Puerto Santander weather in January

In January, Puerto Santander sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 105 mm of rain across 17.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Puerto Santander's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Santander's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
105 mm
17.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:12 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
60%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.9 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Puerto Santander reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°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)
13122
23122
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How January really feels in Puerto Santander

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 Santander weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°10517.411.63.6
Feb32° / 23°11615.811.73.4
Mar32° / 23°17721.611.92.9
Apr32° / 24°30527.212.22.2
May33° / 24°40730.312.41.8
Jun34° / 24°3252912.51.6
Jul34° / 24°2993012.41.5
Aug35° / 24°27029.612.31.4
Sep34° / 24°25928.8121.5
Oct33° / 24°2712911.81.9
Nov32° / 23°22925.911.62.4
Dec31° / 23°16522.811.53.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34555
44555
54555
64555
74555
84555
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104555
114555
124753
134753
144753
154753
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314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Puerto Santander gets around 105 mm of rain over 17.4 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 57% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
164
263
363
462
562
661
761
860
960
1059
1159
1258
1357
1457
1556
1655
1755
1854
1954
2054
2153
2253
2353
2452
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2652
2752
2852
2953
3053
3154

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
134156
234156
334255
434255
534354
634354
734453
834552
934552
1034651
1134750
1224850
1324849
1424948
1525048
1625147
1735146
1835146
1935245
2035245
2135245
2235245
2345145
2445145
2545046
2645046
2744947
2854847
2954848
3054748
3154649

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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314calm

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 6:07 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:075:38
211.56:085:39
311.56:085:39
411.56:085:40
511.56:095:40
611.56:095:41
711.56:095:41
811.56:105:42
911.56:105:42
1011.56:105:43
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1211.56:115:44
1311.66:115:44
1411.66:125:45
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in August across the year — January's 4.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
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84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
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204.9Bright
215.0Bright
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245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Puerto Santander?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Puerto Santander in January

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

In January, Puerto Santander sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Puerto Santander 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 Santander peaks around February 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highFeb 19UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Puerto Santander 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 Santander is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2134 µg/m³Dec 1716 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Santander?

Puerto Santander sits at 8.4°N, 72.4°W, 50 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is La Fría, 24 km away.

Topography around Puerto Santander

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Santander has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 478 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,853 m.

The land around Puerto Santander is covered by grassland (46%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
478 m
80 km
3,853 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: La Fría 24 km · Coloncito 35 km · Colón 40 km · Casigua El Cubo 44 km · Michelena 49 km · Ureña 49 km · Cúcuta 52 km · El Zulia 53 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 Santander (8.3636°, -72.4063°, elevation 50 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).