La Peca weather in January

In January, La Peca sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 59 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is La Peca's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Peca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:14 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
77%
8th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

La Peca is town in Amazonas, 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in La Peca reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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La Peca weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°5912.612.35.0
Feb28° / 19°7915.512.24.7
Mar28° / 19°11019.4124.5
Apr27° / 19°13221.511.94.5
May27° / 18°9319.911.74.9
Jun26° / 18°7217.611.75.5
Jul25° / 17°5817.211.75.7
Aug26° / 17°4914.911.86.0
Sep27° / 18°5813.6125.7
Oct28° / 18°7315.212.14.9
Nov29° / 19°7114.112.34.6
Dec29° / 19°7214.612.34.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
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52575
62575
72476
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102278
112179
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

La Peca gets around 59 mm of rain over 12.6 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 42% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3148

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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2187318
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Wind in January

Winds average 3 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
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53calm
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133calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 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 6:07 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:076:26
212.36:086:27
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412.36:096:28
512.36:096:28
612.36:106:29
712.36:106:29
812.36:116:29
912.36:116:30
1012.36:126:30
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1512.36:146:32
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1712.36:156:32
1812.36:156:32
1912.36:156:33
2012.36:166:33
2112.36:166:33
2212.36:176:33
2312.36:176:33
2412.36:176:34
2512.36:186:34
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2712.36:186:34
2812.36:196:34
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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 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 4.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit La Peca?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit La Peca for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for La Peca in January

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

In January, La Peca sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in La Peca in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (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 Peca peaks around February 14 at about 17 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 14UV 17Jun 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in La Peca 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 La Peca is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateSep 1916 µg/m³Jul 98 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug11Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is La Peca?

La Peca sits at 5.6°S, 78.4°W, 897 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Bagua Grande, 16 km away.

RiojaChongoyapeMoyobambaCajamarcaVilcabamba

Topography around La Peca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Peca has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 921 m around an average of 944 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,145 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,415 m.

The land around La Peca is covered by trees (69%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
921 m
16 km
3,145 m
80 km
3,415 m
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January weather nearby: Bagua Grande 16 km · Jaén 43 km · Chachapoyas 93 km · Rioja 149 km · Chongoyape 156 km · Moyobamba 168 km · Cajamarca 173 km · Vilcabamba 174 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 Peca (-5.6111°, -78.435°, elevation 897 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).