Jacobo Hunter weather in January

In January, Jacobo Hunter sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 199 mm of rain across 27.1 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 2% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Jacobo Hunter's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jacobo Hunter's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
10th warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
199 mm
27.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:29 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
87%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Jacobo Hunter is city in Arequipa, Peru.

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 Jacobo Hunter reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11810
21810
31810
41810
51710
61710
71710
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201710
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261710
271710
281710
291710
301710
311710

Jacobo Hunter weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 10°19927.112.93.2
Feb17° / 10°22526.912.62.8
Mar17° / 10°18327.612.13.1
Apr18° / 591411.65.4
May20° / 61.611.28.0
Jun20° / 10.2118.4
Jul19° / 10.411.18.4
Aug20° / 20.611.48.5
Sep21° / 30.811.98.4
Oct21° / 10°7212.47.9
Nov20° / 10°123.512.87.3
Dec19° / 10°6412.9135.5

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 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
2991
3991
4991
5991
6793
7793
8793
9793
10793
11694
12694
13694
14694
15595
16595
17595
18595
19595
20595
21595
22595
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24694
25694
26694
27694
28694
29694
30694
31694

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Jacobo Hunter gets around 199 mm of rain over 27.1 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 87% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
175
277
378
479
580
681
782
883
984
1085
1186
1287
1388
1489
1589
1690
1790
1891
1991
2091
2191
2291
2391
2492
2592
2692
2792
2892
2992
3092
3192

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
291000
301000
311000

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
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276calm
286calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours 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 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:20 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:206:18
213.05:216:19
313.05:226:19
413.05:226:19
512.95:236:20
612.95:236:20
712.95:246:20
812.95:246:20
912.95:256:21
1012.95:266:21
1112.95:266:21
1212.95:276:21
1312.95:276:21
1412.95:286:22
1512.95:286:22
1612.95:296:22
1712.95:306:22
1812.95:306:22
1912.95:316:22
2012.85:316:22
2112.85:326:22
2212.85:336:22
2312.85:336:22
2412.85:346:22
2512.85:346:22
2612.85:356:22
2712.85:356:22
2812.85:366:22
2912.85:366:22
3012.75:376:22
3112.75:376:22

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 8.26 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
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245.7Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Jacobo Hunter

In seasonPeak

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

Jacobo Hunter's monsoon runs January–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 Jacobo Hunter?

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 Jacobo Hunter.

What to pack for Jacobo Hunter in January

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

In January, Jacobo Hunter sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Jacobo Hunter in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jacobo Hunter peaks around February 8 at about 17 (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 8UV 17Jun 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Jacobo Hunter?

Jacobo Hunter sits at 16.4°S, 71.6°W, 2,282 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Satelite, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Jacobo Hunter

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jacobo Hunter has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 2,261 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,591 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,241 m.

The land around Jacobo Hunter is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, bare terrain (55%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
1,591 m
80 km
6,241 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Ciudad Satelite 3.0 km · Arequipa 5.0 km · Selva Alegre 8.0 km · Cono Norte 13 km · El Pedregal 69 km · Mollendo 81 km · Moquegua 107 km · San Antonio 109 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 Jacobo Hunter (-16.4408°, -71.5533°, elevation 2,282 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).