Sabaneta in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Sabaneta sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 493 mm of rain over about 68 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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

Avg daytime high
23°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
13°C
Rainfall
493 mm
68 wet days
Avg wind
3 km/h
Travel score
4.5
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Sabaneta 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 Sabaneta reaches about 23°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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Sabaneta 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° / 13°13421.311.74.9
Feb23° / 13°16722.711.84.3
Mar23° / 13°26828.1123.8
Apr23° / 13°33528.612.13.5
May23° / 14°33729.512.33.6
Jun23° / 13°20826.712.33.9
Jul24° / 13°17225.612.34.2
Aug24° / 13°1802512.24.3
Sep23° / 13°24727.2123.8
Oct22° / 13°30729.311.93.6
Nov22° / 13°29428.611.73.5
Dec22° / 13°19223.811.64.4

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Sabaneta gets around 493 mm of rain over 68 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 3 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 Sabaneta?

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.

4.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Sabaneta for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sabaneta in Winter

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

In winter, Sabaneta sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 68 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Sabaneta in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sabaneta peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 15Dec 12UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Sabaneta 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 Sabaneta is worst in March — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (October, 15 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Sabaneta's WHO annual average of 18.1 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1524 µg/m³Oct 2115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sabaneta?

Sabaneta sits at 6.2°N, 75.6°W, 1,592 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is La Estrella, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Sabaneta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sabaneta has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 681 m around an average of 1,703 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,121 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,584 m.

The land around Sabaneta is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and trees (42%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
681 m
16 km
2,121 m
80 km
3,584 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: La Estrella 3.0 km · Envigado 4.0 km · Itagüí 4.0 km · Caldas 7.0 km · Medellin 12 km · Retiro 16 km · Bello 22 km · La Ceja 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 Sabaneta (6.1515°, -75.6166°, elevation 1,592 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.