Quibdó weather in January

In January, Quibdó sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 388 mm of rain across 26.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-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 2% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Quibdó's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quibdó's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 388 mm; 26.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:25 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover: 83%; 1st clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 3.16 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

← December Quibdó year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

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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 Quibdó reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
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27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

How January really feels in Quibdó

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Quibdó weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 23°	388	26.3	11.7	2.8
Feb	31° / 23°	323	23.4	11.8	2.7
Mar	31° / 23°	467	27.2	12	2.5
Apr	31° / 23°	609	28.5	12.1	2.4
May	30° / 23°	753	30	12.3	2.5
Jun	30° / 23°	797	29.2	12.3	2.6
Jul	30° / 23°	744	30.1	12.3	2.6
Aug	30° / 23°	818	30.2	12.2	2.6
Sep	30° / 23°	754	29.5	12	2.6
Oct	30° / 23°	866	29.9	11.9	2.7
Nov	30° / 23°	812	28.9	11.7	2.7
Dec	30° / 23°	613	27.7	11.7	2.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	7
Cloudier (%)	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	92	93	93	93	93	94	94	93	93	93	93	93

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
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17	9	91
18	9	91
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	7	93
22	7	93
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24	7	93
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Quibdó gets around 388 mm of rain over 26.3 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 84% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	84
4	84
5	85
6	85
7	85
8	85
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
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31	83

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 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	56	56	55	54	54	53	53	52	52
Miserable (%)	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	47	47	48	48

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	52	48
31	52	48

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:12 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27
Sunset (PM)	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:20	6:00
2	11.7	6:20	6:01
3	11.7	6:20	6:01
4	11.7	6:21	6:01
5	11.7	6:21	6:02
6	11.7	6:22	6:02
7	11.7	6:22	6:03
8	11.7	6:22	6:03
9	11.7	6:23	6:04
10	11.7	6:23	6:04
11	11.7	6:23	6:05
12	11.7	6:24	6:05
13	11.7	6:24	6:06
14	11.7	6:24	6:06
15	11.7	6:25	6:07
16	11.7	6:25	6:07
17	11.7	6:25	6:07
18	11.7	6:25	6:08
19	11.7	6:26	6:08
20	11.7	6:26	6:09
21	11.7	6:26	6:09
22	11.7	6:26	6:09
23	11.7	6:26	6:10
24	11.7	6:27	6:10
25	11.7	6:27	6:11
26	11.7	6:27	6:11
27	11.7	6:27	6:11
28	11.7	6:27	6:12
29	11.7	6:27	6:12
30	11.7	6:27	6:12
31	11.8	6:27	6:12

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.77 kWh/m² to a high of 3.64 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 3.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.0	Moderate
2	3.0	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.1	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.1	Moderate
7	3.1	Moderate
8	3.1	Moderate
9	3.1	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.2	Moderate
14	3.2	Moderate
15	3.2	Moderate
16	3.2	Moderate
17	3.2	Moderate
18	3.2	Moderate
19	3.2	Moderate
20	3.2	Moderate
21	3.2	Moderate
22	3.2	Moderate
23	3.2	Moderate
24	3.2	Moderate
25	3.2	Moderate
26	3.2	Moderate
27	3.2	Moderate
28	3.2	Moderate
29	3.3	Moderate
30	3.3	Moderate
31	3.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Quibdó?

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

2.8

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Quibdó.

What to pack for Quibdó in January

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

In January, Quibdó sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Quibdó 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 Quibdó peaks around March 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	13	14	11	13	12	12	11	12	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Quibdó 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 Quibdó is worst in March — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	19	22	17	14	12	11	11	11	11	12	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	22	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	12	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	11	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	12	Good
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Quibdó?

Quibdó sits at 5.7°N, 76.7°W, 32 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Tadó, 48 km away.

Topography around Quibdó

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quibdó has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,829 m.

The land around Quibdó is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (96%) within 80 km.

3 km

49 m

trees 68%

16 km

132 m

trees 95%

80 km

3,829 m

trees 96%

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← December Quibdó year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Tadó 48 km · Ciudad Bolívar 72 km · Salgar 82 km · Andes 86 km · Betulia 88 km · Urrao 91 km · Concordia 92 km · Belén de Umbría 103 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

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 Quibdó (5.6919°, -76.6583°, elevation 32 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
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18	31	23
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22	31	23
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24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	84
4	84
5	85
6	85
7	85
8	85
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	85
15	85
16	85
17	85
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	84
23	83
24	83
25	83
26	83
27	83
28	83
29	83
30	83
31	83

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	52	48
31	52	48

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	84
4	84
5	85
6	85
7	85
8	85
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	85
15	85
16	85
17	85
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	84
23	83
24	83
25	83
26	83
27	83
28	83
29	83
30	83
31	83

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	52	48
31	52	48

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	84
4	84
5	85
6	85
7	85
8	85
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	85
15	85
16	85
17	85
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	84
23	83
24	83
25	83
26	83
27	83
28	83
29	83
30	83
31	83

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	52	48
31	52	48