Panguipulli weather in January

In January, Panguipulli sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 95 mm of rain across 8.1 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of January to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Panguipulli's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Panguipulli's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
6:43 AM – 9:14 PM
Cloud cover
45%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Panguipulli is city in Valdivia Province, Chile.

Density
6,207/km²
people per km²
Founded
1946

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 20°C through the month.

A typical January day in Panguipulli reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°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)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6209
7209
82010
92010
102010
112010
122010
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How January really feels in Panguipulli

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Panguipulli weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 10°958.1014.56.8
Feb21° / 10°877.2013.67.0
Mar18° / 13710.1012.36.1
Apr15° / 23113.20.1114.0
May11° / 36016.71.29.82.4
Jun / 50720.64.89.31.1
Jul / 42119.27.29.50.9
Aug / 38919.26.510.41.4
Sep11° / 23315.13.211.72.5
Oct14° / 21715.21.513.13.5
Nov16° / 16912.90.314.24.5
Dec18° / 15410.9014.85.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45743
55743
65743
75743
85842
95842
105941
116040
126040
136139
146139
156238
166337
176337
186436
196436
206436
216535
226535
236535
246436
256436
266436
276436
286337
296337
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Panguipulli gets around 95 mm of rain over 8.1 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 27% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
431
531
630
729
829
928
1028
1127
1227
1326
1426
1525
1624
1724
1823
1923
2023
2123
2224
2324
2425
2525
2626
2726
2827
2927
3028
3128

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
187121
287121
387121
487121
587121
685132
785132
885132
985132
1084142
1184142
1282153
1381163
1481163
1580173
1679183
1779183
1878193
1978193
2078193
2178193
2277203
2379192
2479192
2579192
2679192
2780182
2880182
2981172
3081172
3182171

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

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 48 min at the start of January to 14 h 06 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 6:30 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 9:15 PM to 9:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.86:309:15
214.76:309:15
314.76:319:16
414.76:329:16
514.76:339:16
614.76:349:16
714.76:359:16
814.76:359:16
914.76:369:16
1014.66:379:15
1114.66:389:15
1214.66:399:15
1314.66:409:15
1414.66:419:15
1514.56:429:14
1614.56:439:14
1714.56:449:14
1814.56:459:13
1914.46:469:13
2014.46:479:12
2114.46:499:12
2214.46:509:11
2314.36:519:11
2414.36:529:10
2514.36:539:10
2614.36:549:09
2714.26:559:08
2814.26:569:08
2914.26:589:07
3014.16:599:06
3114.17:009:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.21 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 7.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
157.3Intense
167.3Intense
177.3Intense
187.3Intense
197.2Intense
207.2Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
237.1Intense
247.1Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Panguipulli

In seasonPeak

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

Panguipulli's rainy season runs April–September, 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 Panguipulli?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Panguipulli for sightseeing.

What to pack for Panguipulli in January

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

In January, Panguipulli sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Panguipulli in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Panguipulli peaks around December 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 12Jun 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr4Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Panguipulli?

Panguipulli sits at 39.6°S, 72.3°W, 140 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Loncoche, 40 km away.

Topography around Panguipulli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Panguipulli has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 220 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,262 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,727 m.

The land around Panguipulli is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
162 m
16 km
1,262 m
80 km
3,727 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Loncoche 40 km · Villarrica 41 km · Pucon 52 km · Paillaco 66 km · Pitrufquén 78 km · Las Animas 78 km · Valdivia 80 km · Freire 81 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 Panguipulli (-39.6435°, -72.3327°, elevation 140 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).