January Weather in Chivor Colombia

Daily high temperatures are around 72°F, rarely falling below 68°F or exceeding 77°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 51°F, rarely falling below 44°F or exceeding 58°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 51°F on January 16.

For reference, on February 12, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Chivor typically range from 53°F to 73°F, while on January 16, the coldest day of the year, they range from 51°F to 72°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on January. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Nanyuki, Kenya (7,634 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Chivor (view comparison).

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The month of January in Chivor experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 78% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 76% on January 10.

The clearest day of the month is January 10, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 24% of the time.

For reference, on April 13, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 88%, while on August 8, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 32%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Chivor, the chance of a wet day over the course of January is increasing, starting the month at 20% and ending it at 24%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 74% on May 9, and its lowest chance is 16% on January 16.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during January in Chivor is essentially constant, remaining about 1.4 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 3.4 inches or falling below 0.1 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 1.2 inches on January 16.

Over the course of January in Chivor, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is January 1, with 11 hours, 51 minutes of daylight and the longest day is January 31, with 11 hours, 55 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Chivor is 6:01 AM on January 1 and the latest sunrise is 8 minutes later at 6:09 AM on January 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:52 PM on January 1 and the latest sunset is 12 minutes later at 6:04 PM on January 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Chivor during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:43 AM and sets 12 hours, 24 minutes later, at 6:07 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 5:56 AM and sets 11 hours, 51 minutes later, at 5:47 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for January 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Chivor is essentially constant during January, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on May 25, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 8, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Chivor is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 3.6 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on February 21, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.9 miles per hour, while on November 8, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 2.7 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Chivor throughout January is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 83% on January 31.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Chivor are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Chivor are increasing during January, increasing by 350°F, from 12°F to 361°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Chivor is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 5.5 kWh throughout.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Chivor are 4.886 deg latitude, -73.369 deg longitude, and 6,184 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Chivor contains extreme variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 3,645 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,109 feet. Within 10 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (9,042 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (12,480 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Chivor is covered by trees (62%) and cropland (34%), within 10 miles by trees (64%) and cropland (23%), and within 50 miles by trees (47%) and grassland (25%).