Belén weather in January

In January, Belén sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 96 mm of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of January to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Belén's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belén's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:50 AM – 8:25 PM
Cloud cover
56%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Belén is city in Catamarca 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Belén reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 33°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)
12918
22918
32918
42918
52918
62918
72918
82918
92918
102918
112818
122818
132818
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312818

Belén weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°9612.8013.65.5
Feb27° / 17°8010.10136.4
Mar26° / 16°7510.4012.26.9
Apr23° / 13°487.5011.47.6
May20° / 295010.77.5
Jun18° / 142.50.210.37.5
Jul18° / 142.50.610.47.4
Aug20° / 162.80.3118.1
Sep22° / 10°304.40.311.88.2
Oct25° / 13°415.9012.78.0
Nov27° / 15°547.3013.47.2
Dec29° / 17°719.2013.76.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35842
45743
55644
65644
75446
85446
95446
105446
115446
125446
135446
145446
155446
165446
175545
185545
195644
205644
215644
225842
235842
245842
255842
265842
275842
285842
295842
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Belén gets around 96 mm of rain over 12.8 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
236
337
438
538
639
740
841
942
1042
1143
1243
1344
1444
1544
1644
1744
1844
1943
2043
2142
2242
2341
2441
2540
2640
2739
2839
2939
3039
3139

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 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14236220
24136220
34037230
43837240
53738251
63638251
73638251
83538251
93539251
103539251
113540241
123441241
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293344220
303343230
313443230

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of January to 13 h 18 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 6:40 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 8:23 PM to 8:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:408:23
213.76:408:23
313.76:418:23
413.76:428:24
513.76:428:24
613.76:438:24
713.76:448:24
813.76:448:24
913.76:458:24
1013.66:468:25
1113.66:468:25
1213.66:478:25
1313.66:488:25
1413.66:498:25
1513.66:498:25
1613.66:508:25
1713.66:518:24
1813.56:528:24
1913.56:538:24
2013.56:538:24
2113.56:548:24
2213.56:558:24
2313.56:568:24
2413.46:568:23
2513.46:578:23
2613.46:588:23
2713.46:598:22
2813.47:008:22
2913.47:008:22
3013.37:018:21
3113.37:028:21

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 7.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
226.9Intense
236.9Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Belén

In seasonPeak

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

Belén's rainy season runs November–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 Belén?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Belén in January

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

In January, Belén sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Belén in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Belén peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 16Jul 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec16Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Belén?

Belén sits at 27.6°S, 67.0°W, 1,223 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Aimogasta, 103 km away.

Topography around Belén

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belén has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 639 m around an average of 1,356 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,489 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,148 m.

The land around Belén is covered by shrubs (60%) within 3 km, shrubs (83%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (40%), shrubs (32%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
639 m
16 km
1,489 m
80 km
4,148 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Aimogasta 103 km · Aguilares 141 km · Santa María 144 km · Catamarca 152 km · San Isidro 156 km · Monteros 160 km · Famaillá 174 km · Chilecito 174 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 Belén (-27.6495°, -67.0263°, elevation 1,223 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).