Tiquipaya weather in January

In January, Tiquipaya sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 289 mm of precipitation across 29.6 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tiquipaya's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tiquipaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Precipitation
289 mm
29.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:06 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Tiquipaya is city 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 Tiquipaya reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1157
2157
3157
4157
5157
6147
7147
8147
9146
10146
11146
12146
13146
14146
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27146
28146
29156
30157
31157

How January really feels in Tiquipaya

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.

Tiquipaya weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 28929.60.512.92.3
Feb14° / 27027.20.312.62.2
Mar15° / 18927.60.412.12.5
Apr15° / 9120.40.211.63.3
May14° / 4010.50.211.24.4
Jun14° / 297.50.2114.4
Jul14° / 338.20.711.14.3
Aug14° / 4811.50.611.44.1
Sep15° / 7418.60.211.93.6
Oct15° / 10424.20.112.43.2
Nov16° / 14225.30.312.83.0
Dec15° / 24029.10.3132.5

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 4% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4496
5496
6496
7496
8496
9595
10595
11595
12694
13694
14694
15694
16694
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tiquipaya gets around 289 mm of rain and snow over 29.6 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 96% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1972
2972
3972
4972
5972
6972
7972
8972
9962
10962
11962
12962
13952
14952
15952
16952
17952
18942
19942
20942
21941
22941
23941
24951
25951
26951
27951
28951
29961
30961
31961

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
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
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264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 5:57 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 7:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:576:59
213.05:586:59
313.05:596:59
413.05:597:00
513.06:007:00
613.06:007:00
713.06:017:00
813.06:017:01
913.06:027:01
1013.06:037:01
1113.06:037:01
1213.06:047:02
1313.06:047:02
1412.96:057:02
1512.96:067:02
1612.96:067:02
1712.96:077:02
1812.96:077:02
1912.96:087:02
2012.96:097:02
2112.96:097:02
2212.96:107:02
2312.96:107:02
2412.96:117:02
2512.86:117:02
2612.86:127:02
2712.86:137:02
2812.86:137:02
2912.86:147:02
3012.86:147:02
3112.86:157:02

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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55.5Bright
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95.5Bright
105.5Bright
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275.5Bright
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305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tiquipaya

In seasonPeak

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

Tiquipaya'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 Tiquipaya?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tiquipaya.

What to pack for Tiquipaya in January

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

In January, Tiquipaya sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Tiquipaya 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 Tiquipaya peaks around January 18 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 18Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov16Extreme
Dec17Extreme

Air quality in Tiquipaya 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 Tiquipaya 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 Tiquipaya?

Tiquipaya sits at 17.3°S, 66.2°W, 2,651 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Colcapirhua, 6.0 km away.

Quime

Topography around Tiquipaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tiquipaya has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 700 m around an average of 2,686 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,310 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,666 m.

The land around Tiquipaya is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), cropland (24%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
700 m
16 km
2,310 m
80 km
4,666 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Colcapirhua 6.0 km · Cochabamba 8.0 km · Quillacollo 9.0 km · Vinto 12 km · Sipe Sipe 20 km · Sacaba 20 km · Punata 46 km · Quime 113 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 Tiquipaya (-17.338°, -66.2158°, elevation 2,651 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).