Catriel weather in January

In January, