Querecotillo weather in January

In January, Querecotillo sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 42 mm of rain across 5.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Querecotillo's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Querecotillo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:24 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Querecotillo is city in Piura, 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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Querecotillo reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Querecotillo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Querecotillo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°425.812.24.2
Feb32° / 22°11912.612.23.5
Mar32° / 22°14614.8123.3
Apr32° / 21°598.411.94.0
May31° / 20°61.611.85.3
Jun29° / 18°10.411.77.0
Jul28° / 17°10.211.78.2
Aug27° / 16°0011.88.4
Sep28° / 17°10.4127.8
Oct29° / 17°30.612.16.9
Nov29° / 18°61.612.26.2
Dec31° / 19°192.812.35.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33367
43367
53367
63268
73169
82971
92971
102872
112773
122773
132674
142674
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212476
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232278
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301585
311486

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Querecotillo gets around 42 mm of rain over 5.8 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 21% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
412
513
613
713
814
915
1015
1116
1217
1318
1418
1519
1619
1720
1820
1921
2021
2122
2223
2324
2425
2527
2628
2730
2832
2934
3035
3137

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1613630
2593830
3583930
4574030
5564130
6544330
7534430
8514540
9504740
10494840
11474940
12465040
13455140
14445240
15435340
16425440
17415540
18405640
19395740
20385840
21385750
22375850
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26345970
27335980
28325990
293059101
302959111
312859121

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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287calm
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307calm
317calm

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 6:17 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:176:34
212.36:186:34
312.36:186:35
412.36:196:35
512.36:196:36
612.36:206:36
712.36:206:36
812.36:216:37
912.36:216:37
1012.36:226:38
1112.36:226:38
1212.36:236:38
1312.36:236:39
1412.36:236:39
1512.36:246:39
1612.36:246:39
1712.26:256:40
1812.26:256:40
1912.26:266:40
2012.26:266:40
2112.26:266:41
2212.26:276:41
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2712.26:286:42
2812.26:296:42
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3012.26:296:42
3112.26:306:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.6Bright
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95.6Bright
105.5Bright
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255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Querecotillo?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Querecotillo in January

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

In January, Querecotillo sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Querecotillo in January

The nearest coast averages about 22°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 53 km away) is warmest in February at about 23°C and coldest in August near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 15 to May 28 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr21Refreshing
May20Refreshing
Jun19Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct19Cool
Nov19Cool
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Querecotillo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Querecotillo peaks around February 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Querecotillo?

Querecotillo sits at 4.8°S, 80.6°W, 53 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Marcavelica, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Querecotillo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Querecotillo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,431 m.

The land around Querecotillo is covered by trees (56%) within 3 km, shrubs (31%) and bare terrain (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (31%) and bare terrain (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
193 m
80 km
3,431 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Marcavelica 8.0 km · Sullana 9.0 km · Tambo Grande 35 km · Piura 38 km · San Martin 39 km · Catacaos 48 km · Paita 59 km · Chulucanas 61 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 Querecotillo (-4.8378°, -80.6456°, elevation 53 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).