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Weather in January in Cotopaxi Province

Thinking about venturing to Cotopaxi Province this January and curious about the weather conditions to expect? This page holds all the key information you seek, responding to your question:

What is the weather like in Cotopaxi Province in January?

Cotopaxi Province is a region in Ecuador. January in Cotopaxi Province generally has moderate temperatures, with heavy precipitation.

Temperatures

You can expect moderate maximum daytime temperatures of around 15°C and nighttime temperatures around 6°C in Latacunga.

Precipitation

January is a very rainy month with an average rainfall of around 171 mm in Latacunga.

To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Cotopaxi Province in January, check out the map below. For more details on the yearly weather, visit our Cotopaxi Province climate page.

Where to go in Cotopaxi Province in January

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Cotopaxi Province on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in January for the 2 most popular destinations in Cotopaxi Province?

Latacunga

In January Latacunga generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 15°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 6°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Latacunga
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
15°C 
6°C 
190 mm 
15 days 
poor 
15°C 
6°C 
171 mm 
14 days 
15°C 
6°C 
200 mm 
15 days 
poor 
Climate in Latacunga

Cotopaxi National Park

In January Cotopaxi National Park generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 15°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 6°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Cotopaxi National Park
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
15°C 
6°C 
192 mm 
15 days 
poor 
15°C 
6°C 
173 mm 
15 days 
15°C 
6°C 
201 mm 
15 days 
poor 
Climate in Cotopaxi National Park

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Cotopaxi Province, in Ecuador.

Is January the best time to visit Cotopaxi Province?

In our view, January might not be the best time to travel to Cotopaxi Province with often unpleasant weather in Latacunga.

On average, the best time to visit Cotopaxi Province is in June, July, August and September with generally tolerable weather in Latacunga. On the other hand, the weather in February, March, April, November and December tend to be poor.

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