Traiguén weather in January

In January, Traiguén sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 15 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of January to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Traiguén's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Traiguén's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
10°
12th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
6:48 AM – 9:12 PM
Cloud cover
30%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Traiguén is settlement in Chile.

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 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Traiguén reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22310
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42310
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Traiguén 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
Jan24° / 10°15314.48.6
Feb24° / 10°22313.58.7
Mar22° / 354.712.37.7
Apr17° / 667.6115.8
May14° / 14111.8103.7
Jun11° / 19915.89.42.3
Jul11° / 16114.99.62.3
Aug12° / 14113.610.52.9
Sep14° / 7710.611.74.0
Oct16° / 699.3135.2
Nov19° / 426.714.16.6
Dec22° / 334.914.67.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37624
47723
57723
67723
77723
87822
97822
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Traiguén gets around 15 mm of rain over 3 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 10% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
113
213
313
412
512
612
711
811
911
1010
1110
1210
1310
149
159
169
178
188
198
208
218
229
239
249
2510
2610
2710
2811
2911
3011
3111

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
190100
289110
389110
489110
589110
688120
788120
887121
986131
1086131
1186131
1286131
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2887121
2988111
3088111
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Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of January to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 9:12 PM to 9:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.66:359:12
214.66:369:13
314.66:379:13
414.66:389:13
514.66:389:13
614.66:399:13
714.56:409:13
814.56:419:13
914.56:429:13
1014.56:439:13
1114.56:449:13
1214.56:449:12
1314.46:459:12
1414.46:469:12
1514.46:479:12
1614.46:489:12
1714.46:499:11
1814.36:509:11
1914.36:519:11
2014.36:529:10
2114.36:539:10
2214.26:559:09
2314.26:569:09
2414.26:579:08
2514.26:589:08
2614.16:599:07
2714.17:009:06
2814.17:019:06
2914.17:029:05
3014.07:039:04
3114.07:049:04

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.98 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.53 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 7.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.0Intense
28.0Intense
38.0Intense
48.0Intense
58.0Intense
68.0Intense
78.0Intense
88.0Intense
98.0Intense
108.0Intense
118.1Intense
128.1Intense
138.1Intense
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178.0Intense
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217.9Intense
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277.7Intense
287.7Intense
297.6Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Traiguén

In seasonPeak

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

Traiguén'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 Traiguén?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Traiguén in January

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

In January, Traiguén sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 3 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Traiguén 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 Traiguén peaks around December 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 21UV 12Jun 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Traiguén 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 Traiguén is worst in March — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.2× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateGoodGoodMar 1755 µg/m³Nov 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb39Poor
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr40Poor
May21Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Traiguén?

Traiguén sits at 38.2°S, 72.7°W, 180 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Victoria, 30 km away.

Topography around Traiguén

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Traiguén has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 214 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 636 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,757 m.

The land around Traiguén is covered by cropland (55%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (40%), cropland (38%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
175 m
16 km
636 m
80 km
1,757 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Victoria 30 km · Lautaro 37 km · Collipulli 39 km · Angol 51 km · Temuco 54 km · Padre Las Casas 57 km · Labranza 58 km · Nueva Imperial 60 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 Traiguén (-38.2496°, -72.6703°, elevation 180 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).