Puyo weather in January

In January, Puyo sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 197 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-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 3% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Puyo's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puyo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
197 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:19 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
77%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Puyo is city in Ecuador, capital of the Pastaza Province.

Density
1,819/km²
people per km²
Founded
1899

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 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Puyo reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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)
12517
22517
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52517
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Puyo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°19725.812.14.2
Feb25° / 17°19724.1124.1
Mar25° / 17°22528.6123.8
Apr25° / 17°21827.9123.7
May24° / 17°21828.111.93.9
Jun23° / 16°18625.611.94.2
Jul23° / 15°15823.511.94.7
Aug24° / 15°8717.3125.7
Sep25° / 16°7618.3125.3
Oct25° / 16°15025.1124.3
Nov25° / 17°21227.912.13.8
Dec25° / 17°21828.212.13.9

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 (%)
12278
22278
32278
42179
52179
62179
72080
81981
91981
101882
111882
121684
131684
141684
151684
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191684
201684
211684
221684
231783
241783
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271882
281882
291882
301882
311882

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Puyo gets around 197 mm of rain over 25.8 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 84% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
184
284
384
483
583
683
784
884
984
1085
1185
1285
1386
1486
1586
1686
1786
1885
1985
2085
2184
2284
2383
2483
2583
2682
2782
2882
2982
3082
3182

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
128414
228414
328414
428513
538413
638413
738413
838512
938512
1038413
1138413
1238413
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2138314
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2548214
2648214
2748214
2858114
2958015
3067915
3167915

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:136:18
212.16:136:18
312.16:146:19
412.16:146:19
512.16:146:19
612.16:156:20
712.16:156:20
812.16:166:21
912.16:166:21
1012.16:176:21
1112.16:176:22
1212.16:176:22
1312.16:186:23
1412.16:186:23
1512.16:196:23
1612.16:196:24
1712.16:196:24
1812.16:206:24
1912.16:206:25
2012.16:206:25
2112.16:216:25
2212.16:216:25
2312.16:216:26
2412.16:226:26
2512.16:226:26
2612.16:226:26
2712.16:226:27
2812.16:236:27
2912.16:236:27
3012.16:236:27
3112.16:236:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
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244.9Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Puyo?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Puyo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Puyo in January

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

In January, Puyo sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Puyo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puyo peaks around February 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 16Aug 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Puyo 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 Puyo is worst in February — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1742 µg/m³Jul 1118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Moderate
Feb43Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr33Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puyo?

Puyo sits at 1.5°S, 78.0°W, 1,058 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Banos, 48 km away.

Topography around Puyo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puyo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 956 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,222 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,992 m.

The land around Puyo is covered by trees (57%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (82%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
1,222 m
80 km
4,992 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Banos 48 km · Tena 59 km · Pelileo 63 km · Ambato 73 km · Riobamba 75 km · Macas 92 km · Latacunga 92 km · Guamote 93 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 Puyo (-1.4916°, -78.0034°, elevation 1,058 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).