Mala weather in January

In January, Mala sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mala's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:56 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Mala is city in 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 22°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mala reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Mala 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 21°40.912.77.6
Feb23° / 22°51.212.47.6
Mar22° / 21°30.812.17.7
Apr21° / 20°10.211.77.8
May19° / 18°10.111.47.8
Jun18° / 17°10.211.37.5
Jul17° / 16°10.211.37.1
Aug17° / 16°10.111.67.0
Sep17° / 16°0011.96.9
Oct17° / 16°0012.37.0
Nov18° / 17°10.112.67.3
Dec20° / 19°10.112.77.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52674
62674
72575
82575
92575
102575
112575
122575
132575
142575
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222476
232476
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252377
262278
272179
282179
291981
301981
311882

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mala gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
52
62
72
82
93
103
113
123
133
144
154
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174
184
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204
214
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273
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303
313

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
110873
28893
37903
46913
55923
64924
73934
83934
93934
103934
112935
122935
132935
142926
152917
161927
171918
181909
1918910
2018811
2118712
2218613
2318514
2408515
2508515
2608416
2708317
2808218
2908119
3008020
3107921

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 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 5:48 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:486:32
212.75:486:32
312.75:496:32
412.75:496:33
512.75:506:33
612.75:506:33
712.75:516:34
812.75:516:34
912.75:526:34
1012.75:536:35
1112.75:536:35
1212.75:546:35
1312.75:546:35
1412.75:556:36
1512.75:556:36
1612.75:566:36
1712.75:566:36
1812.75:576:36
1912.75:576:36
2012.65:586:36
2112.65:586:37
2212.65:596:37
2312.65:596:37
2412.66:006:37
2512.66:006:37
2612.66:016:37
2712.66:016:37
2812.66:026:37
2912.66:026:37
3012.66:036:37
3112.66:036:37

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 6.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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296.3Intense
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316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Mala?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Mala for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Mala in January

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

In January, Mala sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 21°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Mala in January

The nearest coast averages about 21°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in September near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 30 to Apr 14 — about 3.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May19Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Mala in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mala peaks around February 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 16Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mala?

Mala sits at 12.7°S, 76.6°W, 34 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is San Vicente de Cañete, 54 km away.

Topography around Mala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mala has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 365 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,687 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,102 m.

The land around Mala is covered by bare terrain (39%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (38%) and water (36%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (37%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
365 m
16 km
1,687 m
80 km
5,102 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: San Vicente de Cañete 54 km · Imperial 54 km · Nuevo Imperial 58 km · Villa Poeta José Gálvez Barrenechea 58 km · Santiago de Surco 71 km · Barranco 71 km · Miraflores 75 km · San Francisco De Borja 75 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 Mala (-12.6581°, -76.6308°, elevation 34 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).