Sechura weather in January

In January, Sechura sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 23 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Sechura's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sechura's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:24 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
61%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Sechura is city in Sechura, 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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sechura reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°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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How January really feels in Sechura

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 10 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
10
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.

Sechura 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°232.712.35.5
Feb31° / 23°375.612.24.7
Mar31° / 23°586.9124.5
Apr30° / 22°213.611.95.6
May29° / 20°31.111.87.1
Jun26° / 19°10.311.78.4
Jul25° / 18°00.111.78.8
Aug25° / 17°00.111.89.0
Sep26° / 17°10.3128.5
Oct26° / 18°20.812.18.1
Nov27° / 18°41.212.37.7
Dec29° / 20°102.612.36.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45545
55446
65347
75248
85050
94951
104951
114654
124654
134654
144654
154456
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254159
264159
274159
284060
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303862
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sechura gets around 23 mm of rain over 2.7 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 10% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
49
59
69
79
89
99
109
119
129
139
149
159
169
179
189
199
209
2110
2210
2310
2411
2511
2612
2712
2813
2914
3015
3115

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1415630
2395830
3376030
4366130
5346330
6336331
7316531
8306631
9296731
10286831
11277021
12267121
13267121
14257122
15247222
16247222
17237322
18227422
19217522
20207523
21197623
22187723
23177733
24177733
25167743
26157843
27147853
28137764
29127774
30117784
31107794

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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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 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:176:36
212.36:176:36
312.36:186:37
412.36:186:37
512.36:196:38
612.36:196:38
712.36:206:38
812.36:206:39
912.36:216:39
1012.36:216:39
1112.36:226:40
1212.36:226:40
1312.36:236:40
1412.36:236:41
1512.36:236:41
1612.36:246:41
1712.36:246:42
1812.36:256:42
1912.36:256:42
2012.36:266:42
2112.36:266:42
2212.36:266:43
2312.36:276:43
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2512.36:276:43
2612.36:286:43
2712.36:286:44
2812.36:286:44
2912.36:296:44
3012.26:296:44
3112.26:296:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Sechura?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sechura in January

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

In January, Sechura sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Sechura 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 23°C and coldest in September near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 25 to May 15 — about 4.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr21Refreshing
May20Refreshing
Jun19Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct18Cool
Nov19Cool
Dec20Cool

UV index in Sechura 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 Sechura peaks around February 19 at about 16 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeFeb 19UV 16Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sechura?

Sechura sits at 5.6°S, 80.8°W, 15 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is La Unión, 19 km away.

Topography around Sechura

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sechura has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m.

The land around Sechura is covered by bare terrain (53%) within 3 km, bare terrain (57%) and water (26%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (51%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
46 m
80 km
499 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: La Unión 19 km · Catacaos 36 km · San Martin 45 km · Piura 46 km · Paita 61 km · Sullana 74 km · Marcavelica 77 km · Querecotillo 82 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 Sechura (-5.5569°, -80.8222°, elevation 15 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).