Pujilí weather in January

In January, Pujilí sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 140 mm of rain across 18.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Pujilí's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pujilí's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 140 mm; 18.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:23 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 5th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Pujilí is place in Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical January day in Pujilí reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	5
2	14	5
3	14	5
4	14	5
5	14	5
6	14	5
7	14	5
8	14	5
9	14	5
10	14	5
11	14	5
12	14	5
13	14	5
14	14	5
15	14	5
16	14	5
17	14	5
18	14	5
19	14	5
20	14	5
21	14	5
22	14	5
23	14	5
24	14	5
25	14	5
26	14	5
27	14	5
28	14	5
29	14	5
30	14	5
31	14	5

Pujilí weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 5°	140	18.4	12	3.2
Feb	14° / 5°	140	18.4	12	3.1
Mar	14° / 5°	191	23.9	12	2.7
Apr	14° / 5°	152	20.8	12	2.8
May	14° / 5°	83	15.3	12	3.4
Jun	14° / 5°	35	9	11.9	3.8
Jul	14° / 4°	22	5.7	12	4.2
Aug	15° / 4°	12	2.9	12	4.9
Sep	15° / 4°	32	6.8	12	4.8
Oct	15° / 5°	108	17.4	12	3.5
Nov	14° / 5°	161	23	12	2.7
Dec	14° / 5°	161	21.8	12.1	2.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Cloudier (%)	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pujilí gets around 140 mm of rain over 18.4 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 60% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	63	63	63	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	63	63	62	61	61	60	59	59	58	57	56	56	55	55	55	55	56	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	63
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	63
8	63
9	63
10	63
11	64
12	64
13	64
14	63
15	63
16	62
17	61
18	61
19	60
20	59
21	59
22	58
23	57
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	55
28	55
29	55
30	56
31	56

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
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10	6	calm
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12	6	calm
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16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:29 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27
Sunset (PM)	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:16	6:20
2	12.1	6:17	6:20
3	12.1	6:17	6:20
4	12.1	6:18	6:21
5	12.1	6:18	6:21
6	12.1	6:19	6:22
7	12.1	6:19	6:22
8	12.1	6:19	6:23
9	12.1	6:20	6:23
10	12.1	6:20	6:23
11	12.1	6:21	6:24
12	12.1	6:21	6:24
13	12.1	6:21	6:25
14	12.1	6:22	6:25
15	12.1	6:22	6:25
16	12.0	6:23	6:26
17	12.0	6:23	6:26
18	12.0	6:23	6:26
19	12.0	6:24	6:27
20	12.0	6:24	6:27
21	12.0	6:24	6:27
22	12.0	6:25	6:27
23	12.0	6:25	6:28
24	12.0	6:25	6:28
25	12.0	6:25	6:28
26	12.0	6:26	6:28
27	12.0	6:26	6:29
28	12.0	6:26	6:29
29	12.0	6:26	6:29
30	12.0	6:27	6:29
31	12.0	6:27	6:29

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Pujilí

In seasonPeak

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

Pujilí's rainy season runs October–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 Pujilí?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pujilí.

What to pack for Pujilí in January

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

In January, Pujilí sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Pujilí 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 Pujilí peaks around February 21 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 13 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	17	19	18	15	15	13	13	14	15	16	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	19	Extreme
Mar	18	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	15	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	16	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Pujilí 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 Pujilí is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	23	25	25	23	21	18	17	20	26	24	24	23
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	23	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	26	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	23	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Pujilí?

Pujilí sits at 1.0°S, 78.7°W, 2,944 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Latacunga, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Pujilí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pujilí has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 488 m around an average of 2,989 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,779 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,188 m.

The land around Pujilí is covered by grassland (50%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

488 m

grassland 50%

16 km

1,779 m

grassland 45%

80 km

6,188 m

trees 51%

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← December Pujilí year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Latacunga 9.0 km · Ambato 34 km · Pelileo 45 km · Machachi 51 km · Banos 58 km · La Maná 59 km · Valencia 73 km · Guaranda 78 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

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 Pujilí (-0.9576°, -78.6964°, elevation 2,944 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	5
2	14	5
3	14	5
4	14	5
5	14	5
6	14	5
7	14	5
8	14	5
9	14	5
10	14	5
11	14	5
12	14	5
13	14	5
14	14	5
15	14	5
16	14	5
17	14	5
18	14	5
19	14	5
20	14	5
21	14	5
22	14	5
23	14	5
24	14	5
25	14	5
26	14	5
27	14	5
28	14	5
29	14	5
30	14	5
31	14	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	63
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	63
8	63
9	63
10	63
11	64
12	64
13	64
14	63
15	63
16	62
17	61
18	61
19	60
20	59
21	59
22	58
23	57
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	55
28	55
29	55
30	56
31	56

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	5
2	14	5
3	14	5
4	14	5
5	14	5
6	14	5
7	14	5
8	14	5
9	14	5
10	14	5
11	14	5
12	14	5
13	14	5
14	14	5
15	14	5
16	14	5
17	14	5
18	14	5
19	14	5
20	14	5
21	14	5
22	14	5
23	14	5
24	14	5
25	14	5
26	14	5
27	14	5
28	14	5
29	14	5
30	14	5
31	14	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	63
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	63
8	63
9	63
10	63
11	64
12	64
13	64
14	63
15	63
16	62
17	61
18	61
19	60
20	59
21	59
22	58
23	57
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	55
28	55
29	55
30	56
31	56

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	5
2	14	5
3	14	5
4	14	5
5	14	5
6	14	5
7	14	5
8	14	5
9	14	5
10	14	5
11	14	5
12	14	5
13	14	5
14	14	5
15	14	5
16	14	5
17	14	5
18	14	5
19	14	5
20	14	5
21	14	5
22	14	5
23	14	5
24	14	5
25	14	5
26	14	5
27	14	5
28	14	5
29	14	5
30	14	5
31	14	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	63
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	63
8	63
9	63
10	63
11	64
12	64
13	64
14	63
15	63
16	62
17	61
18	61
19	60
20	59
21	59
22	58
23	57
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	55
28	55
29	55
30	56
31	56

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100