Cerro de Pasco weather in January

In January, Cerro de Pasco sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 177 mm of precipitation across 28 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°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 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Cerro de Pasco's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cerro de Pasco's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 11th coldest
Precipitation: 177 mm; 28 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 5:57 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover: 89%; 9th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.8; out of 10

Cerro de Pasco is capital city of Pasco, Peru.

Founded: 1578

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 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Cerro de Pasco reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 14°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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

How January really feels in Cerro de Pasco

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Cerro de Pasco weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 2°	177	28	2.3	12.6	1.8
Feb	12° / 2°	181	26.6	2	12.4	1.6
Mar	12° / 2°	169	28.7	1.6	12.1	1.6
Apr	12° / 1°	90	23	0.7	11.8	2.0
May	11° / 0°	56	16.5	0.6	11.5	2.4
Jun	11° / -1°	26	8.2	0.6	11.4	2.8
Jul	11° / -2°	23	8.1	0.8	11.4	2.7
Aug	11° / -1°	36	11.4	1.3	11.6	2.7
Sep	11° / -0°	69	19.9	1.5	11.9	2.1
Oct	11° / 1°	112	25.1	1.5	12.2	1.9
Nov	12° / 1°	124	24	1.4	12.5	2.1
Dec	12° / 2°	175	27.4	1.8	12.6	1.9

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 3% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

	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 (%)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Cloudier (%)	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Cerro de Pasco gets around 177 mm of rain and snow over 28 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 91% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	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 (%)	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	94	95
Snow chance (%)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	89	9
2	89	9
3	89	9
4	89	9
5	89	9
6	89	9
7	89	9
8	89	9
9	89	9
10	89	9
11	89	9
12	89	9
13	89	10
14	89	10
15	89	10
16	89	9
17	90	9
18	90	9
19	90	8
20	90	8
21	91	8
22	91	7
23	92	7
24	92	6
25	93	6
26	93	6
27	93	5
28	94	5
29	94	5
30	94	5
31	95	5

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
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
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 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 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 5:50 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:32 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)	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04
Sunset (PM)	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	5:50	6:27
2	12.6	5:50	6:27
3	12.6	5:51	6:27
4	12.6	5:51	6:28
5	12.6	5:52	6:28
6	12.6	5:52	6:28
7	12.6	5:53	6:29
8	12.6	5:53	6:29
9	12.6	5:54	6:29
10	12.6	5:54	6:30
11	12.6	5:55	6:30
12	12.6	5:55	6:30
13	12.6	5:56	6:30
14	12.6	5:56	6:31
15	12.6	5:57	6:31
16	12.6	5:57	6:31
17	12.6	5:58	6:31
18	12.6	5:58	6:32
19	12.5	5:59	6:32
20	12.5	5:59	6:32
21	12.5	6:00	6:32
22	12.5	6:00	6:32
23	12.5	6:01	6:32
24	12.5	6:01	6:32
25	12.5	6:02	6:32
26	12.5	6:02	6:32
27	12.5	6:03	6:32
28	12.5	6:03	6:32
29	12.5	6:03	6:32
30	12.5	6:04	6:32
31	12.5	6:04	6:32

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.85 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)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7
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	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Cerro de Pasco

In seasonPeak

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

Cerro de Pasco'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 Cerro de Pasco?

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

1.8

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cerro de Pasco.

What to pack for Cerro de Pasco in January

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

In January, Cerro de Pasco sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Cerro de Pasco in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 19 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cerro de Pasco peaks around February 13 at about 20 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	19	20	18	16	14	12	12	14	15	18	17	18
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	19	Extreme
Feb	20	Extreme
Mar	18	Extreme
Apr	16	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	18	Extreme
Nov	17	Extreme
Dec	18	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Cerro de Pasco?

Cerro de Pasco sits at 10.7°S, 76.3°W, 4,457 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Yanacancha, 0.0 km away.

Topography around Cerro de Pasco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cerro de Pasco has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 513 m around an average of 4,353 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,206 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,604 m.

The land around Cerro de Pasco is covered by grassland (67%) within 3 km, grassland (93%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km

513 m

grassland 67%

16 km

1,206 m

grassland 93%

80 km

4,604 m

grassland 80%

treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← December Cerro de Pasco year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Yanacancha 0.0 km · Chaupimarca 37 km · Junín 62 km · Yanacancha 64 km · Huánuco 82 km · La Oroya 102 km · Tarma 104 km · Huaral 139 km

Peru travel facts

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GDP per capita: $9,684; 2025
Happiness: 6.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 49%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 8.6; per 100k, 2021
Road deaths: 13.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
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Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Cerro de Pasco (-10.6658°, -76.2531°, elevation 4,457 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	12	2
2	12	2
3	12	2
4	12	2
5	12	2
6	12	2
7	12	2
8	12	2
9	12	2
10	12	2
11	12	2
12	12	2
13	12	2
14	12	2
15	12	2
16	12	2
17	12	2
18	12	2
19	12	2
20	12	2
21	12	2
22	12	2
23	12	2
24	12	2
25	12	2
26	12	2
27	12	2
28	12	2
29	12	2
30	12	2
31	12	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	89	9
2	89	9
3	89	9
4	89	9
5	89	9
6	89	9
7	89	9
8	89	9
9	89	9
10	89	9
11	89	9
12	89	9
13	89	10
14	89	10
15	89	10
16	89	9
17	90	9
18	90	9
19	90	8
20	90	8
21	91	8
22	91	7
23	92	7
24	92	6
25	93	6
26	93	6
27	93	5
28	94	5
29	94	5
30	94	5
31	95	5

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	89	9
2	89	9
3	89	9
4	89	9
5	89	9
6	89	9
7	89	9
8	89	9
9	89	9
10	89	9
11	89	9
12	89	9
13	89	10
14	89	10
15	89	10
16	89	9
17	90	9
18	90	9
19	90	8
20	90	8
21	91	8
22	91	7
23	92	7
24	92	6
25	93	6
26	93	6
27	93	5
28	94	5
29	94	5
30	94	5
31	95	5

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	89	9
2	89	9
3	89	9
4	89	9
5	89	9
6	89	9
7	89	9
8	89	9
9	89	9
10	89	9
11	89	9
12	89	9
13	89	10
14	89	10
15	89	10
16	89	9
17	90	9
18	90	9
19	90	8
20	90	8
21	91	8
22	91	7
23	92	7
24	92	6
25	93	6
26	93	6
27	93	5
28	94	5
29	94	5
30	94	5
31	95	5

	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