Tomé weather in January

In January, Tomé sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tomé's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tomé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
6:54 AM – 9:08 PM
Cloud cover
19%
1st clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
8.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Tomé is city in Chile.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,292/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 19°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tomé reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°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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Tomé 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
Jan19° / 14°61.214.28.2
Feb19° / 14°111.413.48.1
Mar18° / 13°182.512.37.5
Apr16° / 11°495.211.15.7
May14° / 10°1339.410.14.1
Jun13° / 18813.49.53.1
Jul12° / 14711.69.83.1
Aug12° / 12210.910.63.4
Sep14° / 606.711.84.2
Oct15° / 10°395.712.95.1
Nov17° / 11°182.6146.6
Dec18° / 13°142.214.57.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% 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 11%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
38911
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58812
68812
78911
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tomé gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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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 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
176240
275250
375250
475250
573261
673261
773261
872271
972271
1071281
1171281
1270291
1369301
1468311
1568320
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1767330
1866340
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2064351
2164351
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2363361
2463361
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2764351
2864351
2965341
3065341
3166331

Wind in January

Winds average 17 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 54 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 6:41 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 9:09 PM to 9:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.56:419:09
214.56:429:09
314.46:439:09
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514.46:449:09
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1114.36:499:09
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1414.36:529:09
1514.36:539:09
1614.26:549:08
1714.26:559:08
1814.26:569:08
1914.26:579:08
2014.26:589:07
2114.16:599:07
2214.17:009:06
2314.17:019:06
2414.17:029:06
2514.07:039:05
2614.07:049:04
2714.07:059:04
2814.07:069:03
2913.97:079:03
3013.97:089:02
3113.97:099:01

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 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 8.68 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
18.8Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tomé

In seasonPeak

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

Tomé'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 Tomé?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tomé in January

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

In January, Tomé sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Tomé in January

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 15 km away) is warmest in January at about 15°C and coldest in August near 12°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°12°14°16°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
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Mar14Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May13Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug12Bracing
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UV index in Tomé in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tomé peaks around January 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 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 14UV 12Jun 16UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Tomé 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 Tomé is worst in February — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Tomé's WHO annual average of 15.5 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodFeb 1529 µg/m³Dec 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tomé?

Tomé sits at 36.6°S, 73.0°W, 16 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Penco, 14 km away.

Topography around Tomé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tomé has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m around an average of 80 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 908 m.

The land around Tomé is covered by trees (47%) and water (32%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
329 m
16 km
485 m
80 km
908 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Penco 14 km · Talcahuano 19 km · Hualpén 23 km · Concepción 25 km · Coelemu 27 km · San Pedro de la Paz 28 km · Chiguayante 35 km · Hualqui 40 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 Tomé (-36.6176°, -72.9559°, elevation 16 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).