Calbuco weather in January

In January, Calbuco sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 77 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-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 32% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of January to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Calbuco's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Calbuco's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 77 mm; 9.7 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 42 min; 6:40 AM – 9:23 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 6.94 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.5; out of 10

Calbuco is city in southern Chile.

Density: 5,448/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1603

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

← December Calbuco year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

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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 Calbuco reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	12
2	17	12
3	17	12
4	17	12
5	17	12
6	17	12
7	17	12
8	17	12
9	17	12
10	17	12
11	17	12
12	17	12
13	17	12
14	17	12
15	17	12
16	17	12
17	17	12
18	17	13
19	17	13
20	17	13
21	17	13
22	17	13
23	17	13
24	17	13
25	17	13
26	17	13
27	17	13
28	17	13
29	17	13
30	17	13
31	17	13

Calbuco weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 12°	77	9.7	14.7	5.5
Feb	17° / 12°	73	8.2	13.7	5.7
Mar	16° / 11°	107	11.7	12.3	4.7
Apr	14° / 10°	153	14.9	10.9	3.5
May	12° / 9°	232	18.2	9.7	2.6
Jun	11° / 8°	276	20.4	9	1.8
Jul	10° / 7°	246	19.7	9.3	1.7
Aug	11° / 7°	254	20.4	10.3	1.9
Sep	11° / 8°	161	16.7	11.7	2.4
Oct	13° / 9°	149	16.1	13.1	2.9
Nov	14° / 10°	118	13.5	14.4	3.7
Dec	16° / 11°	102	12.3	15	4.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	45	44	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	47	49	49	50	51	51	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	53	53	54	55	55
Cloudier (%)	55	56	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	53	51	51	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	47	47	46	45	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	48	52
11	47	53
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	54	46
30	55	45
31	55	45

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Calbuco gets around 77 mm of rain over 9.7 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	37	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	31	31	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	36
3	36
4	35
5	35
6	35
7	34
8	34
9	33
10	33
11	32
12	32
13	31
14	31
15	30
16	30
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	30
25	30
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	31

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	89	89	88	87	86	85	84	84	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	82	82	82	83	83	84
Comfortable (%)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	13	14	15	16	16	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	88	12
14	87	13
15	86	14
16	85	15
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	83	17
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	84	16

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of January to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 9:25 PM to 9:14 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	15.0	15.0	15.0	14.9	14.9	14.9	14.9	14.9	14.9	14.9	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.3	14.3	14.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:57	6:58
Sunset (PM)	9:25	9:25	9:25	9:25	9:26	9:25	9:25	9:25	9:25	9:25	9:25	9:25	9:24	9:24	9:24	9:23	9:23	9:23	9:22	9:22	9:21	9:20	9:20	9:19	9:18	9:18	9:17	9:16	9:15	9:15	9:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	15.0	6:26	9:25
2	15.0	6:27	9:25
3	15.0	6:28	9:25
4	14.9	6:29	9:25
5	14.9	6:29	9:26
6	14.9	6:30	9:25
7	14.9	6:31	9:25
8	14.9	6:32	9:25
9	14.9	6:33	9:25
10	14.9	6:34	9:25
11	14.8	6:35	9:25
12	14.8	6:36	9:25
13	14.8	6:37	9:24
14	14.8	6:38	9:24
15	14.7	6:39	9:24
16	14.7	6:40	9:23
17	14.7	6:41	9:23
18	14.7	6:42	9:23
19	14.6	6:44	9:22
20	14.6	6:45	9:22
21	14.6	6:46	9:21
22	14.6	6:47	9:20
23	14.5	6:48	9:20
24	14.5	6:49	9:19
25	14.5	6:51	9:18
26	14.4	6:52	9:18
27	14.4	6:53	9:17
28	14.4	6:54	9:16
29	14.3	6:55	9:15
30	14.3	6:57	9:15
31	14.3	6:58	9:14

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.94 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 6.94 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.5
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.0	Intense
2	7.0	Intense
3	7.0	Intense
4	7.0	Intense
5	7.0	Intense
6	7.0	Intense
7	7.0	Intense
8	7.0	Intense
9	7.0	Intense
10	7.0	Intense
11	7.0	Intense
12	7.0	Intense
13	7.0	Intense
14	7.0	Intense
15	7.0	Intense
16	7.0	Intense
17	7.0	Intense
18	6.9	Intense
19	6.9	Intense
20	6.9	Intense
21	6.9	Intense
22	6.8	Intense
23	6.8	Intense
24	6.8	Intense
25	6.7	Intense
26	6.7	Intense
27	6.7	Intense
28	6.6	Intense
29	6.6	Intense
30	6.6	Intense
31	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Calbuco

In seasonPeak

None of Calbuco's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Calbuco's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Calbuco?

