Máncora weather in January

In January, Máncora sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 46 mm of rain across 8.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Máncora's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Máncora's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 46 mm; 8.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:27 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 10th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.5; out of 10

Máncora is city in Piura, Peru.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Máncora reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	23
2	27	24
3	27	24
4	27	24
5	27	24
6	27	24
7	27	24
8	27	24
9	27	24
10	27	24
11	27	24
12	27	24
13	27	24
14	27	24
15	27	24
16	27	24
17	27	24
18	27	24
19	27	24
20	27	24
21	27	24
22	28	24
23	28	24
24	28	24
25	28	24
26	28	24
27	28	24
28	28	24
29	28	24
30	28	24
31	28	24

Máncora weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 24°	46	8.1	12.2	6.5
Feb	28° / 24°	86	11.2	12.1	5.7
Mar	28° / 25°	83	11.2	12	5.5
Apr	28° / 24°	30	5.8	11.9	6.8
May	27° / 24°	11	2.9	11.8	7.6
Jun	26° / 22°	4	1.1	11.8	8.3
Jul	25° / 22°	1	0.4	11.8	8.8
Aug	24° / 21°	0	0.1	11.9	9.0
Sep	24° / 21°	2	0.5	12	8.7
Oct	25° / 21°	3	1	12.1	8.3
Nov	25° / 22°	8	1.9	12.2	8.1
Dec	26° / 23°	20	4	12.2	7.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	50	49	49	46	46	45	44	42	42	40	40	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	39	38	37	37	37	35	35	34	33	31
Cloudier (%)	50	51	51	54	54	55	56	58	58	60	60	61	60	61	61	61	61	61	60	61	61	61	62	63	63	63	65	65	66	67	69

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	45	55
7	44	56
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	38	62
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	34	66
30	33	67
31	31	69

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Máncora gets around 46 mm of rain over 8.1 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 27% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	22	23	23	24	25	26	26	27	28	29	30	30	31	32	33	33	34	35	36	37	37	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	19
4	19
5	19
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	21
10	22
11	23
12	23
13	24
14	25
15	26
16	26
17	27
18	28
19	29
20	30
21	30
22	31
23	32
24	33
25	33
26	34
27	35
28	36
29	37
30	37
31	38

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	78	76	75	73	71	71	69	68	66	65	64	63	62	61	60	59	59	58	57	56	55	55	54	53	51	50	49	47	46	44	42
Oppressive (%)	20	22	23	25	27	28	30	31	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	40	41	42	42	43	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	51	53	55
Miserable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	78	20	2
2	76	22	2
3	75	23	2
4	73	25	2
5	71	27	2
6	71	28	1
7	69	30	1
8	68	31	1
9	66	33	1
10	65	34	1
11	64	35	1
12	63	36	1
13	62	37	1
14	61	38	1
15	60	39	1
16	59	40	1
17	59	40	1
18	58	41	1
19	57	42	1
20	56	42	2
21	55	43	2
22	55	43	2
23	54	44	2
24	53	45	2
25	51	46	3
26	50	47	3
27	49	48	3
28	47	49	3
29	46	51	3
30	44	53	3
31	42	55	3

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	9	calm
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28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:43 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32
Sunset (PM)	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:20	6:34
2	12.2	6:21	6:35
3	12.2	6:21	6:35
4	12.2	6:22	6:36
5	12.2	6:22	6:36
6	12.2	6:23	6:36
7	12.2	6:23	6:37
8	12.2	6:24	6:37
9	12.2	6:24	6:38
10	12.2	6:24	6:38
11	12.2	6:25	6:38
12	12.2	6:25	6:39
13	12.2	6:26	6:39
14	12.2	6:26	6:39
15	12.2	6:27	6:40
16	12.2	6:27	6:40
17	12.2	6:27	6:40
18	12.2	6:28	6:40
19	12.2	6:28	6:41
20	12.2	6:29	6:41
21	12.2	6:29	6:41
22	12.2	6:29	6:41
23	12.2	6:30	6:42
24	12.2	6:30	6:42
25	12.2	6:30	6:42
26	12.2	6:31	6:42
27	12.2	6:31	6:42
28	12.2	6:31	6:43
29	12.2	6:32	6:43
30	12.2	6:32	6:43
31	12.2	6:32	6:43

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.6	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Máncora?

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

6.5

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

6.8

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Máncora in January

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

In January, Máncora sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Máncora in January

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 25°C and coldest in August near 21°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	24	25	25	24	23	22	22	21	21	22	22	23
Comfort	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	24	Refreshing
Feb	25	Warm
Mar	25	Warm
Apr	24	Refreshing
May	23	Refreshing
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	22	Refreshing
Aug	21	Refreshing
Sep	21	Refreshing
Oct	22	Refreshing
Nov	22	Refreshing
Dec	23	Refreshing

UV index in Máncora 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 Máncora peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	15	12	12	10	10	11	12	13	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Máncora?

