Nacimiento weather in January

In January, Nacimiento sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 11 mm of rain across 1.8 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 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% 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 Nacimiento's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nacimiento's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
6:50 AM – 9:10 PM
Cloud cover
22%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
8.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Nacimiento is settlement in Chile.

Air quality
Good
PM10 21.7 µg/m³ · 2019

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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Nacimiento reaches about 26°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 30°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)
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Nacimiento 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
Jan26° / 12°111.814.38.8
Feb25° / 12°172.313.48.8
Mar23° / 11°283.712.38.3
Apr18° / 716.411.16.4
May14° / 18511.1104.1
Jun12° / 26015.29.52.6
Jul11° / 19913.69.72.6
Aug13° / 17412.910.63.2
Sep15° / 898.811.74.6
Oct17° / 648136.0
Nov21° / 324.2147.5
Dec23° / 11°253.514.58.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28416
38416
48515
58515
68515
78614
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98713
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318614

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Nacimiento gets around 11 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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27
37
47
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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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19190
290100
390100
490100
589110
689110
788111
887121
987121
1087121
1186131
1286131
1386131
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2985132
3086122
3186122

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

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
112calm
212calm
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light 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 6:37 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 9:10 PM to 9:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.56:379:10
214.56:389:10
314.56:399:11
414.56:409:11
514.56:409:11
614.56:419:11
714.56:429:11
814.56:439:11
914.46:449:11
1014.46:459:11
1114.46:469:11
1214.46:479:10
1314.46:479:10
1414.46:489:10
1514.36:499:10
1614.36:509:10
1714.36:519:09
1814.36:529:09
1914.36:539:09
2014.26:549:08
2114.26:559:08
2214.26:569:07
2314.26:579:07
2414.16:589:06
2514.17:009:06
2614.17:019:05
2714.17:029:05
2814.07:039:04
2914.07:049:04
3014.07:059:03
3113.97:069:02

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 8.39 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.68 kWh/m² to a high of 8.39 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 8.39 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
98.5Intense
108.5Intense
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258.2Intense
268.1Intense
278.1Intense
288.0Intense
298.0Intense
307.9Intense
317.9Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Nacimiento

In seasonPeak

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

Nacimiento'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 Nacimiento?

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

8.8
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 Nacimiento for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nacimiento in January

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

In January, Nacimiento sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Nacimiento 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 Nacimiento peaks around January 1 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 1UV 12Jun 16UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Nacimiento 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 Nacimiento is worst in February — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodFeb 1732 µg/m³Dec 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb35Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nacimiento?

Nacimiento sits at 37.5°S, 72.7°W, 95 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Los Ángeles, 28 km away.

Topography around Nacimiento

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nacimiento has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 677 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,500 m.

The land around Nacimiento is covered by trees (42%) within 3 km, trees (64%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
136 m
16 km
677 m
80 km
1,500 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Los Ángeles 28 km · Angol 33 km · Mulchén 45 km · Collipulli 54 km · Cabrero 57 km · Curanilahue 59 km · Villa Mercedes 62 km · Lota 63 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 Nacimiento (-37.5025°, -72.6731°, elevation 95 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).