Colombia in January
January is Colombia's best month (rank 1 of 12): its 13 destinations average 80/100, led by Santa Marta at 93 — 35°C and 3 rainy days — while Bogotá is cooler at 20°C and scores 86.
#1 of 12 months for Colombia · 13 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
🇨🇴 Colombia, month by month
80/100 in JanuaryWhere in Colombia in January
Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means January is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.
What's on in Colombia in January
- Cartagena Music Festival · Cartagena · 5–15 Jan (usually)
- Hay Festival Cartagena · Cartagena · 29 Jan – 1 Feb
- Christmas and New Year peak · Cartagena and 2 more places · 18 Dec – 5 Jan
- Christmas lights · Guatapé and 1 more place · 15 Nov – 10 Jan (usually)
- The Monday puentes · Medellín · 1 Jan – 31 Dec
- Novenas and the December break · Medellín · 16 Dec – 6 Jan
- Migratory bird season · Minca · 1 Oct – 30 Apr (usually)
- Coffee harvest · Minca · 1 Oct – 28 Feb (usually)
Seasons in force
Peak crowds at 5 of Colombia's 6 well-known places this month.