Zamora weather in January

In January, Zamora sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 173 mm of rain across 26.1 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 2% 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 Zamora's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zamora's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 173 mm; 26.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:19 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 9th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Zamora is city in Ecuador, capital of the Zamora Chinchipe Province.

Density: 3,425/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1549

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 21°C through the month.

A typical January day in Zamora reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

Zamora 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 13°	173	26.1	12.2	3.9
Feb	21° / 13°	191	24.9	12.1	3.7
Mar	21° / 13°	177	28.2	12	3.6
Apr	20° / 13°	162	26.7	11.9	3.7
May	20° / 13°	140	25.5	11.8	3.9
Jun	18° / 12°	156	24	11.8	3.9
Jul	17° / 11°	149	24.9	11.8	3.7
Aug	18° / 11°	108	22.8	11.9	4.1
Sep	19° / 12°	97	23.1	12	4.2
Oct	20° / 13°	122	25.1	12.1	4.1
Nov	21° / 13°	139	22.3	12.2	4.3
Dec	21° / 13°	162	25.9	12.2	4.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

	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 (%)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	8	8
Cloudier (%)	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	92	92	92	92	92

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	9	91
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Zamora gets around 173 mm of rain over 26.1 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 85% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	84
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	84
12	84
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	85
23	85
24	86
25	86
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	88
30	88
31	88

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 83% 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 (%)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12
Comfortable (%)	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	86
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	15	84	1
2	15	84	1
3	15	84	1
4	15	84	1
5	15	83	2
6	15	83	2
7	15	83	2
8	15	83	2
9	15	83	2
10	15	83	2
11	15	83	2
12	16	82	2
13	16	82	2
14	16	82	2
15	16	82	2
16	16	82	2
17	16	82	2
18	16	82	2
19	16	82	2
20	16	82	2
21	16	82	2
22	16	83	1
23	15	84	1
24	15	84	1
25	14	85	1
26	14	85	1
27	13	86	1
28	13	86	1
29	12	87	1
30	12	87	1
31	12	86	2

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.

	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)	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
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	5	calm
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4	5	calm
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7	5	calm
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14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
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29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

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 6:12 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:34 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)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24
Sunset (PM)	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:12	6:26
2	12.2	6:12	6:26
3	12.2	6:13	6:27
4	12.2	6:13	6:27
5	12.2	6:14	6:28
6	12.2	6:14	6:28
7	12.2	6:15	6:28
8	12.2	6:15	6:29
9	12.2	6:16	6:29
10	12.2	6:16	6:29
11	12.2	6:17	6:30
12	12.2	6:17	6:30
13	12.2	6:17	6:31
14	12.2	6:18	6:31
15	12.2	6:18	6:31
16	12.2	6:19	6:31
17	12.2	6:19	6:32
18	12.2	6:20	6:32
19	12.2	6:20	6:32
20	12.2	6:20	6:33
21	12.2	6:21	6:33
22	12.2	6:21	6:33
23	12.2	6:21	6:33
24	12.2	6:22	6:33
25	12.2	6:22	6:34
26	12.2	6:22	6:34
27	12.2	6:23	6:34
28	12.2	6:23	6:34
29	12.2	6:23	6:34
30	12.2	6:24	6:34
31	12.2	6:24	6:34

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 4.64 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)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5
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	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Zamora?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

2.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zamora.

What to pack for Zamora in January

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

In January, Zamora sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Zamora in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zamora peaks around February 17 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 11 (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)	16	17	16	14	14	11	11	11	13	15	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Zamora?

Zamora sits at 4.1°S, 79.0°W, 979 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Loja, 29 km away.

Topography around Zamora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zamora has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 833 m around an average of 1,102 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,702 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,531 m.

The land around Zamora is covered by trees (83%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

833 m

trees 83%

16 km

2,702 m

trees 93%

80 km

3,531 m

trees 76%

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

January weather nearby: Loja 29 km · Vilcabamba 37 km · Catamayo 46 km · Cariamanga 73 km · Piñas 92 km · Pasaje 126 km · Cuenca 130 km · Santa Rosa 131 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 Zamora (-4.0645°, -78.9512°, elevation 979 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. 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	21	13
2	21	13
3	21	13
4	21	13
5	21	13
6	21	13
7	21	13
8	21	13
9	21	13
10	21	13
11	21	13
12	21	13
13	21	13
14	21	13
15	21	13
16	21	13
17	21	13
18	21	13
19	21	13
20	21	13
21	21	13
22	21	13
23	21	13
24	21	13
25	21	13
26	21	13
27	21	13
28	21	13
29	21	13
30	21	13
31	21	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	9	91
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	84
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	84
12	84
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	85
23	85
24	86
25	86
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	88
30	88
31	88

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	15	84	1
2	15	84	1
3	15	84	1
4	15	84	1
5	15	83	2
6	15	83	2
7	15	83	2
8	15	83	2
9	15	83	2
10	15	83	2
11	15	83	2
12	16	82	2
13	16	82	2
14	16	82	2
15	16	82	2
16	16	82	2
17	16	82	2
18	16	82	2
19	16	82	2
20	16	82	2
21	16	82	2
22	16	83	1
23	15	84	1
24	15	84	1
25	14	85	1
26	14	85	1
27	13	86	1
28	13	86	1
29	12	87	1
30	12	87	1
31	12	86	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	9	91
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	84
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	84
12	84
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	85
23	85
24	86
25	86
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	88
30	88
31	88

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	15	84	1
2	15	84	1
3	15	84	1
4	15	84	1
5	15	83	2
6	15	83	2
7	15	83	2
8	15	83	2
9	15	83	2
10	15	83	2
11	15	83	2
12	16	82	2
13	16	82	2
14	16	82	2
15	16	82	2
16	16	82	2
17	16	82	2
18	16	82	2
19	16	82	2
20	16	82	2
21	16	82	2
22	16	83	1
23	15	84	1
24	15	84	1
25	14	85	1
26	14	85	1
27	13	86	1
28	13	86	1
29	12	87	1
30	12	87	1
31	12	86	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	9	91
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	84
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	84
12	84
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	85
23	85
24	86
25	86
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	88
30	88
31	88

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	15	84	1
2	15	84	1
3	15	84	1
4	15	84	1
5	15	83	2
6	15	83	2
7	15	83	2
8	15	83	2
9	15	83	2
10	15	83	2
11	15	83	2
12	16	82	2
13	16	82	2
14	16	82	2
15	16	82	2
16	16	82	2
17	16	82	2
18	16	82	2
19	16	82	2
20	16	82	2
21	16	82	2
22	16	83	1
23	15	84	1
24	15	84	1
25	14	85	1
26	14	85	1
27	13	86	1
28	13	86	1
29	12	87	1
30	12	87	1
31	12	86	2