Turbo weather in January

In January, Turbo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 75 mm of rain across 19.8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Turbo's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Turbo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
19.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:29 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Turbo is populated place 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Turbo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Turbo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Turbo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°7519.811.64.6
Feb29° / 25°6014.711.75.0
Mar29° / 25°9718.711.94.4
Apr29° / 25°17425.512.23.4
May28° / 25°25828.612.43.1
Jun28° / 25°24527.912.53.1
Jul28° / 25°29129.212.43.1
Aug28° / 25°25329.212.33.1
Sep28° / 25°19927.4123.2
Oct28° / 25°17726.411.83.6
Nov28° / 25°17924.411.63.9
Dec28° / 25°13724.911.54.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25545
35545
45644
55743
65743
75743
85842
95842
105842
115842
125743
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Turbo gets around 75 mm of rain over 19.8 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 65% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
173
273
372
471
570
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769
868
967
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1166
1266
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1964
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2163
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2660
2759
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3058
3158

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
107525
207624
317524
417524
517524
617623
717623
817722
917821
1017821
1117920
1208119
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Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 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 6:24 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:245:56
211.56:245:57
311.56:255:57
411.56:255:58
511.56:265:58
611.56:265:59
711.56:265:59
811.66:276:00
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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 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.08 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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314.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Turbo?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Turbo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Turbo in January

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

In January, Turbo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Turbo in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in July at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Turbo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Turbo peaks around May 23 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMay 23UV 13Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Turbo 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 Turbo is worst in March — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1927 µg/m³Nov 910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Turbo?

Turbo sits at 8.1°N, 76.7°W, 6 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Apartadó, 26 km away.

MonteríaPlaneta Rica

Topography around Turbo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Turbo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 546 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,846 m.

The land around Turbo is covered by water (34%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, water (42%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
546 m
80 km
1,846 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Apartadó 26 km · Carepa 38 km · San Pedro de Urabá 44 km · Chigorodó 48 km · Tierralta 74 km · San Juan de Urabá 77 km · Montería 119 km · Planeta Rica 131 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 Turbo (8.0926°, -76.7282°, elevation 6 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).