Caranavi weather in January

In January, Caranavi sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 351 mm of rain across 29.1 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Caranavi's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caranavi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
351 mm
29.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:14 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
90%
10th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Caranavi is city in Bolivia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Caranavi reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Caranavi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°35129.112.83.6
Feb26° / 18°29626.612.53.6
Mar26° / 18°23827.712.13.8
Apr25° / 17°14620.811.74.8
May24° / 15°13216.211.35.7
Jun22° / 14°9212.511.16.1
Jul22° / 13°8312.311.26.2
Aug24° / 14°10213.211.56.4
Sep25° / 15°14917.711.95.5
Oct26° / 17°20124.412.44.4
Nov26° / 17°21624.712.74.1
Dec26° / 18°3002912.93.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
8496
9496
10595
11595
12595
13694
14694
15694
16793
17793
18793
19793
20892
21892
22892
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25793
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27793
28694
29694
30694
31595

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Caranavi gets around 351 mm of rain over 29.1 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 94% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
195
295
395
496
596
696
795
895
995
1095
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1295
1394
1494
1594
1694
1793
1893
1993
2093
2193
2292
2392
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2593
2693
2793
2894
2994
3094
3195

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 84% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11189
21288
31288
41288
51288
61387
71486
81486
91585
101684
111684
121783
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301684
311684

Wind in January

Winds average 3 km/h in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
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213calm
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263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:067:01
212.96:067:02
312.96:077:02
412.96:077:02
512.96:087:03
612.96:087:03
712.96:097:03
812.96:107:03
912.96:107:04
1012.96:117:04
1112.96:117:04
1212.96:127:04
1312.96:127:04
1412.96:137:05
1512.96:147:05
1612.86:147:05
1712.86:157:05
1812.86:157:05
1912.86:167:05
2012.86:167:05
2112.86:177:05
2212.86:187:05
2312.86:187:05
2412.86:197:05
2512.86:197:05
2612.86:207:05
2712.86:207:05
2812.76:217:05
2912.76:217:05
3012.76:227:05
3112.76:227:05

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.99 kWh/m² to a high of 4.92 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 4.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.6Bright
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304.7Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Caranavi

In seasonPeak

In January, Caranavi sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Caranavi's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Caranavi?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Caranavi.

What to pack for Caranavi in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Caranavi sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Caranavi in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caranavi peaks around February 8 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 16Jul 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Caranavi in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Caranavi is worst in October — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.3× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateOct 1439 µg/m³May 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct40Poor
Nov22Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Caranavi?

Caranavi sits at 15.8°S, 67.6°W, 986 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is La Paz, 97 km away.

La PazAchocallaSorataLajaViachaQuimeSan BorjaTiahuanaco

Topography around Caranavi

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Caranavi.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caranavi has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 915 m around an average of 858 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,665 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,728 m.

The land around Caranavi is covered by trees (85%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
915 m
16 km
1,665 m
80 km
5,728 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: La Paz 97 km · Achocalla 103 km · Sorata 116 km · Laja 117 km · Viacha 120 km · Quime 133 km · San Borja 140 km · Tiahuanaco 143 km

Bolivia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 40% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,148
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
21.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
Roman Catholic 65%Protestant 20%none 6%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Caranavi (-15.834°, -67.5659°, elevation 986 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).