Plato weather in January

In January, Plato sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 12 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Plato's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Plato's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
4th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:24 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
38%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical January day in Plato reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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63424
73424
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How January really feels in Plato

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
5 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.

Plato 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
Jan34° / 25°123.311.53.5
Feb36° / 25°164.511.72.6
Mar35° / 26°441011.92.4
Apr33° / 26°10919.612.22.4
May32° / 25°17725.412.42.4
Jun32° / 25°13121.612.62.7
Jul33° / 25°981912.52.7
Aug32° / 25°12421.912.32.5
Sep32° / 25°1562512.12.5
Oct31° / 24°1822711.82.6
Nov31° / 24°12121.311.63.1
Dec32° / 24°4310.111.43.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27327
37327
47426
57525
67624
77624
87624
97624
107624
117624
127624
137525
147525
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217624
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297822
307822
317723

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Plato gets around 12 mm of rain over 3.3 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 12% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
217
317
416
516
615
715
815
914
1014
1113
1213
1312
1412
1511
1611
1710
1810
199
209
218
228
238
247
257
268
278
288
299
309
3110

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11106821
21107019
31107118
42107216
52117314
62117413
72117512
82127511
92127610
10213769
11213778
12214768
13214777
14315757
15316756
16317746
17318745
18319735
19320734
20221734
21222724
22223714
23225703
24226693
25227683
26328663
27329653
28330643
29331633
30332623
31332623

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
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307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:195:45
211.46:205:46
311.46:205:46
411.46:205:47
511.46:215:47
611.46:215:48
711.56:215:48
811.56:225:49
911.56:225:49
1011.56:225:50
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1211.56:235:51
1311.56:235:52
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1511.56:245:52
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1911.56:245:54
2011.56:255:55
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2911.66:255:59
3011.66:255:59
3111.66:256:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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35.1Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Plato?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Plato. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Plato in January

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

In January, Plato sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Plato 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 Plato peaks around March 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 highMar 13UV 13Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Plato 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 Plato is worst in March — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.2× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1745 µg/m³Nov 1915 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar48Poor
Apr30Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Plato?

Plato sits at 9.8°N, 74.8°W, 25 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Chivolo, 31 km away.

Topography around Plato

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Plato has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 811 m.

The land around Plato is covered by grassland (62%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
221 m
80 km
811 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Chivolo 31 km · San Juan Nepomuceno 37 km · San Jacinto 37 km · El Carmen de Bolívar 38 km · Nueva Granada 43 km · San Pablo 61 km · María la Baja 61 km · Magangué 61 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 Plato (9.7903°, -74.7824°, elevation 25 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).