Purificación weather in January

In January, Purificación sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 62 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 Purificación's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Purificación's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:15 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
69%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Purificación is town.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Purificación reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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73222
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103222
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313322

How January really feels in Purificación

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.

Purificación weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°621311.83.4
Feb33° / 23°8215.511.92.9
Mar32° / 23°16924122.5
Apr32° / 22°2352612.12.5
May32° / 22°18524.812.22.6
Jun32° / 22°1031812.22.8
Jul33° / 22°6813.612.22.9
Aug34° / 23°5310.912.12.6
Sep34° / 23°8816.1122.3
Oct32° / 22°14722.911.92.5
Nov31° / 22°14623.211.82.9
Dec32° / 22°11119.111.83.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33565
43565
53565
63565
73466
83565
93565
103466
113466
123367
133367
143268
153268
163268
173070
183070
193070
202971
212971
222872
232872
242872
252872
262971
273070
283070
292971
302971
313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Purificación gets around 62 mm of rain over 13 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
146
245
345
444
543
643
743
843
943
1043
1143
1243
1342
1442
1542
1642
1741
1841
1941
2041
2141
2241
2341
2442
2542
2642
2743
2844
2944
3045
3146

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 48% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13935530
23936520
33936520
43936520
53936520
63936520
73936520
83935530
93835540
102835550
112836540
122836540
132837530
142837521
151838521
161839511
171840501
181941491
191942481
201943461
2111044451
2211045441
2311046421
2411047411
2511148401
2611148391
2711148391
2821149381
2921148381
3021148381
3121048391

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 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 6:09 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:095:56
211.86:105:57
311.86:105:57
411.86:115:58
511.86:115:58
611.86:125:59
711.86:125:59
811.86:126:00
911.86:136:00
1011.86:136:00
1111.86:136:01
1211.86:146:01
1311.86:146:02
1411.86:146:02
1511.86:156:03
1611.86:156:03
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1811.86:166:04
1911.86:166:04
2011.86:166:05
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2211.86:176:05
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2711.86:186:07
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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 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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235.2Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Purificación?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Purificación.

What to pack for Purificación in January

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

In January, Purificación sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Purificación 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 Purificación peaks around February 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 14Dec 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Purificación 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 Purificación is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1234 µg/m³Jul 1315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Purificación?

Purificación sits at 3.9°N, 74.9°W, 305 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Guamo, 20 km away.

Topography around Purificación

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Purificación has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 297 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 793 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,900 m.

The land around Purificación is covered by trees (34%), cropland (29%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (39%), trees (31%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
793 m
80 km
3,900 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Guamo 20 km · Natagaima 32 km · Espinal 33 km · Flandes 50 km · Melgar 50 km · Girardot City 51 km · Payandé 52 km · Rovira 54 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 Purificación (3.8587°, -74.9313°, elevation 305 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).