Colcabamba Weather in January
Colcabamba in January
The short of it: Colcabamba in January averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 178 mm (7.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 5° · rain 178 mm · daylight 12 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Colcabamba an average January high of 19°, a low of 5° and some 178 mm of rain. Much like December: highs about 19°, nights near 5°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 178 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 52 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 September and May.
Against its neighbours, Colcabamba runs cooler than most and about as wet in January. Toraya, 7 km to the SW, is 1° cooler by day.
January in Colcabamba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 66 mm more rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TorayaApurímac Department | 7 km SW | 18° | 5° | 175 mm |
| TintayApurímac Department | 9 km NE | 23° | 9° | 172 mm |
| San Juan de ChacñaApurímac Department | 12 km NE | 21° | 7° | 181 mm |
| AncobambaApurímac Department | 17 km E | 19° | 6° | 183 mm |
| SañaycaApurímac Department | 24 km SSW | 17° | 4° | 173 mm |
| YanacaApurímac Department | 26 km SSE | 19° | 5° | 174 mm |
| SocospataApurímac Department | 34 km NW | 19° | 5° | 164 mm |
| UmamarcaApurímac Department | 34 km W | 18° | 4° | 172 mm |