Bariloche weather in January

In January, Bariloche sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 5.2 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of January to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bariloche's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bariloche's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Precipitation
31 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
6:35 AM – 9:14 PM
Cloud cover
40%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Bariloche is city in the province of Río Negro in Argentina.

Density
433/km²
people per km²
Founded
1902

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 19°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bariloche reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1186
2186
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4196
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10196
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13197
14207
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31207

How January really feels in Bariloche

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.

Bariloche weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 315.20.414.67.2
Feb19° / 3350.213.67.2
Mar16° / 4170.512.35.7
Apr11° / 748.72.610.92.9
May / 119136.29.70.8
Jun / -2°1721613.39.10.0
Jul / -3°14014.513.79.30.0
Aug / -3°13114.512.810.40.0
Sep / -1°6810.37.811.70.7
Oct10° / 7010.25.913.12.2
Nov13° / 528.32.614.34.0
Dec17° / 476.81.114.96.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46634
56634
66733
76733
86733
96832
106832
116931
126931
136931
146931
156931
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177030
187129
197129
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227228
237129
247129
257129
267129
277129
287129
297030
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bariloche gets around 31 mm of rain and snow over 5.2 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 17% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1222
2222
3212
4212
5212
6202
7202
8192
9192
10182
11182
12172
13172
14162
15152
16152
17141
18141
19141
20141
21141
22141
23150
24150
25161
26171
27171
28181
29181
30181
31191

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
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5100
6100
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8100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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26100
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28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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1510calm
1610calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of January to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 9:16 PM to 9:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.96:219:16
214.96:229:16
314.96:229:16
414.96:239:16
514.96:249:16
614.96:259:16
714.86:269:16
814.86:279:16
914.86:289:16
1014.86:299:16
1114.86:309:16
1214.76:319:15
1314.76:329:15
1414.76:339:15
1514.76:349:15
1614.76:359:14
1714.66:369:14
1814.66:379:13
1914.66:389:13
2014.66:399:12
2114.56:409:12
2214.56:429:11
2314.56:439:11
2414.46:449:10
2514.46:459:10
2614.46:469:09
2714.36:479:08
2814.36:499:07
2914.36:509:07
3014.26:519:06
3114.26:529:05

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 7.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.1Intense
28.1Intense
38.1Intense
48.1Intense
58.1Intense
68.1Intense
78.1Intense
88.1Intense
98.1Intense
108.1Intense
118.1Intense
128.1Intense
138.0Intense
148.0Intense
158.0Intense
168.0Intense
178.0Intense
187.9Intense
197.9Intense
207.9Intense
217.8Intense
227.8Intense
237.7Intense
247.7Intense
257.7Intense
267.6Intense
277.6Intense
287.5Intense
297.5Intense
307.4Intense
317.4Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bariloche

In seasonPeak

None of Bariloche's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bariloche's rainy season runs May–August, 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 Bariloche?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Bariloche for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Bariloche in January

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

In January, Bariloche sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Bariloche 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 Bariloche peaks around December 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 13Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bariloche?

Bariloche sits at 41.1°S, 71.3°W, 839 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is El Bolsón, 93 km away.

Topography around Bariloche

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bariloche has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m around an average of 865 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,452 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,290 m.

The land around Bariloche is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), trees (30%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
427 m
16 km
1,452 m
80 km
3,290 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: El Bolsón 93 km · San Martín de los Andes 110 km · Puerto Montt 141 km · Puerto Varas 142 km · Llanquihue 143 km · Frutillar 147 km · Purranque 157 km · Río Bueno 165 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 Bariloche (-41.1456°, -71.3082°, elevation 839 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).