Tiahuanaco weather in January

In January, Tiahuanaco sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 265 mm of precipitation across 28.3 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tiahuanaco's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tiahuanaco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Precipitation
265 mm
28.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:17 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
86%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Tiahuanaco is archaeological site 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 Tiahuanaco reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1147
2147
3147
4147
5147
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8147
9147
10147
11147
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13147
14147
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22147
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28147
29147
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31147

How January really feels in Tiahuanaco

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.

Tiahuanaco weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 26528.30.912.92.2
Feb14° / 24325.80.712.62.2
Mar14° / 19426.30.412.12.5
Apr14° / 7416.50.111.63.4
May14° / 204.90.311.24.7
Jun13° / 102.40.4114.8
Jul13° / 133.10.911.14.6
Aug14° / 154.10.711.45.1
Sep15° / 368.30.811.95.0
Oct16° / 6413.80.812.44.5
Nov16° / 8216.3012.84.2
Dec15° / 17824.70.6132.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7892
8892
9892
10892
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
181090
191090
201189
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221189
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301288
311288

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tiahuanaco gets around 265 mm of rain and snow over 28.3 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 91% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1892
2882
3882
4882
5892
6892
7892
8893
9903
10903
11913
12913
13913
14923
15923
16923
17924
18934
19934
20934
21934
22924
23924
24923
25923
26923
27913
28912
29912
30912
31912

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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11100
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19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours 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 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:097:07
213.06:097:07
313.06:107:08
413.06:107:08
513.06:117:08
613.06:127:09
712.96:127:09
812.96:137:09
912.96:137:09
1012.96:147:10
1112.96:147:10
1212.96:157:10
1312.96:167:10
1412.96:167:10
1512.96:177:10
1612.96:177:11
1712.96:187:11
1812.96:197:11
1912.96:197:11
2012.96:207:11
2112.86:207:11
2212.86:217:11
2312.86:217:11
2412.86:227:11
2512.86:237:11
2612.86:237:11
2712.86:247:11
2812.86:247:11
2912.86:257:11
3012.86:257:10
3112.76:267:10

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.47 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 6.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
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276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tiahuanaco

In seasonPeak

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

Tiahuanaco'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 Tiahuanaco?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tiahuanaco.

What to pack for Tiahuanaco in January

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

In January, Tiahuanaco sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Tiahuanaco 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 Tiahuanaco peaks around February 9 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 9 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 9UV 19Jul 9UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tiahuanaco?

Tiahuanaco sits at 16.6°S, 68.7°W, 0 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Laja, 32 km away.

SorataIlave

Topography around Tiahuanaco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tiahuanaco has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m around an average of 3,862 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 997 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,259 m.

The land around Tiahuanaco is covered by grassland (61%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
314 m
16 km
997 m
80 km
4,259 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetland
January weather nearby: Laja 32 km · Viacha 42 km · Achocalla 56 km · La Paz 57 km · Copacabana 60 km · Isla del Sol 76 km · Sorata 87 km · Ilave 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 Tiahuanaco (-16.5523°, -68.6795°, 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).