Vilcabamba Weather in January
Vilcabamba in January
The short of it: Vilcabamba in January averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 5 °C (42 °F), with 190 mm (7.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 5° · rain 190 mm · daylight 12 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
January in Vilcabamba brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 5°, with about 190 mm of rain over the month. Much like December: highs about 19°, nights near 5°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 190 mm.
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 August.
Against its neighbours, Vilcabamba runs warmer than most and wetter than most in January. Ayrihuanca, 4 km to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
January in Vilcabamba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 57 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
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AyrihuancaApurímac Department | 4 km SSE | 18° | 5° | 188 mm |
| ProgresoApurímac Department | 16 km E | 15° | 2° | 192 mm |
| TurpayApurímac Department | 17 km S | 18° | 5° | 189 mm |
| MamaraApurímac Department | 17 km SSE | 18° | 5° | 189 mm |
| HuayllatiApurímac Department | 22 km NE | 17° | 4° | 187 mm |
| LambramaApurímac Department | 28 km NW | 19° | 5° | 196 mm |
| AcpitánApurímac Department | 35 km NE | 17° | 4° | 188 mm |
| HuaquircaApurímac Department | 41 km SW | 18° | 4° | 178 mm |