Río Bueno weather in January

In January, Río Bueno sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 36 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 Río Bueno's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Río Bueno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
10°
12th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
6:44 AM – 9:18 PM
Cloud cover
47%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Río Bueno is city in Chile.

Density
5,316/km²
people per km²
Founded
1778

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 22°C through the month.

A typical January day in Río Bueno reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 26°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)
12110
22110
32110
42110
52110
62110
72110
82210
92210
102210
112210
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292310
302310
312310

Río Bueno weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 10°36614.57.5
Feb22° / 10°415.113.67.6
Mar20° / 637.612.36.7
Apr16° / 10910.6114.9
May13° / 18915.49.83.1
Jun11° / 25418.39.22.0
Jul10° / 22917.89.41.9
Aug11° / 21017.810.42.3
Sep13° / 12513.511.73.4
Oct15° / 11013.413.14.3
Nov17° / 749.914.25.5
Dec20° / 64814.86.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35545
45446
55545
65644
75644
85743
95743
105842
115842
126040
136040
146139
156238
166337
176436
186436
196535
206535
216535
226535
236733
246733
256733
266733
276733
286634
296634
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Río Bueno gets around 36 mm of rain over 6 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 20% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
224
324
424
523
623
722
822
921
1021
1121
1220
1320
1419
1518
1618
1718
1817
1917
2017
2117
2217
2318
2418
2518
2619
2719
2819
2920
3020
3120

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19190
29190
39190
49190
59190
69190
790100
890100
990100
1090100
1190100
1290100
1390100
1489110
1589110
1688111
1788111
1887121
1987121
2087121
2187121
2287121
2387121
2487121
2587121
2687121
2787121
2887121
2987121
3088120
3188120

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
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1812calm
1912calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 7:01 AM, and sunset from 9:20 PM to 9:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.86:309:20
214.86:319:20
314.86:329:20
414.86:329:20
514.86:339:20
614.86:349:20
714.86:359:20
814.76:369:20
914.76:379:20
1014.76:389:20
1114.76:399:20
1214.76:409:20
1314.66:419:19
1414.66:429:19
1514.66:439:19
1614.66:449:18
1714.66:459:18
1814.56:469:18
1914.56:479:17
2014.56:489:17
2114.56:499:16
2214.46:509:16
2314.46:519:15
2414.46:539:15
2514.36:549:14
2614.36:559:13
2714.36:569:13
2814.26:579:12
2914.26:589:11
3014.27:009:10
3114.17:019:10

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.12 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 7.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.2Intense
197.2Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Río Bueno

In seasonPeak

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

Río Bueno's rainy season runs May–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 Río Bueno?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Río Bueno in January

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

In January, Río Bueno sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Río Bueno 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 Río Bueno peaks around December 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar7Very high
Apr4Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Río Bueno?

Río Bueno sits at 40.3°S, 73.0°W, 61 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is La Unión, 12 km away.

Topography around Río Bueno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Río Bueno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,198 m.

The land around Río Bueno is covered by grassland (36%), cropland (29%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), grassland (38%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
328 m
80 km
2,198 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: La Unión 12 km · Paillaco 30 km · Osorno 31 km · Las Animas 63 km · Valdivia 63 km · Purranque 67 km · Frutillar 88 km · Panguipulli 93 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 Río Bueno (-40.3349°, -72.9556°, elevation 61 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).