San Pedro de Urabá in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), San Pedro de Urabá sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 301 mm of rain over about 62 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Winter is San Pedro de Urabá's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. San Pedro de Urabá has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see San Pedro de Urabá's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
31°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
301 mm
62 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
3.4
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in San Pedro de Urabá in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.

A typical winter day in San Pedro de Urabá reaches about 31°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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How winter really feels in San Pedro de Urabá

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
90
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

San Pedro de Urabá 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
Jan31° / 23°8020.611.63.6
Feb31° / 23°6715.411.73.7
Mar31° / 24°11721.711.93.1
Apr31° / 24°23327.712.22.5
May31° / 24°33330.112.42.4
Jun30° / 23°27328.912.52.5
Jul30° / 23°28129.812.42.5
Aug30° / 23°27829.912.32.5
Sep30° / 23°27129122.5
Oct30° / 23°25828.611.82.7
Nov30° / 23°21927.111.62.8
Dec30° / 23°15426.211.53.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

San Pedro de Urabá gets around 301 mm of rain over 62 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 oppressive — 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 7 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early December to 11 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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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 San Pedro de Urabá?

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.

3.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Pedro de Urabá.

What to pack for San Pedro de Urabá in Winter

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

In winter, San Pedro de Urabá sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 62 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near San Pedro de Urabá in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 28°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 56 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in San Pedro de Urabá in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 San Pedro de Urabá peaks around June 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeJun 11UV 13Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in San Pedro de Urabá 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 San Pedro de Urabá is worst in March — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1927 µg/m³Nov 910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is San Pedro de Urabá?

San Pedro de Urabá sits at 8.3°N, 76.4°W, 141 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Tierralta, 37 km away.

Topography around San Pedro de Urabá

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Pedro de Urabá.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Pedro de Urabá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 153 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 623 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,677 m.

The land around San Pedro de Urabá is covered by grassland (70%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (45%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
623 m
80 km
1,677 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Tierralta 37 km · Turbo 44 km · Apartadó 52 km · San Juan de Urabá 56 km · Carepa 65 km · Chigorodó 76 km · Montería 76 km · Planeta Rica 88 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 San Pedro de Urabá (8.2752°, -76.3764°, elevation 141 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.