Cobija weather in January

In January, Cobija sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 263 mm of rain across 26.7 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Cobija's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cobija's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
263 mm
26.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:27 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
87%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Cobija is city and municipality of Bolivia.

Density
66/km²
people per km²
Founded
1906

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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Cobija reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Cobija

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Cobija weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°26326.712.62.9
Feb30° / 22°26524.712.42.9
Mar30° / 22°25526.212.13.0
Apr30° / 22°15320.311.83.6
May29° / 21°771411.54.7
Jun30° / 20°377.411.45.5
Jul31° / 19°285.711.45.4
Aug32° / 20°447.211.64.2
Sep33° / 21°9613.811.93.3
Oct32° / 22°17120.612.23.0
Nov31° / 22°22022.212.53.0
Dec30° / 23°25725.512.62.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Cobija gets around 263 mm of rain over 26.7 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10937
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Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:196:57
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412.66:216:58
512.66:216:59
612.66:226:59
712.66:226:59
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Cobija

In seasonPeak

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

Cobija's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Cobija?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cobija.

What to pack for Cobija in January

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

In January, Cobija sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cobija in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cobija peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 12 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Sep 12UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Cobija 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 Cobija is worst in September — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.7× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1661 µg/m³Jun 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul9Good
Aug28Moderate
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct26Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cobija?

Cobija sits at 11.0°S, 68.8°W, 200 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Brasiléia, 3.0 km away.

Senador GuiomardRio BrancoPuerto MaldonadoPlácido de CastroTambopata

Topography around Cobija

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cobija has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 209 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m.

The land around Cobija is covered by trees (47%), artificial surfaces (30%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (48%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
131 m
80 km
234 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Brasiléia 3.0 km · Epitaciolândia 3.0 km · Xapuri 51 km · Senador Guiomard 149 km · Rio Branco 157 km · Puerto Maldonado 180 km · Plácido de Castro 189 km · Tambopata 194 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 Cobija (-11.0267°, -68.7692°, elevation 200 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).