Weather in Iquitos in January 2026
Average weather
Average temperature in Iquitos in January
The temperature in January is +30°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +33°C during the day and a minimum of +22°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 36% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +28°C to +32°C.
Is Iquitos warm or cold in January?
Iquitos is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +30°C to +30°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +23°C to +23°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 Iquitos:
Climate in Iquitos in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +30°C | +30°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +21°C | +21°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +35°C | +36°C | +36°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 258 mm | 242 mm | 237 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 0 m/s | 0 m/s | 0 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 86% | 86% | 86% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 28 | 27 | 26 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +30°C for average maximum temperature during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 258 mm to 242 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 86%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 0 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 0 to 1.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Iquitos is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Iquitos?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Iquitos in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+29°C) and the highest in 2024 (+31°C). The driest year was 2004 with only 2322 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1986 with 3355 mm.
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Monthly weather in Iquitos
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Iquitos, 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.
