Rionegro in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Rionegro sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 518 mm of rain over about 67 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Winter is Rionegro's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Rionegro's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
23°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
14°C
Rainfall
518 mm
67 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
4.6
2nd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Rionegro in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C.

A typical winter day in Rionegro reaches about 23°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

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Rionegro weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 14°14121.311.74.9
Feb23° / 14°15722.311.84.4
Mar23° / 14°26827.1124.0
Apr23° / 15°31926.112.13.9
May24° / 15°27224.912.34.3
Jun24° / 14°10517.312.45.3
Jul24° / 14°6912.312.36.1
Aug25° / 14°8913.912.25.8
Sep24° / 14°17621.4124.7
Oct23° / 14°33227.711.93.8
Nov23° / 14°36928.511.73.6
Dec23° / 14°22023.811.64.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Rionegro gets around 518 mm of rain over 67 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 4 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early December to 11 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Rionegro?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Rionegro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rionegro in Winter

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

In winter, Rionegro sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 67 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Rionegro in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rionegro peaks around February 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 16Dec 13UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Rionegro in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Rionegro is worst in March — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1631 µg/m³Oct 2217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rionegro?

Rionegro sits at 6.2°N, 75.4°W, 2,090 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Marinilla, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Rionegro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rionegro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 2,108 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 903 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,217 m.

The land around Rionegro is covered by grassland (50%), trees (26%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
903 m
80 km
3,217 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Marinilla 5.0 km · Carmen de Viboral 9.0 km · Santuario 12 km · San Vicente 15 km · La Ceja 15 km · Retiro 18 km · La Unión 20 km · Medellin 24 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 Rionegro (6.1551°, -75.3737°, elevation 2,090 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.