Máncora sits at 4.1°S, 81.0°W, 0 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is La Breita, 24 km away.

Topography around Máncora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Máncora has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 460 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,577 m.

The land around Máncora is covered by grassland (33%), bare terrain (26%) and water (26%) within 3 km, water (41%), grassland (31%) and bare terrain (24%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

262 m

grassland 33%

16 km

460 m

water 41%

80 km

1,577 m

water 39%

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← December Máncora year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: La Breita 24 km · Talara 58 km · Tumbes 91 km · Querecotillo 93 km · Marcavelica 94 km · Sullana 97 km · Zarumilla 109 km · Paita 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

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 Máncora (-4.1078°, -81.0475°, elevation 0 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	23
2	27	24
3	27	24
4	27	24
5	27	24
6	27	24
7	27	24
8	27	24
9	27	24
10	27	24
11	27	24
12	27	24
13	27	24
14	27	24
15	27	24
16	27	24
17	27	24
18	27	24
19	27	24
20	27	24
21	27	24
22	28	24
23	28	24
24	28	24
25	28	24
26	28	24
27	28	24
28	28	24
29	28	24
30	28	24
31	28	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	45	55
7	44	56
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	38	62
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	34	66
30	33	67
31	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	19
4	19
5	19
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	21
10	22
11	23
12	23
13	24
14	25
15	26
16	26
17	27
18	28
19	29
20	30
21	30
22	31
23	32
24	33
25	33
26	34
27	35
28	36
29	37
30	37
31	38

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	78	20	2
2	76	22	2
3	75	23	2
4	73	25	2
5	71	27	2
6	71	28	1
7	69	30	1
8	68	31	1
9	66	33	1
10	65	34	1
11	64	35	1
12	63	36	1
13	62	37	1
14	61	38	1
15	60	39	1
16	59	40	1
17	59	40	1
18	58	41	1
19	57	42	1
20	56	42	2
21	55	43	2
22	55	43	2
23	54	44	2
24	53	45	2
25	51	46	3
26	50	47	3
27	49	48	3
28	47	49	3
29	46	51	3
30	44	53	3
31	42	55	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	23
2	27	24
3	27	24
4	27	24
5	27	24
6	27	24
7	27	24
8	27	24
9	27	24
10	27	24
11	27	24
12	27	24
13	27	24
14	27	24
15	27	24
16	27	24
17	27	24
18	27	24
19	27	24
20	27	24
21	27	24
22	28	24
23	28	24
24	28	24
25	28	24
26	28	24
27	28	24
28	28	24
29	28	24
30	28	24
31	28	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	45	55
7	44	56
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	38	62
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	34	66
30	33	67
31	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	19
4	19
5	19
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	21
10	22
11	23
12	23
13	24
14	25
15	26
16	26
17	27
18	28
19	29
20	30
21	30
22	31
23	32
24	33
25	33
26	34
27	35
28	36
29	37
30	37
31	38

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	78	20	2
2	76	22	2
3	75	23	2
4	73	25	2
5	71	27	2
6	71	28	1
7	69	30	1
8	68	31	1
9	66	33	1
10	65	34	1
11	64	35	1
12	63	36	1
13	62	37	1
14	61	38	1
15	60	39	1
16	59	40	1
17	59	40	1
18	58	41	1
19	57	42	1
20	56	42	2
21	55	43	2
22	55	43	2
23	54	44	2
24	53	45	2
25	51	46	3
26	50	47	3
27	49	48	3
28	47	49	3
29	46	51	3
30	44	53	3
31	42	55	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	23
2	27	24
3	27	24
4	27	24
5	27	24
6	27	24
7	27	24
8	27	24
9	27	24
10	27	24
11	27	24
12	27	24
13	27	24
14	27	24
15	27	24
16	27	24
17	27	24
18	27	24
19	27	24
20	27	24
21	27	24
22	28	24
23	28	24
24	28	24
25	28	24
26	28	24
27	28	24
28	28	24
29	28	24
30	28	24
31	28	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	45	55
7	44	56
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	38	62
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	34	66
30	33	67
31	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	19
4	19
5	19
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	21
10	22
11	23
12	23
13	24
14	25
15	26
16	26
17	27
18	28
19	29
20	30
21	30
22	31
23	32
24	33
25	33
26	34
27	35
28	36
29	37
30	37
31	38

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	78	20	2
2	76	22	2
3	75	23	2
4	73	25	2
5	71	27	2
6	71	28	1
7	69	30	1
8	68	31	1
9	66	33	1
10	65	34	1
11	64	35	1
12	63	36	1
13	62	37	1
14	61	38	1
15	60	39	1
16	59	40	1
17	59	40	1
18	58	41	1
19	57	42	1
20	56	42	2
21	55	43	2
22	55	43	2
23	54	44	2
24	53	45	2
25	51	46	3
26	50	47	3
27	49	48	3
28	47	49	3
29	46	51	3
30	44	53	3
31	42	55	3