Villanueva weather in January

In January, Villanueva sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 Villanueva's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villanueva's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:05 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
54%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Villanueva reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°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)
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How January really feels in Villanueva

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Villanueva weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°122.711.74.0
Feb34° / 24°314.711.83.3
Mar33° / 24°9211.1123.1
Apr31° / 23°2772412.12.7
May30° / 23°36227.512.22.8
Jun29° / 22°34427.712.33.0
Jul29° / 22°31727.812.33.2
Aug30° / 22°2812612.23.2
Sep31° / 23°25126.4122.8
Oct31° / 23°20825.311.92.8
Nov31° / 23°12518.811.83.4
Dec32° / 23°376.911.74.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46238
56139
66040
76040
85941
95941
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115743
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315446

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Villanueva gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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310
49
59
69
78
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98
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3112

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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 44% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
106295213
206305212
307325011
407335010
50735499
60836488
70837477
81839467
91840456
101842446
111843436
120844426
130845406
140846396
150947385
160948375
1701049355
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1901151335
2001251325
2101253305
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2411551285
2511551285
2611651275
2711651275
2821749276
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3021848276
3121847267

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
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912light breeze
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1112light breeze
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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 6:00 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:005:42
211.76:005:42
311.76:015:43
411.76:015:43
511.76:025:44
611.76:025:44
711.76:025:45
811.76:035:45
911.76:035:46
1011.76:045:46
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1311.76:055:48
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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 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.69 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Villanueva

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Villanueva?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Villanueva in January

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

In January, Villanueva sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Villanueva in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 13UV 13Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Villanueva 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 Villanueva is worst in March — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2030 µg/m³Dec 1911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Villanueva?

Villanueva sits at 5.3°N, 72.0°W, 185 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Yopal, 48 km away.

SogamosoDuitamaTameTunja

Topography around Villanueva

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villanueva has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 182 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,157 m.

The land around Villanueva is covered by grassland (87%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
3,157 m
treesgrasslandcroplandwater
January weather nearby: Yopal 48 km · Aguazul 65 km · Paz de Ariporo 67 km · Tauramena 91 km · Sogamoso 117 km · Duitama 133 km · Tame 133 km · Tunja 157 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 Villanueva (5.2833°, -71.9667°, elevation 185 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).