Puerto López weather in January

In January, Puerto López sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 31 mm of rain across 5.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Puerto López's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto López's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:08 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
61%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Puerto López reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13223
23223
33223
43223
53323
63323
73323
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93323
103323
113323
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133323
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213423
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303424
313424

How January really feels in Puerto López

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 López weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°315.111.83.7
Feb34° / 24°717.611.93.2
Mar32° / 23°18317.5123.0
Apr31° / 23°37826.812.12.7
May30° / 23°39928.212.22.8
Jun29° / 22°35628.312.23.0
Jul28° / 22°32627.612.23.3
Aug29° / 22°24826.112.13.3
Sep30° / 22°24626122.9
Oct31° / 23°25527.311.92.7
Nov31° / 23°2092411.83.0
Dec31° / 23°8711.711.84.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35149
45149
55149
65050
75050
84852
94852
104753
114753
124555
134555
144357
154357
164258
174258
184159
194159
204258
214258
224258
234258
244258
254258
264258
274258
284258
294159
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Puerto López gets around 31 mm of rain over 5.1 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 17% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
120
220
319
419
519
618
718
818
918
1018
1118
1218
1317
1417
1517
1617
1717
1816
1916
2016
2116
2216
2316
2416
2516
2616
2716
2817
2917
3018
3118

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
102155231
202165329
302175328
402185426
502195425
603195424
703205423
803215422
903225421
1003235420
1103245320
1203255319
1303275119
1403285118
1503305017
1604314817
1704334716
1804344616
1905364416
2005374316
2106384115
2206384015
2307393815
2408393716
2508393616
2619393516
27110393516
28110383417
29111383417
30111373317
31112363318

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 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 6:02 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:025:48
211.86:025:48
311.86:035:49
411.86:035:49
511.86:045:50
611.86:045:50
711.86:045:51
811.86:055:51
911.86:055:52
1011.86:065:52
1111.86:065:53
1211.86:065:53
1311.86:075:53
1411.86:075:54
1511.86:075:54
1611.86:085:55
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1911.86:085:56
2011.86:095:56
2111.86:095:57
2211.86:095:57
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2511.86:105:58
2611.86:105:58
2711.86:105:59
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2911.86:105:59
3011.86:106:00
3111.86:116:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Puerto López

In seasonPeak

None of Puerto López's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Puerto López's rainy season runs March–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Puerto López?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Puerto López in January

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

In January, Puerto López sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Puerto López in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (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 López peaks around February 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 13UV 13Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Puerto López 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 López is worst in March — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1735 µg/m³Dec 1416 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr27Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto López?

Puerto López sits at 4.1°N, 73.0°W, 180 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Restrepo, 69 km away.

TauramenaAguazulBogota

Topography around Puerto López

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto López has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 177 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,214 m.

The land around Puerto López is covered by grassland (57%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
102 m
80 km
3,214 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Restrepo 69 km · Villavicencio 74 km · Acacías 90 km · San Martín 94 km · Granada 103 km · Tauramena 105 km · Aguazul 128 km · Bogota 137 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 López (4.0991°, -72.9565°, elevation 180 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).