Mayas Weather in January
Mayas in January
The short of it: Mayas in January averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 74 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 6° · rain 74 mm · daylight 12 h 33 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Mayas an average January high of 18°, a low of 6° and some 74 mm of rain. Much like December: highs about 18°, nights near 6°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 74 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 33 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Mayas runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Quiches, 23 km to the SE, is 4° warmer by day.
January in Mayas, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- about the same, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QuichesAncash | 23 km SE | 22° | 10° | 77 mm |
| Cóndor CerroAncash | 25 km SE | 22° | 10° | 77 mm |
| SitabambaLa Libertad | 29 km NNW | 20° | 7° | 91 mm |
| UrpayLa Libertad | 31 km ESE | 23° | 11° | 86 mm |
| ParcoyLa Libertad | 33 km NE | 18° | 7° | 99 mm |
| La SoledadLa Libertad | 34 km NE | 18° | 7° | 99 mm |
| HuandovalAncash | 35 km W | 19° | 7° | 52 mm |
| HuaylillasLa Libertad | 36 km ENE | 22° | 10° | 90 mm |