Allen weather in January

In January, Allen sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of January to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Allen's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Allen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
6:27 AM – 8:54 PM
Cloud cover
23%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
8.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Allen is city in Río Negro, Argentina.

Founded
1910

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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Allen reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13117
23117
33117
43117
53117
63117
73117
83117
93117
103118
113118
123118
133118
143118
153118
163218
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193218
203218
213218
223118
233118
243118
253118
263118
273118
283118
293118
303117
313117

How January really feels in Allen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Allen weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°142.814.45.6
Feb30° / 17°192.713.56.4
Mar26° / 14°223.112.38.1
Apr21° / 253.2117.8
May16° / 2659.95.7
Jun13° / 204.29.34.0
Jul12° / 183.49.53.9
Aug15° / 132.810.55.5
Sep19° / 203.511.77.1
Oct22° / 10°323.7137.9
Nov26° / 13°192.814.18.1
Dec30° / 16°142.514.76.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38614
48614
58614
68614
78713
88713
98713
108713
118812
128812
138812
148812
158812
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178812
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208713
218713
228713
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248614
258713
268713
278713
288614
298515
308515
318515

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Allen gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.8 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 9% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
49
59
69
79
88
98
108
118
128
138
149
159
169
179
1810
1910
2010
2110
2210
2310
2410
2510
2610
2710
2810
2910
3010
3110

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
192620
292620
392620
491630
592530
692530
792530
893430
993430
1093430
1193430
1292431
1392431
1492431
1591531
1691531
1791531
1890631
1990631
2090631
2189641
2289641
2389641
2489641
2589641
2690640
2790640
2890640
2990640
3090640
3191540

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of January to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 8:55 PM to 8:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.76:148:55
214.76:148:55
314.76:158:55
414.76:168:56
514.66:178:56
614.66:188:56
714.66:198:56
814.66:198:56
914.66:208:56
1014.66:218:55
1114.66:228:55
1214.56:238:55
1314.56:248:55
1414.56:258:55
1514.56:268:54
1614.56:278:54
1714.46:288:54
1814.46:298:53
1914.46:308:53
2014.46:318:53
2114.36:328:52
2214.36:338:52
2314.36:348:51
2414.36:358:51
2514.26:378:50
2614.26:388:49
2714.26:398:49
2814.16:408:48
2914.16:418:47
3014.16:428:47
3114.06:438:46

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 8.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 8.59 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 8.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.7Intense
28.7Intense
38.7Intense
48.7Intense
58.7Intense
68.6Intense
78.6Intense
88.6Intense
98.6Intense
108.6Intense
118.6Intense
128.6Intense
138.5Intense
148.5Intense
158.5Intense
168.5Intense
178.4Intense
188.4Intense
198.4Intense
208.3Intense
218.3Intense
228.2Intense
238.2Intense
248.2Intense
258.1Intense
268.1Intense
278.0Intense
288.0Intense
297.9Intense
307.9Intense
317.8Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Allen?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Allen in January

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

In January, Allen sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Allen in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Allen peaks around December 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 12Jun 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Allen?

Allen sits at 39.0°S, 67.8°W, 258 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Cipolletti, 15 km away.

Topography around Allen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Allen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 259 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 785 m.

The land around Allen is covered by shrubs (26%), artificial surfaces (21%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (64%) within 16 km, and shrubs (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
256 m
80 km
785 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Cipolletti 15 km · Neuquén 20 km · General Roca 22 km · Cinco Saltos 27 km · Centenario 31 km · Plottier 35 km · Villa Regina 66 km · Cutral-Có 121 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 Allen (-38.9774°, -67.8271°, elevation 258 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).