La Oroya weather in January

In January, La Oroya sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 205 mm of precipitation across 27.6 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 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is La Oroya's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Oroya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Precipitation
205 mm
27.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:55 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
88%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

La Oroya is capital city of Yauli, Junín, 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 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in La Oroya reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°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 La Oroya

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

La Oroya 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 20527.66.312.61.4
Feb11° / 20326.45.612.41.3
Mar10° / 20529.25.812.11.3
Apr10° / 110241.811.81.6
May10° / -1°5516.51.511.52.0
Jun10° / -2°237.51.111.32.3
Jul10° / -3°227.72.211.42.3
Aug10° / -2°3911.53.111.62.2
Sep10° / -1°8621.34.111.91.6
Oct10° / 13826.34.612.31.5
Nov11° / 14924.33.712.51.7
Dec11° / 19826.95.812.71.5

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

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Chance of precipitation in January

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La Oroya gets around 205 mm of rain and snow over 27.6 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 90% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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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

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:32 PM.

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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 6.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 6.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for La Oroya

In seasonPeak

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

La Oroya's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Feb
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Is January a good time to visit La Oroya?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Oroya.

What to pack for La Oroya in January

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

In January, La Oroya sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

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UV index in La Oroya in January

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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 La Oroya peaks around February 12 at about 20 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
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Mar18Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep16Extreme
Oct18Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is La Oroya?

La Oroya sits at 11.5°S, 75.9°W, 3,765 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Tarma, 25 km away.

Topography around La Oroya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Oroya has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 773 m around an average of 4,026 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,125 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,914 m.

The land around La Oroya is covered by bare terrain (61%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (92%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) within 80 km.

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773 m
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January weather nearby: Tarma 25 km · Junín 41 km · Jauja 52 km · Huancayo 97 km · Chilca 98 km · Chosica 100 km · Cerro de Pasco 102 km · Yanacancha 102 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 La Oroya (-11.5189°, -75.8993°, elevation 3,765 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).