Cotoca weather in January

In January, Cotoca sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 168 mm of rain across 17.1 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Cotoca's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cotoca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
168 mm
17.1 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:53 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Cotoca is Town and municipality in the Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia.

Density
2,197/km²
people per km²

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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Cotoca reaches about 31°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 34°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 Cotoca

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.

Cotoca weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°16817.112.93.6
Feb30° / 23°13816.212.63.8
Mar30° / 22°12414.412.14.2
Apr29° / 21°7010.711.65.3
May26° / 18°6110.311.26.5
Jun25° / 17°518.3117.0
Jul26° / 16°425.7117.5
Aug29° / 18°465.211.46.7
Sep31° / 20°707.311.95.1
Oct31° / 22°8810.512.44.2
Nov31° / 22°12112.812.84.0
Dec31° / 23°16516.9133.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22377
32377
42278
52278
62377
72476
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112575
122674
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203070
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243070
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313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Cotoca gets around 168 mm of rain over 17.1 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 55% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
157
257
358
458
558
658
758
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957
1057
1156
1256
1355
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1753
1853
1952
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2152
2253
2353
2454
2554
2655
2755
2856
2956
3057
3157

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1211843
2211843
3211843
4212833
5212824
6212824
7212824
8313804
9313804
10313804
11313804
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Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:446:47
213.05:446:47
313.05:456:48
413.05:466:48
513.05:466:48
613.05:476:48
713.05:476:49
813.05:486:49
913.05:486:49
1013.05:496:49
1113.05:506:50
1213.05:506:50
1313.05:516:50
1413.05:516:50
1513.05:526:50
1613.05:536:50
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2012.95:556:51
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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 5.82 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 5.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Cotoca

In seasonPeak

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

Cotoca'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 Cotoca?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cotoca.

What to pack for Cotoca in January

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

In January, Cotoca sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cotoca 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 Cotoca peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jul 12UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Cotoca 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 Cotoca is worst in September — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.8× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateSep 1935 µg/m³May 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul11Good
Aug21Moderate
Sep37Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cotoca?

Cotoca sits at 17.8°S, 63.0°W, 387 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Santa Cruz, 14 km away.

Villa YapacaníAscención de GuarayosMizqueCamiri

Topography around Cotoca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cotoca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 379 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,646 m.

The land around Cotoca is covered by grassland (45%) and trees (44%) within 3 km, grassland (37%), trees (31%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), cropland (27%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
105 m
80 km
1,646 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Santa Cruz 14 km · Warnes 36 km · El Torno 41 km · Montero 57 km · Villa Yapacaní 95 km · Ascención de Guarayos 214 km · Mizque 243 km · Camiri 252 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 Cotoca (-17.8167°, -63.05°, elevation 387 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).