Punata weather in January

In January, Punata sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 287 mm of precipitation across 29 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Punata's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Punata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Precipitation
287 mm
29 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:04 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
88%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Punata is city.

Founded
1781

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 17°C through the month.

A typical January day in Punata reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Punata 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
Jan17° / 2872912.92.8
Feb16° / 25526.212.62.8
Mar16° / 19626.112.13.2
Apr16° / 10116.811.64.2
May16° / 529.111.25.0
Jun15° / 387114.9
Jul15° / 438.211.14.7
Aug15° / 6111.411.44.6
Sep16° / 7917.311.94.1
Oct17° / 10522.412.43.8
Nov17° / 13722.512.83.8
Dec17° / 23127.9133.1

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 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Punata gets around 287 mm of rain and snow over 29 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 94% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
196
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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 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:566:57
213.05:566:58
313.05:576:58
413.05:576:58
513.05:586:59
613.05:586:59
713.05:596:59
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1313.06:037:01
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1513.06:047:01
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1712.96:057:01
1812.96:057:01
1912.96:067:01
2012.96:077:01
2112.96:077:01
2212.96:087:01
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2412.96:097:01
2512.96:107:01
2612.86:107:01
2712.86:117:01
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2912.86:127:01
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3112.86:137:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Punata

In seasonPeak

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

Punata's monsoon runs November–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 Punata?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Punata.

What to pack for Punata in January

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

In January, Punata sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Punata in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 18 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Punata peaks around January 18 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 highExtremeJan 18UV 18Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov16Extreme
Dec17Extreme

Air quality in Punata 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 Punata is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1615 µg/m³Dec 235 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug11Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Punata?

Punata sits at 17.5°S, 65.8°W, 2,731 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Sacaba, 27 km away.

Topography around Punata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Punata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 2,723 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,487 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,779 m.

The land around Punata is covered by cropland (64%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
1,487 m
80 km
4,779 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Sacaba 27 km · Cochabamba 39 km · Colcapirhua 46 km · Tiquipaya 46 km · Quillacollo 50 km · Vinto 54 km · Sipe Sipe 56 km · Mizque 69 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 Punata (-17.5423°, -65.8347°, elevation 2,731 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).