Yanacancha weather in January

In January, Yanacancha sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 234 mm of precipitation across 27.9 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Yanacancha's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yanacancha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Precipitation
234 mm
27.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:00 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
89%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Yanacancha is human settlement in 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 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Yanacancha reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Yanacancha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 20 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
20
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Yanacancha weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 23427.9912.51.6
Feb11° / 24126.48.912.31.5
Mar11° / 26329.79.112.11.4
Apr11° / 15626.43.611.81.6
May11° / -0°84211.811.52.0
Jun10° / -1°4212.81.611.42.2
Jul10° / -2°3912.32.411.52.2
Aug10° / -2°61163.411.72.2
Sep11° / -1°11924.34.411.91.7
Oct11° / 18827.86.612.21.6
Nov12° / 18725.15.412.51.9
Dec12° / 23427.28.412.61.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Yanacancha gets around 234 mm of rain and snow over 27.9 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 90% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 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 5:52 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:526:27
212.65:536:28
312.65:536:28
412.65:546:29
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 6.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Yanacancha

In seasonPeak

In January, Yanacancha sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Yanacancha's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Yanacancha?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yanacancha.

What to pack for Yanacancha in January

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

In January, Yanacancha sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yanacancha in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 19 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yanacancha peaks around February 14 at about 20 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 14UV 20Jun 23UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb20Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct18Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Yanacancha?

Yanacancha sits at 10.2°S, 76.6°W, 3,997 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Chaupimarca, 27 km away.

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Topography around Yanacancha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yanacancha has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 643 m around an average of 4,037 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,344 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,492 m.

The land around Yanacancha is covered by grassland (100%) within 3 km, grassland (98%) within 16 km, and grassland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
643 m
16 km
1,344 m
80 km
5,492 m
treesshrubsgrasslandbare terrainsnow and icewater
January weather nearby: Chaupimarca 27 km · Huánuco 56 km · Yanacancha 64 km · Cerro de Pasco 64 km · Junín 125 km · Huaraz 125 km · Centenario 126 km · Tingo María 127 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 Yanacancha (-10.2411°, -76.6456°, elevation 3,997 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).