Villa Rica weather in January

In January, Villa Rica sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 370 mm of rain across 29.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Villa Rica's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villa Rica's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 370 mm; 29.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:21 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 1st clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

← December Villa Rica year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical January day in Villa Rica reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	15
2	22	15
3	23	15
4	23	15
5	23	15
6	23	15
7	23	15
8	23	15
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24	23	15
25	23	15
26	23	15
27	23	15
28	23	15
29	23	15
30	23	15
31	23	15

Villa Rica weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 15°	370	29.8	11.9	3.6
Feb	23° / 15°	392	27.2	11.9	3.5
Mar	23° / 15°	532	30.1	12	3.5
Apr	23° / 15°	642	29.7	12.1	3.4
May	23° / 15°	727	30.7	12.1	3.4
Jun	23° / 14°	786	29.5	12.1	3.4
Jul	23° / 14°	823	30.3	12.1	3.5
Aug	23° / 14°	738	30.6	12.1	3.5
Sep	23° / 14°	658	29.9	12	3.4
Oct	22° / 15°	507	30.1	11.9	3.4
Nov	22° / 15°	378	28.7	11.9	3.5
Dec	22° / 15°	392	29.8	11.9	3.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
Cloudier (%)	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	5	95
31	5	95

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Villa Rica gets around 370 mm of rain over 29.8 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 96% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	96
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	97
29	97
30	97
31	97

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21
Humid (%)	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	75	76	76	77	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	78	78
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	24	76	0
2	24	76	0
3	25	75	0
4	25	75	0
5	25	75	0
6	26	74	0
7	26	74	0
8	26	74	0
9	27	73	0
10	27	73	0
11	27	73	0
12	27	73	0
13	27	73	0
14	27	73	0
15	27	73	0
16	26	74	0
17	26	74	0
18	26	74	0
19	25	75	0
20	24	76	0
21	24	76	0
22	23	77	0
23	23	77	0
24	22	78	0
25	22	78	0
26	22	78	0
27	22	78	0
28	21	79	0
29	21	79	0
30	21	78	1
31	21	78	1

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
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16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
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27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:17 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24
Sunset (PM)	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:15	6:06
2	11.9	6:15	6:07
3	11.9	6:16	6:07
4	11.9	6:16	6:08
5	11.9	6:17	6:08
6	11.9	6:17	6:09
7	11.9	6:17	6:09
8	11.9	6:18	6:09
9	11.9	6:18	6:10
10	11.9	6:19	6:10
11	11.9	6:19	6:11
12	11.9	6:19	6:11
13	11.9	6:20	6:12
14	11.9	6:20	6:12
15	11.9	6:20	6:12
16	11.9	6:21	6:13
17	11.9	6:21	6:13
18	11.9	6:21	6:14
19	11.9	6:22	6:14
20	11.9	6:22	6:14
21	11.9	6:22	6:15
22	11.9	6:22	6:15
23	11.9	6:23	6:15
24	11.9	6:23	6:16
25	11.9	6:23	6:16
26	11.9	6:23	6:16
27	11.9	6:23	6:16
28	11.9	6:24	6:17
29	11.9	6:24	6:17
30	11.9	6:24	6:17
31	11.9	6:24	6:17

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 4.82 kWh/m² in August across the year — January's 4.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Villa Rica?

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

2.7

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Villa Rica.

What to pack for Villa Rica in January

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

In January, Villa Rica sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Villa Rica in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Villa Rica peaks around February 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 20 at about 12 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	17	16	14	15	13	12	12	14	14	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	15	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Villa Rica 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 Villa Rica is worst in March — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 9 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	18	19	16	12	10	9	12	16	13	13	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	12	Moderate
Jun	10	Good
Jul	9	Good
Aug	12	Good
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Villa Rica?

Villa Rica sits at 2.5°N, 76.8°W, 1,737 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Popayán, 28 km away.

