Moyobamba weather in January

In January, Moyobamba sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 169 mm of rain across 27.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Moyobamba's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moyobamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
169 mm
27.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:08 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
81%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Moyobamba is capital city of San Martín, Peru.

Founded
1540

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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Moyobamba reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12618
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112618
122618
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292618
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Moyobamba weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°16927.112.33.9
Feb26° / 17°17925.312.23.7
Mar26° / 17°24729.6123.5
Apr27° / 17°21027.811.93.7
May27° / 17°16626.711.74.0
Jun26° / 16°12423.711.74.6
Jul26° / 15°10322.211.75.0
Aug26° / 15°9321.611.85.0
Sep27° / 16°12224.6124.2
Oct27° / 17°16928.312.13.7
Nov27° / 18°1742812.33.6
Dec26° / 18°16827.912.33.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41684
51684
61585
71585
81585
91486
101387
111387
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Moyobamba gets around 169 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 88% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
185
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1589
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2190
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2490
2590
2690
2790
2890
2990
3090
3189

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 36% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
116138
216237
316237
416336
516336
616336
716336
816336
916336
1016336
1106337
1206337
1306238
1406238
1506238
1606139
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1816039
1916138
2016138
2116237
2216237
2316336
2416435
2516435
2616534
2716534
2816534
2916534
3016633
3116534

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
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135calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 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 6:01 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:016:21
212.36:016:22
312.36:026:22
412.36:026:23
512.36:036:23
612.36:036:23
712.36:046:24
812.36:046:24
912.36:056:24
1012.36:056:25
1112.36:056:25
1212.36:066:25
1312.36:066:26
1412.36:076:26
1512.36:076:26
1612.36:086:27
1712.36:086:27
1812.36:096:27
1912.36:096:27
2012.36:096:28
2112.36:106:28
2212.36:106:28
2312.36:116:28
2412.36:116:28
2512.36:116:29
2612.36:126:29
2712.36:126:29
2812.36:126:29
2912.36:136:29
3012.36:136:29
3112.36:136:29

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Moyobamba?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Moyobamba.

What to pack for Moyobamba in January

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

In January, Moyobamba sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Moyobamba 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 Moyobamba peaks around February 13 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 13UV 17Aug 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Moyobamba 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 Moyobamba is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodSep 1319 µg/m³Jun 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul9Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Moyobamba?

Moyobamba sits at 6.0°S, 77.0°W, 741 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Rioja, 21 km away.

BellavistaJuanjuíBagua GrandeLa Peca

Topography around Moyobamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moyobamba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 848 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 925 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,838 m.

The land around Moyobamba is covered by trees (40%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
925 m
80 km
3,838 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Rioja 21 km · La Banda 86 km · Yurimaguas 95 km · Chachapoyas 101 km · Bellavista 121 km · Juanjuí 130 km · Bagua Grande 165 km · La Peca 168 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 Moyobamba (-6.0344°, -76.9742°, elevation 741 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).