Huánuco weather in January

In January, Huánuco sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 161 mm of rain across 26.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Huánuco's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huánuco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12th coldest
Rainfall
161 mm
26.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:59 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
88%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Huánuco is capital city of Huánuco, Peru.

Founded
1539

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 17°C through the month.

A typical January day in Huánuco reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Huánuco weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 16126.512.53.2
Feb17° / 17625.512.32.9
Mar17° / 15727.112.13.0
Apr17° / 8118.311.84.0
May17° / 4813.311.65.1
Jun17° / 236.411.45.8
Jul17° / 205.711.56.0
Aug17° / 236.311.76.1
Sep17° / 3510.611.95.5
Oct18° / 6918.212.24.5
Nov18° / 9620.512.54.0
Dec17° / 13725.112.63.5

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 4% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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

Any precipitation

Huánuco gets around 161 mm of rain over 26.5 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.

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Rain 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 4 km/h in January.

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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:516:25
212.65:526:26
312.65:526:26
412.65:536:26
512.65:536:27
612.65:546:27
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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 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.37 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 Huánuco

In seasonPeak

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

Huánuco's rainy season runs November–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 Huánuco?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Huánuco.

What to pack for Huánuco in January

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

In January, Huánuco sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Huánuco in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 18 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Huánuco peaks around February 14 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 14UV 19Jun 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme

Air quality in Huánuco 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 Huánuco is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1317 µg/m³Jun 116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May6Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Huánuco?

Huánuco sits at 9.9°S, 76.2°W, 1,795 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Yanacancha, 56 km away.

AguaytíaJunínHuaraz

Topography around Huánuco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huánuco has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,029 m around an average of 2,126 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,550 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,208 m.

The land around Huánuco is covered by grassland (52%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, grassland (82%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,029 m
16 km
2,550 m
80 km
5,208 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Yanacancha 56 km · Chaupimarca 58 km · Tingo María 75 km · Cerro de Pasco 82 km · Yanacancha 82 km · Aguaytía 127 km · Junín 139 km · Huaraz 148 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 Huánuco (-9.9288°, -76.2399°, elevation 1,795 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).