Supía weather in January

In January, Supía sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 265 mm of rain across 24.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 5% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Supía's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Supía's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
4th warmest
Overnight low
14°
5th coldest
Rainfall
265 mm
24.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:20 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
80%
1st clearest
Wind
3 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
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 Supía reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°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)
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Supía weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 14°26524.411.74.5
Feb24° / 14°32323.511.84.3
Mar24° / 15°44028.5123.9
Apr24° / 15°57029.112.13.5
May24° / 15°64630.512.23.4
Jun24° / 14°4602912.33.6
Jul24° / 14°3832912.33.8
Aug24° / 14°39028.412.23.8
Sep24° / 14°50228.6123.6
Oct23° / 14°55230.411.93.5
Nov23° / 15°52529.111.83.5
Dec24° / 14°3782611.74.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31783
41783
51783
61783
71783
81585
91585
101585
111585
121585
131585
141486
151486
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201585
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301783
311783

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Supía gets around 265 mm of rain over 24.4 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 79% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
175
276
376
477
577
678
779
879
980
1080
1180
1281
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1581
1680
1780
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1979
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2178
2278
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2478
2578
2678
2778
2878
2978
3078
3179

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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
13763
23763
33862
43862
53862
63862
73862
83763
93763
103763
113664
123664
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303268
313268

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
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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 6:15 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:155:56
211.76:165:57
311.76:165:57
411.76:165:58
511.76:175:58
611.76:175:59
711.76:175:59
811.76:186:00
911.76:186:00
1011.76:196:01
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1211.76:196:02
1311.76:206:02
1411.76:206:02
1511.76:206:03
1611.76:206:03
1711.76:216:04
1811.76:216:04
1911.76:216:05
2011.76:216:05
2111.76:226:05
2211.76:226:06
2311.76:226:06
2411.76:226:07
2511.76:226:07
2611.76:236:07
2711.76:236:08
2811.86:236:08
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3011.86:236:08
3111.86:236:09

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 kWh/m² in August across the year — January's 4.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Supía?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Supía for sightseeing.

What to pack for Supía in January

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

In January, Supía sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Supía 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 Supía peaks around February 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 15Dec 14UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Supía 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 Supía is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1526 µg/m³Nov 1317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Supía?

Supía sits at 5.5°N, 75.7°W, 1,167 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Riosucio, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Supía

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Supía has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 751 m around an average of 1,328 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,638 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,152 m.

The land around Supía is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (42%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
751 m
16 km
2,638 m
80 km
5,152 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Riosucio 7.0 km · Quinchía 15 km · Salamina 19 km · Anserma 20 km · Aguadas 28 km · Andes 34 km · Neira 35 km · Belén de Umbría 37 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 Supía (5.453°, -75.6507°, elevation 1,167 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).