Cotacachi Weather in January
Cotacachi in January
The short of it: Cotacachi in January averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 69 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 9° · rain 69 mm · daylight 12 h 6 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Cotacachi an average January high of 21°, a low of 9° and some 69 mm of rain. Much like December: highs about 21°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 69 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 6 min in mid-January.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Cotacachi runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Atuntaqui, 6 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
January in Cotacachi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- about the same, 11 mm less rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AtuntaquiImbabura | 6 km ENE | 21° | 10° | 61 mm |
| OtavaloImbabura | 7 km S | 20° | 9° | 68 mm |
| IbarraImbabura | 17 km ENE | 22° | 11° | 52 mm |
| CayambePichincha | 32 km SSE | 20° | 8° | 68 mm |
| PimampiroImbabura | 38 km ENE | 23° | 12° | 40 mm |
| PomasquiPichincha | 45 km SSW | 22° | 9° | 71 mm |
| El ÁngelCarchi | 51 km NE | 16° | 6° | 100 mm |
| OyambarilloPichincha | 55 km S | 21° | 8° | 68 mm |