Topography around Villa Rica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villa Rica has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 370 m around an average of 1,735 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,092 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,625 m.

The land around Villa Rica is covered by trees (64%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (76%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

370 m

trees 64%

16 km

2,092 m

trees 76%

80 km

4,625 m

trees 78%

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← December Villa Rica year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Popayán 28 km · Morales 36 km · Piendamo 38 km · Suárez 52 km · Patía 54 km · Balboa 67 km · Santander de Quilichao 68 km · Jamundí 90 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

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 Villa Rica (2.5142°, -76.8494°, elevation 1,737 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	15
2	22	15
3	23	15
4	23	15
5	23	15
6	23	15
7	23	15
8	23	15
9	23	15
10	23	15
11	23	15
12	23	15
13	23	15
14	23	15
15	23	15
16	23	15
17	23	15
18	23	15
19	23	15
20	23	15
21	23	15
22	23	15
23	23	15
24	23	15
25	23	15
26	23	15
27	23	15
28	23	15
29	23	15
30	23	15
31	23	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	96
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	97
29	97
30	97
31	97

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	24	76	0
2	24	76	0
3	25	75	0
4	25	75	0
5	25	75	0
6	26	74	0
7	26	74	0
8	26	74	0
9	27	73	0
10	27	73	0
11	27	73	0
12	27	73	0
13	27	73	0
14	27	73	0
15	27	73	0
16	26	74	0
17	26	74	0
18	26	74	0
19	25	75	0
20	24	76	0
21	24	76	0
22	23	77	0
23	23	77	0
24	22	78	0
25	22	78	0
26	22	78	0
27	22	78	0
28	21	79	0
29	21	79	0
30	21	78	1
31	21	78	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	15
2	22	15
3	23	15
4	23	15
5	23	15
6	23	15
7	23	15
8	23	15
9	23	15
10	23	15
11	23	15
12	23	15
13	23	15
14	23	15
15	23	15
16	23	15
17	23	15
18	23	15
19	23	15
20	23	15
21	23	15
22	23	15
23	23	15
24	23	15
25	23	15
26	23	15
27	23	15
28	23	15
29	23	15
30	23	15
31	23	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	96
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	97
29	97
30	97
31	97

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	24	76	0
2	24	76	0
3	25	75	0
4	25	75	0
5	25	75	0
6	26	74	0
7	26	74	0
8	26	74	0
9	27	73	0
10	27	73	0
11	27	73	0
12	27	73	0
13	27	73	0
14	27	73	0
15	27	73	0
16	26	74	0
17	26	74	0
18	26	74	0
19	25	75	0
20	24	76	0
21	24	76	0
22	23	77	0
23	23	77	0
24	22	78	0
25	22	78	0
26	22	78	0
27	22	78	0
28	21	79	0
29	21	79	0
30	21	78	1
31	21	78	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	15
2	22	15
3	23	15
4	23	15
5	23	15
6	23	15
7	23	15
8	23	15
9	23	15
10	23	15
11	23	15
12	23	15
13	23	15
14	23	15
15	23	15
16	23	15
17	23	15
18	23	15
19	23	15
20	23	15
21	23	15
22	23	15
23	23	15
24	23	15
25	23	15
26	23	15
27	23	15
28	23	15
29	23	15
30	23	15
31	23	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	96
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	97
29	97
30	97
31	97

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	24	76	0
2	24	76	0
3	25	75	0
4	25	75	0
5	25	75	0
6	26	74	0
7	26	74	0
8	26	74	0
9	27	73	0
10	27	73	0
11	27	73	0
12	27	73	0
13	27	73	0
14	27	73	0
15	27	73	0
16	26	74	0
17	26	74	0
18	26	74	0
19	25	75	0
20	24	76	0
21	24	76	0
22	23	77	0
23	23	77	0
24	22	78	0
25	22	78	0
26	22	78	0
27	22	78	0
28	21	79	0
29	21	79	0
30	21	78	1
31	21	78	1