Coelemu weather in January

In January, Coelemu sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Coelemu's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Coelemu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
6:53 AM – 9:07 PM
Cloud cover
17%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
8.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.3
out of 10

Coelemu is city in Chile.

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 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Coelemu reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Coelemu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 12°51.114.29.3
Feb24° / 12°111.413.49.2
Mar22° / 11°172.412.38.5
Apr18° / 444.911.16.8
May15° / 1289.310.14.5
Jun13° / 181139.63.1
Jul12° / 13611.59.83.1
Aug13° / 11510.810.63.7
Sep15° / 616.611.85.0
Oct17° / 42612.96.3
Nov20° / 192.913.97.8
Dec23° / 11°132.214.48.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Coelemu gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.1 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 9:08 PM to 9:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.56:409:08
214.46:419:08
314.46:429:08
414.46:439:08
514.46:439:08
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1514.36:529:07
1614.26:539:07
1714.26:549:07
1814.26:559:07
1914.26:569:06
2014.16:579:06
2114.16:589:06
2214.16:599:05
2314.17:009:05
2414.17:019:04
2514.07:029:04
2614.07:039:03
2714.07:049:03
2813.97:059:02
2913.97:069:01
3013.97:079:01
3113.97:089:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 8.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.89 kWh/m² to a high of 8.68 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 8.64 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 Coelemu

In seasonPeak

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

Coelemu'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 Coelemu?

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

9.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Coelemu for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Coelemu in January

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

In January, Coelemu sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Coelemu 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 20 km away) is warmest in January at about 15°C and coldest in August near 12°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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Apr14Bracing
May13Bracing
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Jul12Bracing
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UV index in Coelemu in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Coelemu peaks around January 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 15UV 12Jun 16UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Coelemu 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 Coelemu is worst in February — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodFeb 1533 µg/m³Dec 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb35Poor
Mar17Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Coelemu?

Coelemu sits at 36.5°S, 72.7°W, 37 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Tomé, 27 km away.

Topography around Coelemu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Coelemu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 582 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 887 m.

The land around Coelemu is covered by trees (57%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), water (27%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
582 m
80 km
887 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Tomé 27 km · Quillón 35 km · Penco 38 km · Talcahuano 45 km · Concepción 49 km · Hualpén 49 km · San Pedro de la Paz 53 km · Chillán Viejo 53 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 Coelemu (-36.4874°, -72.7032°, elevation 37 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. 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).