Colca Weather in January
Colca in January
The short of it: Colca in January averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 153 mm (6.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 7° · rain 153 mm · daylight 12 h 51 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & October
Thirty years of records give Colca an average January high of 20°, a low of 7° and some 153 mm of rain. Much like December: highs about 20°, nights near 7°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 153 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 51 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 November and October.
Against its neighbours, Colca runs warmer than most and drier than most in January. Huancaraylla, 7 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
January in Colca, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 62 mm more rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HuancarayllaAyacucho | 7 km W | 19° | 5° | 155 mm |
| CircamarcaAyacucho | 10 km W | 19° | 5° | 155 mm |
| CayaraAyacucho | 10 km SSE | 18° | 5° | 163 mm |
| San Juan de ChitoAyacucho | 14 km NE | 18° | 4° | 168 mm |
| VischongoAyacucho | 14 km NNE | 20° | 6° | 161 mm |
| AccomarcaAyacucho | 17 km SE | 20° | 7° | 159 mm |
| HuamboAyacucho | 17 km WNW | 15° | 3° | 163 mm |
| CarampaAyacucho | 23 km WNW | 20° | 7° | 132 mm |