Posorja weather in January

In January, Posorja sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 155 mm of rain across 16 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Posorja's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Posorja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
155 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:26 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
72%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Posorja reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Posorja weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 24°1551612.15.7
Feb26° / 25°25019.812.14.7
Mar26° / 25°25920.1124.9
Apr25° / 24°16817.911.95.4
May25° / 24°11717.211.95.7
Jun23° / 23°5310.211.86.6
Jul23° / 22°358.111.96.9
Aug22° / 21°154.711.97.3
Sep22° / 21°245.9127.0
Oct22° / 21°267.212.16.8
Nov22° / 22°326.312.17.0
Dec23° / 23°729.712.26.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23664
33565
43466
53466
63466
73268
83268
93268
103070
113070
123070
133070
143070
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202971
212971
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232872
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292377
302377
312179

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Posorja gets around 155 mm of rain over 16 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 53% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
443
543
644
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845
945
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1147
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1550
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1752
1853
1954
2055
2156
2257
2359
2460
2561
2662
2764
2865
2966
3067
3168

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
148511
246531
345541
444542
543552
642562
741572
839592
938602
1037612
1136622
1235632
1334651
1432671
1531681
1630691
1729701
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2125732
2224742
2324742
2423752
2522762
2621772
2720782
2819792
2919783
3018793
3117803

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112calm
1212calm
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299calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:206:29
212.26:206:29
312.26:206:30
412.26:216:30
512.26:216:30
612.26:226:31
712.26:226:31
812.16:236:32
912.16:236:32
1012.16:246:32
1112.16:246:33
1212.16:246:33
1312.16:256:34
1412.16:256:34
1512.16:266:34
1612.16:266:35
1712.16:266:35
1812.16:276:35
1912.16:276:35
2012.16:286:36
2112.16:286:36
2212.16:286:36
2312.16:296:36
2412.16:296:37
2512.16:296:37
2612.16:296:37
2712.16:306:37
2812.16:306:37
2912.16:306:38
3012.16:316:38
3112.16:316:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 4.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Posorja

In seasonPeak

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

Posorja's monsoon runs January–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Posorja?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Posorja for sightseeing.

What to pack for Posorja in January

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

In January, Posorja sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 24°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Posorja in January

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 16 km away) is warmest in March at about 27°C and coldest in September near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr26Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Posorja in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Posorja peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 21UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Posorja?

Posorja sits at 2.7°S, 80.2°W, 1 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Playas, 18 km away.

Topography around Posorja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Posorja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,127 m.

The land around Posorja is covered by water (48%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, water (59%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
50 m
80 km
2,127 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Playas 18 km · Machala 69 km · Guayaquil 70 km · Naranjal 70 km · Eloy Alfaro 75 km · Guabo 75 km · Pasaje 84 km · Huaquillas 85 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 Posorja (-2.7092°, -80.2472°, elevation 1 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).