Lampa weather in January

In January, Lampa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Lampa's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lampa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:53 AM – 8:52 PM
Cloud cover
12%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
8.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Lampa is city in Chile.

Density
14,179/km²
people per km²

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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Lampa reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Lampa 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
Jan29° / 14°40.8147.7
Feb28° / 14°60.913.28.2
Mar26° / 12°111.312.38.8
Apr22° / 343.111.28.3
May18° / 705.610.36.5
Jun15° / 13279.84.7
Jul14° / 856.1104.6
Aug16° / 715.910.85.4
Sep18° / 394.811.86.6
Oct21° / 283.412.87.8
Nov25° / 11°11213.78.8
Dec27° / 13°6114.28.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5937
6937
7937
8937
9937
10937
11937
12937
13937
14937
15937
16946
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18946
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20946
21946
22946
23946
24946
25946
26946
27955
28955
29955
30955
31955

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lampa gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.8 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 3% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
112
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133
143
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283
293
303
313

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3964
4964
5964
6964
7955
8955
9955
10946
11937
12937
13928
14919
15919
169010
178911
188911
198911
208812
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of January to 13 h 42 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 6:42 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 8:52 PM to 8:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.26:428:52
214.26:428:52
314.26:438:52
414.16:448:52
514.16:448:52
614.16:458:53
714.16:468:53
814.16:478:53
914.16:488:53
1014.16:488:53
1114.16:498:53
1214.06:508:53
1314.06:518:53
1414.06:528:52
1514.06:538:52
1614.06:538:52
1714.06:548:52
1813.96:558:52
1913.96:568:51
2013.96:578:51
2113.96:588:51
2213.96:598:51
2313.87:008:50
2413.87:018:50
2513.87:028:49
2613.87:038:49
2713.87:048:49
2813.77:048:48
2913.77:058:48
3013.77:068:47
3113.77:078:46

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 2.52 kWh/m² to a high of 8.99 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
118.9Intense
128.9Intense
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158.9Intense
168.8Intense
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208.8Intense
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

Is January a good time to visit Lampa?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
9.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lampa in January

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

In January, Lampa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lampa 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 Lampa 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 Lampa 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 Lampa is worst in July — around 100 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (February, 31 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1499 µg/m³Feb 1131 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar39Poor
Apr62Unhealthy
May89Unhealthy
Jun93Unhealthy
Jul100Unhealthy
Aug86Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct46Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Lampa?

Lampa sits at 33.3°S, 70.9°W, 498 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Batuco, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Lampa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lampa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 723 m around an average of 543 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,730 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,996 m.

The land around Lampa is covered by shrubs (27%), cropland (22%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (41%) within 16 km, and shrubs (30%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
723 m
16 km
1,730 m
80 km
5,996 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
January weather nearby: Batuco 9.0 km · Quilicura 18 km · Renca 20 km · Chicureo 21 km · Colina 21 km · Lo Prado 22 km · Curacaví 26 km · Maipú 27 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 Lampa (-33.2863°, -70.8756°, elevation 498 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).