San Clemente weather in January

In January, San Clemente sees average daytime highs of 24°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 24°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 48 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is San Clemente's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Clemente's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:52 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
67%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

San Clemente is locality in Ica Department, 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 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in San Clemente reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 25°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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22420
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312521

San Clemente 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
Jan24° / 21°40.912.78.1
Feb25° / 22°41.312.57.8
Mar25° / 21°30.812.18.1
Apr23° / 20°10.311.78.7
May21° / 18°0011.48.7
Jun20° / 16°0011.28.4
Jul19° / 15°0011.38.4
Aug19° / 15°0011.58.4
Sep19° / 15°0011.98.3
Oct20° / 16°0012.38.1
Nov21° / 17°0012.68.1
Dec23° / 19°10.212.88.1

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 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33763
43664
53664
63664
73664
83664
93664
103664
113565
123565
133565
143565
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193268
203268
213169
223169
233070
243070
253070
262971
272872
282872
292872
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

San Clemente 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 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
52
62
72
82
93
103
113
123
133
143
154
164
174
184
194
204
214
224
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264
274
284
294
305
315

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
140591
237621
334651
431681
529692
626722
724742
822762
921763
1019783
1117803
1216813
1315814
1413834
1512844
1611854
1710855
189865
198875
207885
217876
226886
235896
245896
254897
264897
273907
283898
292908
302908
312899

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
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2913light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:446:32
212.85:446:32
312.85:456:32
412.85:466:33
512.85:466:33
612.85:476:33
712.85:476:34
812.85:486:34
912.85:486:34
1012.85:496:34
1112.85:496:35
1212.75:506:35
1312.75:506:35
1412.75:516:35
1512.75:526:35
1612.75:526:36
1712.75:536:36
1812.75:536:36
1912.75:546:36
2012.75:546:36
2112.75:556:36
2212.75:556:36
2312.75:566:36
2412.75:566:36
2512.75:576:36
2612.75:576:36
2712.65:586:36
2812.65:586:36
2912.65:596:36
3012.65:596:36
3112.66:006:36

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.76 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 6.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
156.8Intense
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216.7Intense
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256.6Intense
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276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit San Clemente?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit San Clemente for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for San Clemente in January

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

In January, San Clemente sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 21°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near San Clemente in January

The nearest coast averages about 20°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 25 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in September near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 9 to Apr 1 — about 2.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

14°16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr19Cool
May19Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in San Clemente 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 San Clemente peaks around February 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (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 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is San Clemente?

San Clemente sits at 13.7°S, 76.2°W, 80 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Pisco, 8.0 km away.

Mala

Topography around San Clemente

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Clemente has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 70 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,478 m.

The land around San Clemente is covered by bare terrain (31%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (37%) and water (25%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (47%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
333 m
80 km
4,478 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Pisco 8.0 km · Paracas 26 km · Chincha Alta 29 km · Ica 64 km · Nuevo Imperial 68 km · San Vicente de Cañete 70 km · Imperial 71 km · Mala 124 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 San Clemente (-13.6667°, -76.15°, elevation 80 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).