Weather in Baltra Island in January 2026
Average weather
Average temperature in Baltra Island in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +29°C with a maximum of +32°C and a minimum of +21°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 9% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +29°C to +30°C.
Is Baltra Island warm or cold in January?
Baltra Island is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +24°C to +25°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +22°C to +24°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how January is compared to other months in Baltra Island:
Climate in Baltra Island in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +25°C | +26°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +21°C | +22°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +32°C | +32°C | +32°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 22 mm | 46 mm | 106 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 81% | 82% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1011 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1010 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 22 | 12 | 4 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 17 | 22 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting warmer as January arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +24°C to +25°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 22 mm to 46 mm. Humidity rises from 79% to 81%. Winds are calmer in comparison to December, going down from 3 m/s to 2 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
Next month (February) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Baltra Island is gradually decreasing during January, going from 6 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Baltra Island?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Baltra Island in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2007 (+23°C) and the highest in 2019 (+28°C). The driest year was 2005 with only 60 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1983 with 2700 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Baltra Island, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
