Chavín Weather in January
Chavín in January
The short of it: Chavín in January averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 5 °C (42 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 5° · rain 86 mm · daylight 12 h 49 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & November
Thirty years of records give Chavín an average January high of 17°, a low of 5° and some 86 mm of rain. Much like December: highs about 17°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 86 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 49 min in mid-January.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and November.
Against its neighbours, Chavín runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Pacarán, 28 km to the NNW, is 9° warmer by day.
January in Chavín, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 45 mm more rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PacaránLima region | 28 km NNW | 26° | 16° | 12 mm |
| ChicchicayLima region | 40 km N | 22° | 11° | 51 mm |
| PaloLima region | 43 km W | 27° | 18° | 1.0 mm |
| Cerro LibreLima region | 44 km W | 27° | 18° | 2.0 mm |
| Nuevo ImperialLima region | 44 km W | 27° | 18° | 1.0 mm |
| Chincha AltaIca | 44 km SSW | 28° | 18° | 1.0 mm |
| HuachosHuancavelica | 44 km ESE | 17° | 5° | 108 mm |
| ImperialLima region | 48 km W | 27° | 19° | 1.0 mm |