Llallagua weather in January

In January, Llallagua sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 188 mm of precipitation across 26.3 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Llallagua's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Llallagua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
11th warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Precipitation
188 mm
26.3 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:06 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Llallagua is human settlement 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 14°C through the month.

A typical January day in Llallagua reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2146
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How January really feels in Llallagua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Llallagua weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 18826.30.9132.5
Feb14° / 16623.80.712.62.5
Mar14° / 13422.50.312.13.0
Apr15° / 5713.10.211.64.3
May15° / 113.10.111.15.8
Jun15° / -1°51.30.310.95.7
Jul14° / -2°92.30.6115.5
Aug16° / -0°174111.45.9
Sep17° / 3580.411.95.7
Oct17° / 6713.30.312.45.2
Nov17° / 7815.40.212.94.6
Dec16° / 13922.40.613.13.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
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71189
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Llallagua gets around 188 mm of rain and snow over 26.3 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 precipitation averages around 85% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1832
2832
3832
4832
5833
6833
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11843
12843
13853
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26853
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31842

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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Dry (%)
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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
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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287calm
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306calm
316calm

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 5:57 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:577:02
213.15:577:02
313.15:587:03
413.15:597:03
513.15:597:03
613.16:007:04
713.16:007:04
813.16:017:04
913.06:017:04
1013.06:027:05
1113.06:037:05
1213.06:037:05
1313.06:047:05
1413.06:057:05
1513.06:057:05
1613.06:067:05
1713.06:067:06
1813.06:077:06
1913.06:087:06
2013.06:087:06
2112.96:097:06
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2312.96:107:06
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2612.96:127:05
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2812.96:137:05
2912.96:147:05
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3112.86:157:05

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 6.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Llallagua

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Llallagua?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Llallagua.

What to pack for Llallagua in January

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

In January, Llallagua sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Llallagua 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 Llallagua peaks around January 18 at about 18 (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 highExtremeJan 18UV 18Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Llallagua?

Llallagua sits at 18.4°S, 66.6°W, 3,750 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Huanuni, 31 km away.

Sipe SipeVintoQuillacolloColcapirhuaCochabambaPunata

Topography around Llallagua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Llallagua has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 872 m around an average of 3,935 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,346 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,019 m.

The land around Llallagua is covered by grassland (53%) and bare terrain (27%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
872 m
16 km
1,346 m
80 km
3,019 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Huanuni 31 km · Oruro 74 km · Sipe Sipe 110 km · Vinto 118 km · Quillacollo 119 km · Colcapirhua 121 km · Cochabamba 124 km · Punata 126 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 Llallagua (-18.4249°, -66.5778°, elevation 3,750 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).