Carahue weather in January

In January, Carahue sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 21 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of January to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Carahue's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carahue's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
12th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
6:49 AM – 9:15 PM
Cloud cover
32%
2nd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical January day in Carahue reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Carahue weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 11°21414.47.3
Feb19° / 11°253.813.57.4
Mar17° / 10°436.212.36.4
Apr15° / 809.4114.6
May13° / 15513.49.93.2
Jun11° / 22517.39.32.3
Jul11° / 18816.69.62.1
Aug11° / 1681610.52.4
Sep12° / 8911.811.73.1
Oct14° / 8110.7133.8
Nov15° / 517.814.14.8
Dec17° / 10°446.114.76.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37723
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67723
77723
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Carahue gets around 21 mm of rain over 4 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 14% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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687130
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
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715light breeze
815light breeze
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1015light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of January to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 9:16 PM to 9:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.76:369:16
214.76:379:16
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514.66:399:16
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1314.56:469:16
1414.56:479:15
1514.46:489:15
1614.46:499:15
1714.46:509:14
1814.46:519:14
1914.46:529:14
2014.36:539:13
2114.36:549:13
2214.36:559:12
2314.36:569:12
2414.26:579:11
2514.26:599:11
2614.27:009:10
2714.17:019:10
2814.17:029:09
2914.17:039:08
3014.17:049:07
3114.07:059:07

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.97 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.57 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 7.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Carahue

In seasonPeak

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

Carahue's rainy season runs May–August, 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 Carahue?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Carahue for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Carahue in January

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

In January, Carahue sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Carahue 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 at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in January at about 15°C and coldest in August near 11°C.

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

10°12°14°16°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
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UV index in Carahue 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 Carahue peaks around December 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 at about 2 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Carahue?

Carahue sits at 38.7°S, 73.2°W, 41 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Nueva Imperial, 19 km away.

Topography around Carahue

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carahue has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 692 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 863 m.

The land around Carahue is covered by trees (41%), grassland (26%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
268 m
16 km
692 m
80 km
863 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Nueva Imperial 19 km · Teodoro Schmidt 32 km · Labranza 36 km · Temuco 49 km · Padre Las Casas 49 km · Freire 54 km · Pitrufquén 55 km · Lautaro 66 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
Catholic 57%none 26%Evangelical or Protestant 16%other Christians and traditions related to Christ 1%

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 Carahue (-38.7112°, -73.161°, elevation 41 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).