Socos Weather in January
Socos in January
The short of it: Socos in January averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 148 mm (5.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 5° · rain 148 mm · daylight 12 h 49 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & August
Thirty years of records give Socos an average January high of 17°, a low of 5° and some 148 mm of rain. Much like December: highs about 17°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 148 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 May and August.
Against its neighbours, Socos runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Vinchos, 8 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
January in Socos, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 36 mm more rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VinchosAyacucho | 8 km WSW | 18° | 6° | 139 mm |
| AyacuchoAyacucho | 9 km NE | 23° | 10° | 107 mm |
| Las NazarenasAyacucho | 10 km NE | 23° | 10° | 107 mm |
| CompañiaAyacucho | 17 km NNE | 24° | 11° | 90 mm |
| Santo Tomás de PataHuancavelica | 18 km NW | 18° | 5° | 132 mm |
| AntaparcoHuancavelica | 20 km NW | 21° | 8° | 108 mm |
| AcocroAyacucho | 27 km E | 20° | 7° | 150 mm |
| JulcamarcaHuancavelica | 28 km NW | 19° | 6° | 126 mm |