Weather in Medellin in January 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Medellin in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +27°C with a maximum of +30°C and a minimum of +13°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 12% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +27°C to +29°C.
Is Medellin warm or cold in January?
Medellin is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +25°C to +26°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +16°C to +15°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how January is compared to other months in Medellin:
Climate in Medellin in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +26°C | +26°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +10°C | +11°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +32°C | +32°C | +33°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 136 mm | 98 mm | 114 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 0 m/s | 0 m/s | 0 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 82% | 80% | 80% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | 19 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting warmer as January arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +25°C to +26°C during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 136 mm to 98 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 82% to 80%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 0 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 0 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Medellin is gradually increasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Medellin?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Medellin in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+24°C) and the highest in 2019 (+28°C). The driest year was 2002 with only 1628 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2008 with 3155 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Medellin, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
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.