Talca weather in January

In January, Talca sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Talca's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Talca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:51 AM – 9:00 PM
Cloud cover
14%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
8.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Talca is city in Chile.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 20.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,985/km²
people per km²
Founded
1742

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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Talca reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°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)
12813
22813
32813
42813
52813
62813
72813
82813
92813
102813
112813
122813
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Talca 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
Jan28° / 13°4114.17.8
Feb28° / 13°70.913.38.3
Mar25° / 11°141.612.38.8
Apr21° / 454.111.17.6
May16° / 1368.210.25.3
Jun13° / 19911.69.73.6
Jul13° / 1389.69.93.8
Aug15° / 1128.810.74.7
Sep17° / 625.711.86.2
Oct20° / 405.112.97.3
Nov24° / 10°15213.98.7
Dec27° / 12°131.614.38.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3928
4928
5928
6928
7937
8937
9937
10937
11937
12937
13937
14937
15937
16937
17937
18937
19937
20937
21937
22937
23937
24928
25928
26928
27928
28928
29928
30928
31928

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Talca gets around 4 mm of rain over 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 3% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
103
113
123
133
143
153
163
173
183
193
203
213
223
233
243
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263
273
283
293
302
312

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 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
179201
279201
379210
479210
579210
678220
777221
876231
976231
1076231
1175241
1275241
1374251
1473252
1572262
1672262
1771272
1871272
1969283
2069283
2169283
2268293
2368293
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2568293
2668293
2768293
2868293
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3069283
3169283

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 h 48 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 6:39 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 9:00 PM to 8:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.46:399:00
214.36:409:01
314.36:419:01
414.36:419:01
514.36:429:01
614.36:439:01
714.36:449:01
814.36:449:01
914.36:459:01
1014.26:469:01
1114.26:479:01
1214.26:489:01
1314.26:499:01
1414.26:509:01
1514.26:519:01
1614.16:519:00
1714.16:529:00
1814.16:539:00
1914.16:548:59
2014.16:558:59
2114.06:568:59
2214.06:578:58
2314.06:588:58
2414.06:598:58
2513.97:008:57
2613.97:018:57
2713.97:028:56
2813.97:038:56
2913.87:048:55
3013.87:058:54
3113.87:068:54

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 8.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.03 kWh/m² to a high of 8.79 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 8.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
19.0Intense
29.0Intense
39.0Intense
49.0Intense
59.0Intense
68.9Intense
78.9Intense
88.9Intense
98.9Intense
108.9Intense
118.9Intense
128.9Intense
138.8Intense
148.8Intense
158.8Intense
168.8Intense
178.8Intense
188.7Intense
198.7Intense
208.7Intense
218.7Intense
228.6Intense
238.6Intense
248.6Intense
258.5Intense
268.5Intense
278.5Intense
288.4Intense
298.4Intense
308.4Intense
318.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Talca

In seasonPeak

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

Talca'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 Talca?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
9.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Talca for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Talca in January

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

In January, Talca sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Talca 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 Talca peaks around January 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 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 15UV 13Jun 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Talca 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 Talca is worst in January — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.3× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Talca's WHO annual average of 20.3 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateModerateGoodModerateJan 1845 µg/m³Nov 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb28Moderate
Mar10Good
Apr15Moderate
May36Poor
Jun27Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov9Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Talca?

Talca sits at 35.4°S, 71.6°W, 112 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is San Clemente, 19 km away.

Topography around Talca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Talca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 546 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,064 m.

The land around Talca is covered by artificial surfaces (72%) within 3 km, cropland (31%), grassland (30%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
546 m
80 km
3,064 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: San Clemente 19 km · San Javier 20 km · Colbún 37 km · Linares 47 km · Molina 48 km · Sagrada Familia 53 km · Longaví 60 km · Curicó 62 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 Talca (-35.4232°, -71.6497°, elevation 112 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).