Santander de Quilichao weather in January

In January, Santander de Quilichao sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 336 mm of rain across 28.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Santander de Quilichao's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santander de Quilichao's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
4th coldest
Rainfall
336 mm
28.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:20 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
80%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Santander de Quilichao reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°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)
12416
22416
32416
42416
52416
62416
72416
82416
92416
102416
112416
122416
132416
142416
152416
162416
172416
182416
192416
202416
212416
222416
232516
242516
252516
262516
272516
282516
292516
302516
312516

Santander de Quilichao weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 16°33628.711.83.9
Feb25° / 16°35026.211.93.8
Mar25° / 16°43729123.7
Apr25° / 17°51629.112.13.6
May25° / 17°51530.112.13.5
Jun25° / 16°45028.312.23.6
Jul25° / 16°39327.712.23.9
Aug26° / 16°35527.512.13.8
Sep25° / 16°37628.7123.6
Oct24° / 16°40729.511.93.7
Nov24° / 16°39827.711.93.8
Dec24° / 16°37129.311.83.8

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 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41585
51585
61486
71486
81387
91288
101189
111189
121090
131090
14991
15991
16892
17892
18892
19793
20793
21793
22892
23991
241090
251090
261090
271189
281189
291189
301288
311288

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Santander de Quilichao gets around 336 mm of rain over 28.7 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 93% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
191
291
391
491
591
691
791
891
992
1092
1193
1293
1393
1494
1594
1694
1794
1894
1994
2094
2194
2294
2394
2494
2594
2694
2794
2894
2994
3094
3194

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
104897
204897
304906
404906
504906
604906
704906
804897
904897
1004897
1105887
1205887
1305878
1405878
1505878
1605869
1705869
1814869
1914869
20148510
21148510
22148510
23138610
24138511
25138511
26138412
27138412
28138313
29038314
30038314
31038215

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 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 6:14 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:146:04
211.86:156:04
311.86:156:05
411.86:166:05
511.86:166:06
611.86:166:06
711.86:176:07
811.86:176:07
911.86:186:08
1011.86:186:08
1111.86:186:08
1211.86:196:09
1311.86:196:09
1411.86:196:10
1511.86:206:10
1611.86:206:11
1711.86:206:11
1811.86:216:11
1911.86:216:12
2011.86:216:12
2111.96:216:12
2211.96:226:13
2311.96:226:13
2411.96:226:13
2511.96:226:14
2611.96:226:14
2711.96:236:14
2811.96:236:15
2911.96:236:15
3011.96:236:15
3111.96:236:15

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 5.1 kWh/m² in August across the year — January's 4.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Santander de Quilichao?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santander de Quilichao.

What to pack for Santander de Quilichao in January

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

In January, Santander de Quilichao sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Santander de Quilichao in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks 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 Santander de Quilichao peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 15Aug 11UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Santander de Quilichao 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 Santander de Quilichao is worst in September — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1329 µg/m³Nov 1419 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Santander de Quilichao?

Santander de Quilichao sits at 3.0°N, 76.5°W, 1,062 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Suárez, 24 km away.

Topography around Santander de Quilichao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santander de Quilichao has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m around an average of 1,077 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,659 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,326 m.

The land around Santander de Quilichao is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
215 m
16 km
1,659 m
80 km
5,326 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Suárez 24 km · Puerto Tejada 26 km · Jamundí 28 km · Corinto 31 km · Morales 32 km · Miranda 39 km · Piendamo 41 km · Florida 45 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 Santander de Quilichao (3.0095°, -76.4849°, elevation 1,062 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).