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

5.5

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

January is a reasonable time to visit Calbuco for sightseeing.

What to pack for Calbuco in January

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

In January, Calbuco sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Calbuco in January

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in January at about 15°C and coldest in August near 10°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	15	14	12	12	11	11	10	11	12	13	14
Comfort	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Cool
Feb	15	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	12	Bracing
May	12	Bracing
Jun	11	Bracing
Jul	11	Bracing
Aug	10	Bracing
Sep	11	Bracing
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	13	Bracing
Dec	14	Bracing

UV index in Calbuco in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Calbuco peaks around December 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	11	7	4	2	1	2	2	4	7	8	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	7	High
Apr	4	Moderate
May	2	Moderate
Jun	1	Low
Jul	2	Low
Aug	2	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	7	High
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Calbuco?

Calbuco sits at 41.8°S, 73.1°W, 38 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Puerto Montt, 37 km away.

Topography around Calbuco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Calbuco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,308 m.

The land around Calbuco is covered by water (66%) within 3 km, water (55%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and water (41%) within 80 km.

3 km

71 m

water 66%

16 km

172 m

water 55%

80 km

2,308 m

trees 41%

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← December Calbuco year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Puerto Montt 37 km · Maullín 43 km · Puerto Varas 52 km · Ancud 58 km · Llanquihue 58 km · Frutillar 73 km · Castro 94 km · Purranque 96 km

Chile travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F / L; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 48% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $17,995; 2025
Happiness: 6.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 98%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 6.3; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 14.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 517
Religion

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 Calbuco (-41.7734°, -73.1305°, elevation 38 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	12
2	17	12
3	17	12
4	17	12
5	17	12
6	17	12
7	17	12
8	17	12
9	17	12
10	17	12
11	17	12
12	17	12
13	17	12
14	17	12
15	17	12
16	17	12
17	17	12
18	17	13
19	17	13
20	17	13
21	17	13
22	17	13
23	17	13
24	17	13
25	17	13
26	17	13
27	17	13
28	17	13
29	17	13
30	17	13
31	17	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	48	52
11	47	53
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	54	46
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	36
3	36
4	35
5	35
6	35
7	34
8	34
9	33
10	33
11	32
12	32
13	31
14	31
15	30
16	30
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	30
25	30
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	88	12
14	87	13
15	86	14
16	85	15
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	83	17
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	84	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	12
2	17	12
3	17	12
4	17	12
5	17	12
6	17	12
7	17	12
8	17	12
9	17	12
10	17	12
11	17	12
12	17	12
13	17	12
14	17	12
15	17	12
16	17	12
17	17	12
18	17	13
19	17	13
20	17	13
21	17	13
22	17	13
23	17	13
24	17	13
25	17	13
26	17	13
27	17	13
28	17	13
29	17	13
30	17	13
31	17	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	48	52
11	47	53
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	54	46
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	36
3	36
4	35
5	35
6	35
7	34
8	34
9	33
10	33
11	32
12	32
13	31
14	31
15	30
16	30
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	30
25	30
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	88	12
14	87	13
15	86	14
16	85	15
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	83	17
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	84	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	12
2	17	12
3	17	12
4	17	12
5	17	12
6	17	12
7	17	12
8	17	12
9	17	12
10	17	12
11	17	12
12	17	12
13	17	12
14	17	12
15	17	12
16	17	12
17	17	12
18	17	13
19	17	13
20	17	13
21	17	13
22	17	13
23	17	13
24	17	13
25	17	13
26	17	13
27	17	13
28	17	13
29	17	13
30	17	13
31	17	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	48	52
11	47	53
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	54	46
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	36
3	36
4	35
5	35
6	35
7	34
8	34
9	33
10	33
11	32
12	32
13	31
14	31
15	30
16	30
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	30
25	30
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	88	12
14	87	13
15	86	14
16	85	15
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	83	17
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	84	16