Tadó weather in January

In January, Tadó sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 409 mm of rain across 25.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
409 mm
25.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:24 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
82%
1st clearest
Wind
3 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Tadó is settlement in Colombia.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tadó reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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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How January really feels in Tadó

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Tadó weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°40925.911.73.2
Feb30° / 23°35622.411.83.2
Mar30° / 23°41425.6123.0
Apr30° / 23°50927.112.12.8
May30° / 23°66829.812.22.7
Jun29° / 23°8602912.32.7
Jul29° / 23°94330.212.32.8
Aug29° / 23°94230.112.22.8
Sep29° / 23°76229.2122.8
Oct29° / 23°69529.711.92.8
Nov29° / 23°52727.411.83.0
Dec29° / 23°42026.211.73.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41387
51288
61288
71288
81288
91189
101090
111090
121189
131189
141090
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tadó gets around 409 mm of rain over 25.9 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 83% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
181
281
381
481
581
682
782
881
981
1081
1181
1281
1381
1482
1582
1682
1782
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2184
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3085
3185

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
127325
227325
327325
427325
527424
627424
727424
827523
927523
1027622
1127622
1227622
1327721
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2127523
2227523
2327424
2427424
2527325
2627226
2717326
2817227
2917227
3017128
3117128

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
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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 6:18 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:186:00
211.76:196:01
311.76:196:01
411.76:206:02
511.76:206:02
611.76:206:03
711.76:216:03
811.76:216:04
911.76:226:04
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.07 kWh/m² to a high of 3.94 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 3.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
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143.5Moderate
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223.6Moderate
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243.6Moderate
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263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Tadó?

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
4.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tadó.

What to pack for Tadó in January

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

In January, Tadó sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Tadó in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tadó peaks around March 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 14Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Tadó 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 Tadó is worst in March — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1719 µg/m³Jul 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tadó?

Tadó sits at 5.3°N, 76.6°W, 75 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Quibdó, 48 km away.

Topography around Tadó

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tadó has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m around an average of 115 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 457 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,046 m.

The land around Tadó is covered by trees (91%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
163 m
16 km
457 m
80 km
4,046 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Quibdó 48 km · Belén de Umbría 77 km · La Virginia 86 km · Anserma 86 km · Andes 87 km · Ciudad Bolívar 89 km · Cartago 93 km · Quinchía 93 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 Tadó (5.266°, -76.5649°, elevation 75 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).