Tambo Grande weather in January

In January, Tambo Grande sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 100 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 4% 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 Tambo Grande's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tambo Grande's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
100 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:23 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
79%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Tambo Grande is Peruvian city.

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 Tambo Grande 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 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

15°20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13120
23120
33121
43121
53121
63121
73121
83121
93221
103221
113221
123221
133221
143221
153221
163221
173221
183221
193221
203221
213221
223221
233221
243221
253221
263221
273122
283122
293122
303122
313122

How January really feels in Tambo Grande

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.

Tambo Grande weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°10012.712.33.7
Feb31° / 22°20420.312.23.1
Mar31° / 22°31322.9123.0
Apr31° / 21°13415.211.93.8
May30° / 20°246.211.85.3
Jun29° / 18°51.611.76.9
Jul28° / 17°20.611.78.2
Aug27° / 17°20.611.88.3
Sep28° / 17°61.6127.4
Oct29° / 18°144.312.16.3
Nov29° / 18°255.912.25.7
Dec30° / 19°548.312.34.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42377
52377
62377
72278
82179
92080
102080
111882
121882
131783
141783
151684
161585
171585
181486
191486
201387
211288
221288
231189
241189
251189
261090
271090
28793
29793
30694
31694

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tambo Grande gets around 100 mm of rain over 12.7 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 43% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
532
632
733
833
934
1035
1136
1237
1338
1439
1540
1640
1741
1842
1943
2044
2146
2247
2349
2451
2552
2654
2756
2857
2959
3061
3163

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1053434
2052444
3052444
4051454
5051454
6050464
7049464
8049474
9048474
10148474
11147485
12146485
13146495
14145495
15144495
16144505
17143515
18143515
19142525
20141526
21140536
22139546
23138547
24137557
25136558
26134569
271335610
281315711
290305812
300285814
310265915

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:16 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:166:33
212.36:176:33
312.36:176:34
412.36:186:34
512.36:186:35
612.36:186:35
712.36:196:35
812.36:196:36
912.36:206:36
1012.36:206:36
1112.36:216:37
1212.36:216:37
1312.36:226:37
1412.36:226:38
1512.36:236:38
1612.36:236:38
1712.36:236:39
1812.36:246:39
1912.26:246:39
2012.26:256:39
2112.26:256:40
2212.26:256:40
2312.26:266:40
2412.26:266:40
2512.26:266:40
2612.26:276:41
2712.26:276:41
2812.26:276:41
2912.26:286:41
3012.26:286:41
3112.26:286:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tambo Grande

In seasonPeak

None of Tambo Grande's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Tambo Grande's monsoon runs February–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Tambo Grande?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tambo Grande.

What to pack for Tambo Grande in January

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

In January, Tambo Grande sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tambo Grande 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 Tambo Grande peaks around February 17 at about 15 (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 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Tambo Grande 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 Tambo Grande is worst in November — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateNov 1715 µg/m³Aug 167 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May12Good
Jun10Good
Jul8Good
Aug7Good
Sep8Good
Oct11Good
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tambo Grande?

Tambo Grande sits at 4.9°S, 80.3°W, 69 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Chulucanas, 27 km away.

Topography around Tambo Grande

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tambo Grande has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 67 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 508 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,659 m.

The land around Tambo Grande is covered by grassland (46%) within 3 km, grassland (40%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and shrubs (35%), grassland (20%) and bare terrain (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
508 m
80 km
3,659 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Chulucanas 27 km · Querecotillo 35 km · Sullana 38 km · Marcavelica 40 km · Piura 45 km · San Martin 46 km · Catacaos 53 km · La Unión 69 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 Tambo Grande (-4.9269°, -80.3447°, elevation 69 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).