Colina weather in January

In January, Colina sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of January to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Colina's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Colina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:53 AM – 8:51 PM
Cloud cover
15%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
8.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Colina reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12816
22816
32816
42816
52816
62816
72816
82816
92816
102816
112816
122816
132816
142816
152816
162816
172816
182816
192816
202816
212816
222816
232816
242816
252816
262816
272816
282816
292816
302816
312816

Colina 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
Jan28° / 16°8213.97.8
Feb28° / 16°91.813.28.2
Mar26° / 14°141.912.38.8
Apr22° / 11°393.811.28.1
May18° / 81710.36.3
Jun15° / 1167.99.84.8
Jul15° / 968.2104.6
Aug16° / 998.910.85.2
Sep18° / 779.911.85.9
Oct20° / 10°598.712.86.8
Nov24° / 12°284.713.78.3
Dec27° / 14°132.214.28.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5937
6937
7937
8937
9928
10928
11928
12928
13928
14928
15928
16919
17928
18928
19928
20937
21937
22937
23937
24937
25937
26937
27946
28946
29946
30946
31946

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Colina gets around 8 mm of rain over 2 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 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
64
75
85
95
106
116
126
137
147
157
168
178
188
198
208
218
228
238
248
258
268
278
288
297
307
317

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
186140
286140
386140
486140
586140
686140
786140
886140
986140
1085150
1185150
1284160
1383170
1482180
1581190
1680200
1780200
1879210
1978220
2078220
2177221
2277221
2377221
2477221
2578211
2678211
2778211
2879201
2979201
3079201
3180191

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

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 14 h 12 min at the start of January to 13 h 36 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 6:41 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 8:51 PM to 8:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.26:418:51
214.26:428:51
314.16:428:51
414.16:438:51
514.16:448:51
614.16:458:52
714.16:458:52
814.16:468:52
914.16:478:52
1014.16:488:52
1114.16:498:52
1214.06:498:52
1314.06:508:52
1414.06:518:51
1514.06:528:51
1614.06:538:51
1714.06:548:51
1813.96:558:51
1913.96:568:50
2013.96:568:50
2113.96:578:50
2213.96:588:50
2313.86:598:49
2413.87:008:49
2513.87:018:48
2613.87:028:48
2713.77:038:48
2813.77:048:47
2913.77:058:47
3013.77:068:46
3113.67:078:45

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 8.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.54 kWh/m² to a high of 8.91 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 8.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
19.0Intense
29.0Intense
39.0Intense
49.0Intense
59.0Intense
69.0Intense
79.0Intense
89.0Intense
98.9Intense
108.9Intense
118.9Intense
128.9Intense
138.9Intense
148.8Intense
158.8Intense
168.8Intense
178.8Intense
188.8Intense
198.8Intense
208.7Intense
218.7Intense
228.7Intense
238.7Intense
248.7Intense
258.6Intense
268.6Intense
278.6Intense
288.6Intense
298.5Intense
308.5Intense
318.5Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Colina

In seasonPeak

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

Colina's rainy season runs May–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 Colina?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Colina in January

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

In January, Colina sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Colina in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Colina peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Colina 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 Colina is worst in July — around 118 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (January, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 16116 µg/m³Jan 1225 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar41Poor
Apr58Unhealthy
May84Unhealthy
Jun104Unhealthy
Jul118Unhealthy
Aug102Unhealthy
Sep82Unhealthy
Oct55Poor
Nov36Poor
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Colina?

Colina sits at 33.2°S, 70.7°W, 599 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Chicureo, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Colina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Colina has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m around an average of 593 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,060 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,033 m.

The land around Colina is covered by artificial surfaces (27%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (32%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (29%), bare terrain (26%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
250 m
16 km
2,060 m
80 km
6,033 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
January weather nearby: Chicureo 9.0 km · Batuco 13 km · Quilicura 19 km · Lampa 21 km · Renca 22 km · Lo Prado 27 km · Santiago 28 km · Ñuñoa 28 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 Colina (-33.2044°, -70.6747°, elevation 599 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).