Illapel weather in January

In January, Illapel sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 91% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of January to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Illapel's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Illapel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
6:58 AM – 8:50 PM
Cloud cover
12%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
8.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.6
out of 10

Illapel is city in Chile.

Density
3,467/km²
people per km²
Founded
1752

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 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Illapel reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Illapel 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
Jan24° / 14°10.313.89.6
Feb24° / 14°10.213.29.6
Mar23° / 13°6112.29.2
Apr20° / 10°132.111.28.1
May18° / 403.710.46.7
Jun15° / 745.2105.4
Jul15° / 485.210.15.2
Aug16° / 505.110.85.7
Sep17° / 223.911.86.6
Oct19° / 142.412.87.7
Nov22° / 11°3113.68.7
Dec23° / 13°20.4149.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 91% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2955
3955
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9946
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31964

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Illapel gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 1% 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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18218
28218
38119
48119
58020
68020
77921
87822
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
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56calm
66calm
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126calm
136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 8:49 PM to 8:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:478:49
214.06:488:49
314.06:488:49
414.06:498:49
514.06:508:50
614.06:508:50
714.06:518:50
814.06:528:50
914.06:538:50
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1113.96:548:50
1213.96:558:50
1313.96:568:50
1413.96:578:50
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1613.96:588:50
1713.86:598:49
1813.87:008:49
1913.87:018:49
2013.87:028:49
2113.87:038:49
2213.77:048:48
2313.77:048:48
2413.77:058:48
2513.77:068:47
2613.77:078:47
2713.67:088:46
2813.67:098:46
2913.67:108:45
3013.67:118:45
3113.57:128:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 8.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.91 kWh/m² to a high of 9.1 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 8.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
19.1Intense
29.1Intense
39.1Intense
49.1Intense
59.1Intense
69.0Intense
79.0Intense
89.0Intense
99.0Intense
109.0Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Illapel?

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

9.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Illapel in January

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

In January, Illapel sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Illapel in January

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 43 km away) is warmest in February at about 18°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

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

12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr16Cool
May15Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov15Bracing
Dec16Cool

UV index in Illapel in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Illapel?

Illapel sits at 31.6°S, 71.2°W, 312 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Los Vilos, 44 km away.

Topography around Illapel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Illapel has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 501 m around an average of 433 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,467 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,695 m.

The land around Illapel is covered by shrubs (36%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, shrubs (53%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (32%), grassland (25%) and bare terrain (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
501 m
16 km
1,467 m
80 km
4,695 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Los Vilos 44 km · Cabildo 89 km · La Ligua 91 km · Ovalle 115 km · Putaendo 118 km · Hacienda La Calera 128 km · La Calera 128 km · San Felipe 131 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 Illapel (-31.6335°, -71.1697°, elevation 312 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).