Ilave weather in January

In January, Ilave sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 222 mm of precipitation across 27.8 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ilave's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ilave's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Precipitation
222 mm
27.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:22 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
85%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Ilave is capital city of El Collao, Puno, Peru.

Founded
1782

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 14°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ilave reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1147
2147
3147
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10147
11147
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13147
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22147
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28147
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31147

How January really feels in Ilave

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.

Ilave weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 22227.80.312.92.4
Feb14° / 20225.30.512.52.3
Mar14° / 16425.60.312.12.6
Apr14° / 7515.90.211.63.7
May15° / 226.3011.35.0
Jun14° / 123.30.211.15.1
Jul14° / 123.20.511.15.1
Aug14° / 246.10.711.55.0
Sep15° / 5010.80.711.94.7
Oct16° / 7614.70.912.44.3
Nov16° / 77160.212.84.2
Dec15° / 15323.50.312.93.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
4892
5892
6892
7892
8892
9892
10892
11892
12892
131090
141090
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311585

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ilave gets around 222 mm of rain and snow over 27.8 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 89% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1871
2871
3871
4871
5871
6881
7881
8881
9881
10891
11891
12891
13901
14901
15901
16911
17911
18911
19911
20911
21911
22901
23901
24901
25892
26892
27892
28882
29882
30882
31882

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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Dry (%)
1100
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3100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 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 5:14 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:146:10
212.95:146:10
312.95:156:11
412.95:156:11
512.95:166:11
612.95:166:12
712.95:176:12
812.95:186:12
912.95:186:12
1012.95:196:13
1112.95:196:13
1212.95:206:13
1312.95:206:13
1412.95:216:13
1512.95:226:14
1612.95:226:14
1712.95:236:14
1812.85:236:14
1912.85:246:14
2012.85:246:14
2112.85:256:14
2212.85:266:14
2312.85:266:14
2412.85:276:14
2512.85:276:14
2612.85:286:14
2712.85:286:14
2812.85:296:14
2912.75:296:14
3012.75:306:14
3112.75:306:14

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.53 kWh/m² to a high of 8.13 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 6.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
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207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
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247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ilave

In seasonPeak

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

Ilave's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Ilave?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ilave.

What to pack for Ilave in January

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

In January, Ilave sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Ilave 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 Ilave peaks around February 9 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 19Jun 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ilave?

Ilave sits at 16.1°S, 69.7°W, 3,841 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Puno, 47 km away.

SorataTiahuanacoLaja

Topography around Ilave

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ilave has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 3,850 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 743 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,579 m.

The land around Ilave is covered by grassland (47%) and cropland (40%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and cropland (44%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
743 m
80 km
1,579 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Puno 47 km · Isla del Sol 56 km · Copacabana 63 km · Juliaca 82 km · San Miguel 83 km · Sorata 114 km · Tiahuanaco 118 km · Laja 146 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 Ilave (-16.0833°, -69.6667°, elevation 3,841 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).