Catamayo weather in January

In January, Catamayo sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 167 mm of rain across 22.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Catamayo's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Catamayo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
167 mm
22.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:20 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
78%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Catamayo is city of Loja Province, Ecuador.

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 21°C through the month.

A typical January day in Catamayo reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22114
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Catamayo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 14°16722.512.24.5
Feb21° / 14°19522.812.14.1
Mar21° / 14°20424.2124.1
Apr21° / 14°14820.911.94.6
May21° / 14°8216.311.85.5
Jun21° / 13°4911.711.86.1
Jul20° / 13°3710.111.86.4
Aug21° / 13°246.911.97.0
Sep22° / 14°368.4126.8
Oct22° / 14°8816.212.15.5
Nov22° / 14°13319.212.24.9
Dec21° / 14°14821.812.24.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52179
62179
72179
82080
92080
101981
111783
121684
131684
141684
151684
161684
171684
181684
191684
201684
211684
221684
231684
241783
251783
261783
271684
281684
291684
301684
311585

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Catamayo gets around 167 mm of rain over 22.5 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 73% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
171
271
371
471
571
671
771
872
972
1072
1172
1273
1373
1473
1573
1673
1773
1873
1973
2073
2174
2274
2374
2474
2575
2675
2775
2876
2976
3077
3178

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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
142580
242580
342580
441590
540600
639610
738620
837630
937630
1036640
1135650
1234660
1334660
1433661
1533661
1633661
1733661
1833661
1933661
2033661
2133661
2233661
2332671
2432671
2532671
2632671
2731681
2830691
2930700
3029710
3128720

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:146:27
212.26:146:28
312.26:156:28
412.26:156:29
512.26:166:29
612.26:166:29
712.26:176:30
812.26:176:30
912.26:176:31
1012.26:186:31
1112.26:186:31
1212.26:196:32
1312.26:196:32
1412.26:206:32
1512.26:206:33
1612.26:206:33
1712.26:216:33
1812.26:216:34
1912.26:226:34
2012.26:226:34
2112.26:226:34
2212.26:236:35
2312.26:236:35
2412.26:236:35
2512.26:246:35
2612.26:246:35
2712.26:246:35
2812.26:256:36
2912.26:256:36
3012.26:256:36
3112.26:266:36

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.9Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Catamayo

In seasonPeak

In January, Catamayo sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Catamayo's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Catamayo?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Catamayo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Catamayo in January

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

In January, Catamayo sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Catamayo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Catamayo peaks around February 17 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 12 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 17Jun 23UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Catamayo 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 Catamayo is worst in November — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1721 µg/m³Jul 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Good
Jun11Good
Jul10Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Catamayo?

Catamayo sits at 4.0°S, 79.4°W, 1,452 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Loja, 17 km away.

Topography around Catamayo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Catamayo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 567 m around an average of 1,336 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,111 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,846 m.

The land around Catamayo is covered by grassland (54%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
567 m
16 km
2,111 m
80 km
3,846 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Loja 17 km · Vilcabamba 34 km · Cariamanga 44 km · Zamora 46 km · Piñas 50 km · Pasaje 89 km · Santa Rosa 89 km · Arenillas 92 km

Ecuador travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,125
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
70%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
45.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 466
Religion
Roman Catholic 68%Protestant 19%none 8%other 2%

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 Catamayo (-3.9866°, -79.3576°, elevation 1,452 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).