Salento weather in January

In January, Salento sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 663 mm of rain across 30.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Salento's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salento's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
10°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
663 mm
30.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:19 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
83%
1st clearest
Wind
3 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10
Founded
1842

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 19°C through the month.

A typical January day in Salento reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 20°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)
11910
21910
31910
41910
51910
61910
71910
81910
91910
101910
111910
121910
131910
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161910
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201910
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261910
271910
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291910
301910
311910

Salento weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 10°66330.511.83.2
Feb19° / 10°73827.411.83.1
Mar19° / 11°100030.5123.1
Apr19° / 11°115029.912.13.0
May19° / 11°127930.912.23.0
Jun18° / 11°15123012.32.9
Jul18° / 10°15983112.22.9
Aug18° / 10°14753112.23.0
Sep19° / 10°119230123.0
Oct19° / 11°95430.611.93.0
Nov19° / 11°83229.511.83.0
Dec19° / 10°80830.711.73.1

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 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
41189
51189
61189
71189
81189
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14793
15793
16793
17793
18793
19793
20793
21793
22793
23793
24793
25793
26892
27892
28892
29892
30892
31892

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Salento gets around 663 mm of rain over 30.5 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 98% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
198
298
398
498
599
699
798
898
998
1098
1198
1298
1398
1498
1598
1698
1798
1898
1998
2098
2198
2298
2398
2499
2599
2699
2799
2899
2999
3099
3199

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
19010
29010
39010
49010
59010
69010
79010
89010
99010
109010
11919
12919
13919
14919
15919
16928
17928
18928
19928
20928
21928
22928
23928
24928
25928
26919
27919
289010
299010
308911
318911

Wind in January

Winds average 3 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

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 6:13 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:135:58
211.76:145:58
311.76:145:58
411.76:155:59
511.76:155:59
611.76:156:00
711.76:166:00
811.76:166:01
911.76:176:01
1011.76:176:02
1111.76:176:02
1211.86:186:03
1311.86:186:03
1411.86:186:03
1511.86:196:04
1611.86:196:04
1711.86:196:05
1811.86:196:05
1911.86:206:06
2011.86:206:06
2111.86:206:06
2211.86:206:07
2311.86:216:07
2411.86:216:07
2511.86:216:08
2611.86:216:08
2711.86:216:08
2811.86:216:09
2911.86:216:09
3011.86:226:09
3111.86:226:10

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.2 kWh/m² in August across the year — January's 4.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Salento?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Salento.

What to pack for Salento in January

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

In January, Salento sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Salento in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks 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 Salento peaks around February 19 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 19UV 16Dec 13UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Salento 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 Salento is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1534 µg/m³Jul 1519 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Salento?

Salento sits at 4.6°N, 75.6°W, 0 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Circasia, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Salento

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salento has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 855 m around an average of 1,957 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,982 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,020 m.

The land around Salento is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, trees (73%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
855 m
16 km
2,982 m
80 km
5,020 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Circasia 8.0 km · Calarcá 14 km · Armenia 16 km · Quimbaya 21 km · Montenegro 22 km · Pereira 24 km · Dosquebradas 25 km · Santa Rosa de Cabal 26 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 Salento (4.6375°, -75.5703°, elevation 0 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).