Caldera Weather in January
Caldera in January
The short of it: Caldera in January averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 13 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 16° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 13 h 40 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & January
Thirty years of records give Caldera an average January high of 24°, a low of 16° and some 1.0 mm of rain. Much like December: highs about 24°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 40 min in mid-January.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates January 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and January.
Against its neighbours, Caldera runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Copiapó, 59 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
January in Caldera, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 2° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CopiapóAtacama | 59 km SE | 24° | 14° | 0.0 mm |
| Tierra AmarillaAtacama | 71 km SE | 24° | 14° | 0.0 mm |
| Diego de AlmagroAtacama | 108 km NE | 26° | 15° | 0.0 mm |
| HuascoAtacama | 160 km SSW | 23° | 15° | 0.0 mm |
| FreirinaAtacama | 162 km S | 25° | 14° | 0.0 mm |
| VallenarAtacama | 168 km S | 25° | 13° | 0.0 mm |
| TaltalAntofagasta | 188 km N | 26° | 18° | 0.0 mm |
| Alto del CarmenAtacama | 191 km S | 23° | 12° | 0.0 mm |