Puerto Asís weather in January

In January, Puerto Asís sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 222 mm of rain across 21.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of January to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Puerto Asís's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Asís's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
222 mm
21.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:16 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
72%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Puerto Asís reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13022
23022
33022
43022
53022
63022
73022
83022
93022
103022
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313022

How January really feels in Puerto Asís

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.

Puerto Asís weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°22221.1123.6
Feb30° / 22°27021.4123.3
Mar30° / 22°38528122.9
Apr29° / 22°45027.9122.9
May29° / 22°44028.5123.2
Jun27° / 21°38726.8123.7
Jul27° / 21°32425.5124.1
Aug28° / 21°25423.3124.0
Sep29° / 21°25524.2123.4
Oct30° / 22°30126.4123.0
Nov30° / 22°35227.1122.9
Dec30° / 22°30325123.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83169
93169
103070
112971
122971
132872
142773
152773
162773
172674
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202674
212674
222674
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242674
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282872
292872
302773
312674

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Puerto Asís gets around 222 mm of rain over 21.1 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 69% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
169
269
368
468
568
668
768
869
969
1070
1170
1271
1371
1471
1571
1671
1771
1870
1970
2069
2169
2268
2368
2467
2567
2667
2766
2866
2966
3067
3167

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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15896
25896
35896
45896
55896
65896
75896
86886
96895
106895
115896
125896
135896
145896
155896
165896
175896
185887
195887
205887
215887
225878
235878
245878
255878
265878
276868
286868
297858
307858
317858

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of January to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:106:08
212.06:106:09
312.06:116:09
412.06:116:10
512.06:126:10
612.06:126:11
712.06:136:11
812.06:136:11
912.06:136:12
1012.06:146:12
1112.06:146:13
1212.06:156:13
1312.06:156:13
1412.06:156:14
1512.06:166:14
1612.06:166:14
1712.06:166:15
1812.06:176:15
1912.06:176:16
2012.06:176:16
2112.06:186:16
2212.06:186:16
2312.06:186:17
2412.06:186:17
2512.06:196:17
2612.06:196:18
2712.06:196:18
2812.06:196:18
2912.06:206:18
3012.06:206:18
3112.06:206:19

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 3.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.07 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
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184.9Bright
194.9Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
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255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Puerto Asís?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto Asís.

What to pack for Puerto Asís in January

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

In January, Puerto Asís sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Puerto Asís in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto Asís peaks around February 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeFeb 13UV 14Aug 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Puerto Asís 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 Puerto Asís is worst in February — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (July, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateFeb 1624 µg/m³Jul 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug11Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Asís?

Puerto Asís sits at 0.5°N, 76.5°W, 250 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Orito, 46 km away.

PastoPuerto Francisco de OrellanaBuesacoIpialesPupiales

Topography around Puerto Asís

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Asís has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 255 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,677 m.

The land around Puerto Asís is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (75%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
3,677 m
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January weather nearby: Orito 46 km · Nueva Loja 64 km · Mocoa 74 km · Pasto 117 km · Puerto Francisco de Orellana 120 km · Buesaco 122 km · Ipiales 132 km · Pupiales 134 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 Puerto Asís (0.5051°, -76.4957°, elevation 250 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).