Puerto Boyacá weather in January

In January, Puerto Boyacá sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 52 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Puerto Boyacá's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Boyacá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
4th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:17 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical January day in Puerto Boyacá reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°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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43523
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How January really feels in Puerto Boyacá

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.

Puerto Boyacá weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 24°5211.311.72.4
Feb36° / 24°6011.811.81.9
Mar35° / 24°12719.9121.8
Apr34° / 24°15623.412.11.8
May35° / 24°14120.912.31.9
Jun36° / 24°7112.712.31.7
Jul37° / 25°5810.412.31.4
Aug37° / 25°7912.612.21.4
Sep35° / 24°13320.2121.7
Oct34° / 23°16925.111.92.0
Nov33° / 23°13923.711.72.4
Dec34° / 23°7816.411.72.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34852
44852
55050
64951
74951
84951
94852
104852
114753
124753
134753
144654
154753
164753
174753
184753
194753
204753
214753
224753
234852
244951
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274951
284951
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304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Puerto Boyacá gets around 52 mm of rain over 11.3 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
538
638
738
839
939
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1638
1738
1837
1937
2036
2136
2235
2335
2435
2535
2635
2735
2835
2936
3036
3137

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1262963
2262963
3272962
4272962
5272863
6272863
7272863
8272863
9272863
10272962
11172963
12173062
13173161
14173260
15183358
16183457
17093457
18093556
19093655
200103753
210103852
220103951
230114050
240114049
250114148
260124147
270124246
281124246
291124246
301124246
311124146

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
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174calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:125:51
211.76:125:52
311.76:135:52
411.76:135:53
511.76:135:53
611.76:145:54
711.76:145:54
811.76:145:55
911.76:155:55
1011.76:155:56
1111.76:155:56
1211.76:165:56
1311.76:165:57
1411.76:165:57
1511.76:175:58
1611.76:175:58
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1811.76:175:59
1911.76:186:00
2011.76:186:00
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2211.76:186:01
2311.76:196:01
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2711.76:196:03
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3011.76:196:04
3111.76:206:04

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in August across the year — January's 5.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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135.4Bright
145.5Bright
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245.6Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Puerto Boyacá?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Puerto Boyacá in January

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

In January, Puerto Boyacá sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Puerto Boyacá 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 Puerto Boyacá peaks around February 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 13Dec 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Puerto Boyacá 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 Boyacá is worst in March — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateMar 1637 µg/m³Nov 1617 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr27Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Boyacá?

Puerto Boyacá sits at 6.0°N, 74.6°W, 145 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Puerto Triunfo, 13 km away.

Topography around Puerto Boyacá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Boyacá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 149 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,201 m.

The land around Puerto Boyacá is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
224 m
80 km
3,201 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Puerto Triunfo 13 km · Puerto Salgar 58 km · La Dorada 59 km · Puerto Berrío 61 km · Santuario 77 km · Cimitarra 80 km · Carmen de Viboral 84 km · Sonsón 86 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 Boyacá (5.976°, -74.5852°, elevation 145 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).