Quintero weather in January

In January, Quintero sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-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 83% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of January to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Quintero's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quintero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
6:57 AM – 8:54 PM
Cloud cover
19%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
8.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 16.2 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 20°C through the month.

A typical January day in Quintero reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Quintero 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
Jan20° / 15°00.113.98.6
Feb20° / 15°10.213.28.6
Mar19° / 14°30.612.28.3
Apr18° / 12°141.811.27.2
May16° / 11°483.810.35.7
Jun14° / 1006.29.94.7
Jul14° / 564.810.14.5
Aug14° / 504.210.84.8
Sep15° / 10°232.711.85.4
Oct16° / 11°131.312.86.5
Nov18° / 12°20.513.77.7
Dec19° / 14°20.314.18.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5937
6937
7937
8937
9928
10928
11928
12928
13928
14919
15919
16919
17919
18919
19919
20919
21919
22928
23928
24928
25928
26928
27937
28937
29937
30937
31946

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Quintero gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
134651
233661
331681
430691
529701
628711
728711
827721
926731
1025732
1124742
1222762
1321772
1420782
1519792
1618793
1717803
1817803
1916813
2015814
2115814
2215814
2314824
2414815
2515805
2615805
2715805
2816795
2916795
3017785
3117785

Wind in January

Winds average 13 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
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of January to 13 h 36 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 6:46 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 8:53 PM to 8:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.16:468:53
214.16:468:53
314.16:478:53
414.16:488:54
514.16:488:54
614.16:498:54
714.16:508:54
814.16:518:54
914.06:518:54
1014.06:528:54
1114.06:538:54
1214.06:548:54
1314.06:558:54
1414.06:568:54
1514.06:568:54
1613.96:578:54
1713.96:588:53
1813.96:598:53
1913.97:008:53
2013.97:018:53
2113.87:028:52
2213.87:038:52
2313.87:038:52
2413.87:048:51
2513.87:058:51
2613.77:068:51
2713.77:078:50
2813.77:088:50
2913.77:098:49
3013.67:108:49
3113.67:118:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 8.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.64 kWh/m² to a high of 8.84 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 8.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.9Intense
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38.9Intense
48.8Intense
58.8Intense
68.8Intense
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88.8Intense
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108.7Intense
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278.3Intense
288.3Intense
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318.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Quintero?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Quintero for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Quintero in January

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

In January, Quintero sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Quintero in January

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in February at about 17°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
Jan17Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr15Cool
May14Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec16Cool

UV index in Quintero 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 Quintero peaks around January 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr5Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Quintero 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 Quintero is worst in July — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (February, 8 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Quintero's WHO annual average of 16.2 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1426 µg/m³Feb 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr16Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Quintero?

Quintero sits at 32.8°S, 71.5°W, 33 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Concón, 15 km away.

Topography around Quintero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quintero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 713 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,326 m.

The land around Quintero is covered by water (54%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, water (62%) within 16 km, and shrubs (33%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
713 m
80 km
2,326 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Concón 15 km · Vina del Mar 27 km · Quillota 29 km · La Cruz 29 km · Valparaiso 29 km · Hacienda La Calera 29 km · Quilpué 30 km · La Calera 31 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 Quintero (-32.7859°, -71.5322°, elevation 33 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).