Huancavelica weather in January

In January, Huancavelica sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 226 mm of precipitation across 28.9 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°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 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Huancavelica's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huancavelica's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Precipitation
226 mm
28.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:49 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
89%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Huancavelica is capital city of Huancavelica, Peru.

Density
96/km²
people per km²
Founded
1571

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 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Huancavelica reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Huancavelica

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Huancavelica weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 22628.96.412.71.5
Feb11° / 22426.96.812.41.4
Mar11° / 20429.96.112.11.4
Apr10° / 11124.93.311.71.6
May10° / -1°5716.3111.42.0
Jun / -2°308.61.711.32.0
Jul / -3°349.52.911.31.9
Aug / -2°5614.23.911.61.8
Sep10° / -1°10322.74.911.91.5
Oct10° / 14926.95.712.31.5
Nov11° / 14525412.61.8
Dec11° / 20427.1612.71.6

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 2% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Huancavelica gets around 226 mm of rain and snow over 28.9 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 93% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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.

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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.

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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 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 5:41 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:416:25
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512.75:436:27
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 6.19 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 Huancavelica

In seasonPeak

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

Huancavelica's rainy season runs September–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 Huancavelica?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Huancavelica.

What to pack for Huancavelica in January

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

In January, Huancavelica sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Huancavelica 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 Huancavelica peaks around February 11 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 9 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 11UV 19Jul 9UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Huancavelica?

Huancavelica sits at 12.8°S, 75.0°W, 3,990 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Huanta, 80 km away.

JaujaChincha AltaNuevo ImperialImperial

Topography around Huancavelica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huancavelica has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 877 m around an average of 3,992 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,966 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,078 m.

The land around Huancavelica is covered by grassland (81%) within 3 km, grassland (93%) within 16 km, and grassland (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
877 m
16 km
1,966 m
80 km
4,078 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Huanta 80 km · Chilca 82 km · Huancayo 84 km · Ayacucho 91 km · Jauja 126 km · Chincha Alta 143 km · Nuevo Imperial 149 km · Imperial 153 km

Peru travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 51% of US
price level, 2025
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
English
Moderate
EF EPI 519
Religion
Catholic 76%Evangelical Christian 16%no religion 5%other religions 3%

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 Huancavelica (-12.7869°, -74.973°, elevation 3,990 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).