Isla del Sol weather in January

In January, Isla del Sol sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 280 mm of rain across 29.3 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 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Isla del Sol's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Isla del Sol's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Rainfall
280 mm
29.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:20 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
84%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Isla del Sol is village on Isla del Sol, 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 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Isla del Sol reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Isla del Sol 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
Jan12° / 28029.312.81.7
Feb12° / 25025.612.51.7
Mar12° / 2112712.11.9
Apr12° / 9516.911.62.6
May12° / 286.611.33.5
Jun11° / 12311.13.5
Jul11° / 143.311.13.3
Aug11° / 164.211.53.4
Sep12° / 408.811.93.3
Oct12° / 7613.612.43.2
Nov13° / 9115.812.73.1
Dec13° / 2012512.92.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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

Any precipitation

Isla del Sol gets around 280 mm of rain over 29.3 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 95% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

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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 6:12 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:127:08
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312.96:137:09
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512.96:147:09
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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 6.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 6.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Isla del Sol

In seasonPeak

In January, Isla del Sol sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Isla del Sol's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
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Aug
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Isla del Sol?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Isla del Sol.

What to pack for Isla del Sol in January

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

In January, Isla del Sol sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

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UV index in Isla del Sol in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 19 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Isla del Sol peaks around February 8 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 19Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Isla del Sol?

Isla del Sol sits at 16.0°S, 69.1°W, 0 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Copacabana, 17 km away.

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Topography around Isla del Sol

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Isla del Sol has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m around an average of 3,837 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,093 m.

The land around Isla del Sol is covered by water (71%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, water (91%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
250 m
16 km
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80 km
5,093 m
treesgrasslandcroplandbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetland
January weather nearby: Copacabana 17 km · Ilave 56 km · Sorata 61 km · Tiahuanaco 76 km · Puno 96 km · Laja 99 km · Viacha 113 km · La Paz 118 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 Isla del Sol (-16.0357°, -69.1484°, elevation 0 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).