Weather in Barranquilla in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Barranquilla;
Average weather
Average temperature in Barranquilla in January
The temperature in January is +27°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +27°C during the day and a minimum of +24°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 33% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +27°C to +26°C.
Is Barranquilla warm or cold in January?
Barranquilla is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +27°C to +26°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +26°C to +25°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
January is the coldest month in Barranquilla, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Barranquilla in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +26°C | +26°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +23°C | +23°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +29°C | +29°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 34 mm | 3 mm | 2 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 6 m/s | 6 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 83% | 81% | 80% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 11 | 20 | 17 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January often has better weather than December. It’s getting colder in January. From +27°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +26°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 34 mm to 3 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 83% to 81%. Winds are stronger in comparison to December, going up from 4 m/s to 6 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 11 to 20.
Next month (February) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Barranquilla is gradually increasing during January, going from 4 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Barranquilla?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Barranquilla in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+27°C) and the highest in 2017 (+28°C). The driest year was 2015 with only 674 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2010 with 2240 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Barranquilla, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.