Túquerres weather in January

In January, Túquerres sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 148 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Túquerres's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Túquerres's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
148 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:21 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
83%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical January day in Túquerres reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 18°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)
1168
2168
3168
4168
5168
6168
7168
8168
9168
10168
11168
12168
13168
14168
15168
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18168
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23168
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28178
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31178

Túquerres weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 14822.311.93.6
Feb17° / 15322.4123.3
Mar17° / 18928122.9
Apr16° / 19127.8122.8
May16° / 14327.9122.9
Jun15° / 10824.712.12.9
Jul15° / 9523.912.13.0
Aug15° / 6920.3123.4
Sep16° / 8622123.5
Oct17° / 16525.9123.2
Nov17° / 19926.3123.1
Dec16° / 19225.811.93.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8892
9892
10892
11793
12793
13793
14793
15694
16694
17694
18595
19694
20694
21694
22694
23595
24595
25595
26595
27595
28694
29694
30694
31694

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Túquerres gets around 148 mm of rain over 22.3 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 73% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
172
272
372
472
571
672
772
872
973
1073
1174
1274
1375
1475
1575
1674
1774
1874
1973
2073
2173
2273
2373
2472
2572
2672
2772
2872
2972
3073
3173

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

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
16calm
26calm
36calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 hours 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 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:156:12
211.96:166:12
311.96:166:13
411.96:176:13
511.96:176:14
611.96:186:14
711.96:186:14
811.96:186:15
911.96:196:15
1011.96:196:16
1111.96:206:16
1211.96:206:17
1311.96:206:17
1411.96:216:17
1511.96:216:18
1611.96:216:18
1711.96:226:18
1811.96:226:19
1911.96:226:19
2011.96:236:19
2111.96:236:20
2211.96:236:20
2311.96:246:20
2411.96:246:21
2511.96:246:21
2611.96:246:21
2711.96:246:21
2812.06:256:22
2912.06:256:22
3012.06:256:22
3112.06:256:22

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
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244.6Bright
254.7Bright
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274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Túquerres?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Túquerres.

What to pack for Túquerres in January

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

In January, Túquerres sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Túquerres in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Túquerres peaks around February 21 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 21 at about 13 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 17Jul 21UV 13
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May15Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Túquerres 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 Túquerres is worst in February — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodFeb 2216 µg/m³Jul 117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug10Good
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Túquerres?

Túquerres sits at 1.1°N, 77.6°W, 3,048 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Pupiales, 24 km away.

Topography around Túquerres

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Túquerres has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 484 m around an average of 3,073 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,535 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,685 m.

The land around Túquerres is covered by grassland (45%), trees (29%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
484 m
16 km
2,535 m
80 km
4,685 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Pupiales 24 km · Samaniego 28 km · Ipiales 29 km · Tulcán 32 km · Pasto 40 km · Providencia 56 km · Buesaco 61 km · San Lorenzo 64 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 Túquerres (1.0865°, -77.6186°, elevation 3,048 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).