Alta Gracia weather in January

In January, Alta Gracia sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 158 mm of rain across 15.5 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of January to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Alta Gracia's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alta Gracia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
158 mm
15.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
6:31 AM – 8:23 PM
Cloud cover
50%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Alta Gracia is city in 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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Alta Gracia reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 30°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)
12616
22616
32616
42616
52616
62616
72616
82616
92616
102616
112616
122616
132616
142616
152616
162616
172616
182616
192616
202616
212616
222616
232616
242616
252616
262616
272616
282616
292616
302616
312616

Alta Gracia weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°15815.5013.86.0
Feb25° / 15°13914013.26.2
Mar24° / 14°13013.5012.26.6
Apr21° / 11°879.60.111.26.7
May17° / 417.30.210.46.1
Jun15° / 183.50.2105.5
Jul15° / 173.40.510.15.3
Aug17° / 233.70.410.86.7
Sep19° / 507.10.511.86.9
Oct22° / 10°10612.4012.86.5
Nov24° / 13°14114.9013.66.3
Dec26° / 15°16316.10146.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25743
35743
45743
55644
65743
75743
85743
95842
105842
115941
125941
135941
146139
156139
166139
176238
186238
196337
206337
216436
226436
236436
246436
256436
266436
276436
286337
296337
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Alta Gracia gets around 158 mm of rain over 15.5 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 50% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
154
255
355
455
555
655
755
854
954
1053
1152
1252
1351
1450
1549
1649
1748
1847
1947
2046
2146
2245
2345
2446
2546
2647
2747
2848
2949
3050
3150

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1222931180
2212832180
3212833180
4212733180
5212734180
6222635170
7222635170
8222536170
9222536160
10232536160
11232537150
12232537150
13232637141
14222637141
15222737131
16222737131
17222837121
18212937121
19213036121
20213136111
21203236111
22203236111
23203335111
24193335111
25193335111
26193335111
27183335121
28183335121
29183335131
30183235131
31183235141

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of January to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 8:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:208:22
214.06:218:22
314.06:218:22
414.06:228:22
514.06:238:23
614.06:238:23
714.06:248:23
814.06:258:23
914.06:268:23
1013.96:268:23
1113.96:278:23
1213.96:288:23
1313.96:298:23
1413.96:308:23
1513.96:318:23
1613.96:318:23
1713.86:328:22
1813.86:338:22
1913.86:348:22
2013.86:358:22
2113.86:368:22
2213.76:378:21
2313.76:378:21
2413.76:388:21
2513.76:398:20
2613.76:408:20
2713.66:418:19
2813.66:428:19
2913.66:438:19
3013.66:448:18
3113.56:458:18

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.06 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
156.9Intense
166.9Intense
176.9Intense
186.9Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Alta Gracia

In seasonPeak

In January, Alta Gracia sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Alta Gracia's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Alta Gracia?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Alta Gracia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alta Gracia in January

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

In January, Alta Gracia sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Alta Gracia in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alta Gracia peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Alta Gracia in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Alta Gracia is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1319 µg/m³Nov 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Alta Gracia?

Alta Gracia sits at 31.6°S, 64.4°W, 544 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Villa Carlos Paz, 26 km away.

Topography around Alta Gracia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alta Gracia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 571 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 838 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,504 m.

The land around Alta Gracia is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
838 m
80 km
2,504 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Villa Carlos Paz 26 km · La Calera 35 km · Cordoba 35 km · Villa Allende 42 km · Cosquín 45 km · Unquillo 47 km · Río Segundo 49 km · Pilar 52 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 Alta Gracia (-31.6498°, -64.4297°, elevation 544 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).