Tame in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Tame sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 153 mm of rain over about 28 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels humid.

Winter is Tame's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. Tame 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 Tame's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
30°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
153 mm
28 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
5.2
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Tame in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical winter day in Tame reaches about 30°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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Tame 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
Jan29° / 21°377.211.75.5
Feb30° / 22°477.711.85.0
Mar30° / 22°8912.9124.3
Apr29° / 22°2152212.13.6
May28° / 22°25225.812.33.6
Jun27° / 21°24926.812.43.7
Jul27° / 21°22727.612.33.8
Aug27° / 21°19826.812.23.8
Sep28° / 21°17526.1123.5
Oct29° / 21°17425.111.93.5
Nov29° / 21°14922.311.73.8
Dec29° / 21°6912.911.65.1

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Tame gets around 153 mm of rain over 28 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 humid — 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 42 min in early December to 11 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Tame

In seasonPeak

None of Tame's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Tame's rainy season runs April–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Tame?

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.

5.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Tame for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tame in Winter

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

In winter, Tame sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tame in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 Tame peaks around February 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 14UV 13Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Tame 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 Tame is worst in March — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1927 µg/m³Dec 2210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb17Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tame?

Tame sits at 6.5°N, 71.7°W, 320 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Paz de Ariporo, 67 km away.

MálagaAraucaVillanuevaGuasdualitoPamplonaSan JosecitoSanta Ana

Topography around Tame

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tame has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 300 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,164 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,191 m.

The land around Tame is covered by grassland (50%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
1,164 m
80 km
5,191 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Paz de Ariporo 67 km · Málaga 113 km · Arauca 128 km · Villanueva 133 km · Guasdualito 141 km · Pamplona 143 km · San Josecito 144 km · Santa Ana 144 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 Tame (6.4607°, -71.7362°, elevation 320 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.