Lebu weather in January

In January, Lebu sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of January to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Lebu's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lebu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
6:54 AM – 9:14 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
30 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
8.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Lebu is city in Chile.

Density
4,177/km²
people per km²
Founded
1862

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 15°C through the month.

A typical January day in Lebu reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 16°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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Lebu 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
Jan15° / 14°132.514.35.9
Feb15° / 14°172.313.55.9
Mar15° / 14°324.312.35.4
Apr14° / 13°747.311.14.4
May13° / 12°17112.5103.5
Jun12° / 11°24316.79.52.8
Jul12° / 10°19915.99.72.6
Aug11° / 10°16514.510.62.7
Sep12° / 10°839.511.73.1
Oct12° / 11°637.9133.5
Nov13° / 12°365.2144.3
Dec14° / 13°31414.65.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48218
58317
68317
78317
88317
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108416
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318317

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lebu gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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411
511
611
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910
109
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148
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268
278
288
298
308
318

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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
172271
272271
371281
471281
571281
669292
769292
868302
968302
1067312
1166322
1265332
1364342
1463352
1562362
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1761372
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Wind in January

Winds average 30 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 29 km/h on the calmest days to 30 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
129breezy
229breezy
329breezy
429breezy
529windy
629windy
729windy
829windy
929windy
1029windy
1129windy
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3129windy

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 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 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 9:14 PM to 9:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.66:419:14
214.56:429:15
314.56:439:15
414.56:439:15
514.56:449:15
614.56:459:15
714.56:469:15
814.56:479:15
914.56:479:15
1014.46:489:15
1114.46:499:15
1214.46:509:15
1314.46:519:15
1414.46:529:14
1514.46:539:14
1614.36:549:14
1714.36:559:14
1814.36:569:13
1914.36:579:13
2014.26:589:12
2114.26:599:12
2214.27:009:12
2314.27:019:11
2414.17:029:11
2514.17:039:10
2614.17:049:10
2714.17:059:09
2814.07:069:08
2914.07:079:08
3014.07:099:07
3113.97:109:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 8.37 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 8.37 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 8.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.5Intense
28.5Intense
38.5Intense
48.5Intense
58.5Intense
68.5Intense
78.5Intense
88.5Intense
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268.1Intense
278.1Intense
288.0Intense
298.0Intense
308.0Intense
317.9Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Lebu

In seasonPeak

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

Lebu'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 Lebu?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

January is a reasonable time to visit Lebu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lebu in January

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

In January, Lebu sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection and a windbreaker. Worth having: a warm layer.

sun protectiona windbreakera warm layer

Sea temperature near Lebu 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 offshore 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
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Jul12Bracing
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Dec14Bracing

UV index in Lebu in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lebu peaks around December 23 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 highExtremeDec 23UV 12Jun 16UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lebu?

Lebu sits at 37.6°S, 73.7°W, 12 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Los Álamos, 17 km away.

Topography around Lebu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lebu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m around an average of 69 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,511 m.

The land around Lebu is covered by trees (43%) and water (30%) within 3 km, water (55%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and trees (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
220 m
16 km
252 m
80 km
1,511 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Los Álamos 17 km · Curanilahue 31 km · Cañete 32 km · Arauco 50 km · Lota 72 km · Coronel 78 km · Angol 85 km · Nacimiento 87 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 Lebu (-37.6082°, -73.6536°, elevation 12 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).