Aimogasta weather in January

In January, Aimogasta sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 69 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of January to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Aimogasta's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aimogasta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:47 AM – 8:26 PM
Cloud cover
47%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Aimogasta is town in La Rioja Province, Argentina.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Aimogasta reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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73021
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Aimogasta weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°6910.913.65.0
Feb29° / 20°528.6135.8
Mar27° / 18°568.712.26.9
Apr24° / 15°306.111.38.1
May21° / 10°204.410.67.9
Jun19° / 81.910.28.0
Jul19° / 61.610.48.1
Aug22° / 71.7118.7
Sep24° / 12°153.111.88.8
Oct27° / 16°255.312.77.9
Nov28° / 18°447.613.46.6
Dec30° / 20°549.413.85.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
26931
36931
46931
56832
66832
76733
86733
96733
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116634
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207030
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317228

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Aimogasta gets around 69 mm of rain over 10.9 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
234
334
435
535
636
736
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1736
1836
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2035
2135
2234
2334
2434
2533
2633
2733
2832
2932
3032
3132

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12439343
22339353
32239364
42139364
52138364
62138365
72038365
82038366
92038356
102138356
112138347
122139337
132139337
142139327
152139327
162140327
172140317
182240317
192240317
202240326
212240326
222240326
232240335
242239345
252239345
262238354
272238364
282237364
292237374
302237374
312237374

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
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236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of January to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 8:24 PM to 8:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:378:24
213.86:378:24
313.86:388:25
413.86:398:25
513.86:398:25
613.86:408:25
713.76:418:25
813.76:418:25
913.76:428:26
1013.76:438:26
1113.76:448:26
1213.76:448:26
1313.76:458:26
1413.76:468:26
1513.66:478:26
1613.66:478:26
1713.66:488:25
1813.66:498:25
1913.66:508:25
2013.66:518:25
2113.66:518:25
2213.56:528:25
2313.56:538:24
2413.56:548:24
2513.56:558:24
2613.56:568:23
2713.46:568:23
2813.46:578:23
2913.46:588:22
3013.46:598:22
3113.47:008:22

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.35 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
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296.7Intense
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316.7Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Aimogasta?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Aimogasta for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Aimogasta in January

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

In January, Aimogasta sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Aimogasta 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 Aimogasta peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 15Jun 23UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr7Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Aimogasta?

Aimogasta sits at 28.6°S, 66.8°W, 828 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Chilecito, 95 km away.

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Topography around Aimogasta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aimogasta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m around an average of 850 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,366 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,110 m.

The land around Aimogasta is covered by bare terrain (40%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (63%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and bare terrain (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
139 m
16 km
1,366 m
80 km
4,110 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Chilecito 95 km · La Rioja 95 km · Catamarca 100 km · Belén 103 km · San Isidro 106 km · Aguilares 172 km · Monteros 201 km · Famaillá 217 km

Argentina travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,898
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 575
Religion
Roman Catholic 63%none 19%Evangelical 15%Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ 1%

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 Aimogasta (-28.56°, -66.8074°, elevation 828 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).