Pichilemu weather in January

In January, Pichilemu sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Pichilemu's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pichilemu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:55 AM – 8:59 PM
Cloud cover
14%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
8.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.5
out of 10

Pichilemu is city in Chile.

Density
1,382/km²
people per km²
Founded
1544

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 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Pichilemu reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Pichilemu 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
Jan25° / 13°10.2149.5
Feb24° / 13°20.413.39.4
Mar23° / 12°50.812.39.1
Apr20° / 10°192.311.27.7
May16° / 685.310.25.7
Jun14° / 1338.59.74.2
Jul13° / 877.59.94.1
Aug15° / 726.310.74.7
Sep16° / 363.611.86.0
Oct19° / 212.712.97.3
Nov21° / 11°6113.88.5
Dec23° / 12°30.514.39.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
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11937
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pichilemu gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
17723
27624
37624
47624
57624
67525
77525
87426
97426
107327
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137129
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Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 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 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 8:59 PM to 8:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.36:438:59
214.36:448:59
314.26:458:59
414.26:459:00
514.26:469:00
614.26:479:00
714.26:489:00
814.26:499:00
914.26:499:00
1014.26:509:00
1114.16:519:00
1214.16:529:00
1314.16:539:00
1414.16:549:00
1514.16:548:59
1614.16:558:59
1714.06:568:59
1814.06:578:59
1914.06:588:58
2014.06:598:58
2114.07:008:58
2213.97:018:57
2313.97:028:57
2413.97:038:57
2513.97:048:56
2613.97:058:56
2713.87:068:55
2813.87:078:55
2913.87:088:54
3013.77:098:54
3113.77:108:53

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 8.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.21 kWh/m² to a high of 8.82 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 8.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.9Intense
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318.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Pichilemu?

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

9.5
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 Pichilemu for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Pichilemu in January

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

In January, Pichilemu sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Pichilemu in January

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 February at about 16°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr15Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec15Cool

UV index in Pichilemu in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pichilemu peaks around January 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 13Jun 16UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Pichilemu 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 Pichilemu is worst in January — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.7× the cleanest month (March, 4 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJan 1723 µg/m³Nov 95 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar4Good
Apr7Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul6Good
Aug6Good
Sep7Good
Oct5Good
Nov5Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pichilemu?

Pichilemu sits at 34.4°S, 72.0°W, 0 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Santa Cruz, 65 km away.

Topography around Pichilemu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pichilemu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 609 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,305 m.

The land around Pichilemu is covered by water (43%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and water (33%), grassland (26%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
609 m
80 km
1,305 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Santa Cruz 65 km · San Vicente 84 km · San Vicente de Tagua Tagua 85 km · Sagrada Familia 89 km · San Antonio 95 km · Chimbarongo 95 km · Curicó 96 km · Cartagena 99 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 Pichilemu (-34.3833°, -72°, elevation 0 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. 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).