Tauramena weather in January

In January, Tauramena sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Tauramena's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tauramena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:08 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tauramena reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13021
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43021
53021
63021
73021
83121
93121
103121
113121
123121
133121
143121
153121
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Tauramena weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°61.511.75.4
Feb32° / 22°193.311.84.7
Mar31° / 23°679.2124.3
Apr29° / 22°20021.412.13.7
May28° / 21°27426.612.23.7
Jun27° / 21°29727.412.33.6
Jul26° / 20°2532712.33.9
Aug27° / 20°19823.812.24.3
Sep28° / 21°13522.4124.1
Oct28° / 21°12120.411.94.2
Nov29° / 21°9416.111.84.7
Dec30° / 21°245.311.75.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35644
45545
55545
65446
75446
85347
95248
105248
115149
125149
135050
145050
154951
164852
174951
184951
194852
204951
215050
225050
235050
245149
255149
265248
275248
285149
295149
305248
315149

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tauramena gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.5 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 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
36
46
56
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105
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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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 24% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
121147392
221148381
321248361
421249351
521350341
621352330
721353320
821354310
921454300
1021455290
1121456280
1211557270
1311657260
1411658250
1511758240
1611958220
1712058210
1812158200
1912258190
2012358180
2122457170
2222557160
2322656160
2432655160
2532754151
2632754151
2742753151
2842753151
2952753141
3052753141
3152753141

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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55calm
65calm
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126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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206calm
216calm
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236calm
246calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:03 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:035:46
211.76:035:46
311.76:045:47
411.76:045:47
511.76:045:47
611.76:055:48
711.76:055:48
811.76:065:49
911.76:065:49
1011.76:065:50
1111.76:075:50
1211.76:075:51
1311.76:075:51
1411.76:085:52
1511.76:085:52
1611.76:085:52
1711.76:085:53
1811.76:095:53
1911.76:095:54
2011.76:095:54
2111.86:095:54
2211.86:105:55
2311.86:105:55
2411.86:105:56
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2611.86:105:56
2711.86:105:57
2811.86:115:57
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3111.86:115:58

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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215.2Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tauramena

In seasonPeak

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

Tauramena's monsoon runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Tauramena?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tauramena in January

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

In January, Tauramena sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tauramena 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 Tauramena peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 15Dec 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Tauramena 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 Tauramena is worst in March — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (July, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1826 µg/m³Jul 2312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tauramena?

Tauramena sits at 5.0°N, 72.7°W, 457 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Aguazul, 28 km away.

Puerto LópezVilla de San Diego de Ubaté

Topography around Tauramena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tauramena has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m around an average of 454 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,758 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,804 m.

The land around Tauramena is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
289 m
16 km
1,758 m
80 km
3,804 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Aguazul 28 km · Yopal 53 km · Sogamoso 80 km · Tunja 89 km · Villanueva 91 km · Duitama 95 km · Puerto López 105 km · Villa de San Diego de Ubaté 123 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 Tauramena (5.0179°, -72.7468°, elevation 457 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).