinillos is covered by grassland (48%) and wetland (23%) within 3 km, wetland (43%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
63 m
80 km
1,777 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Sucre 30 km · Mompós 36 km · Guamal 37 km · Tiquisio 46 km · Magangué 48 km · El Banco 55 km · San Benito Abad 61 km · Galeras 69 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 Pinillos (8.9192°, -74.4677°, elevation 19 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).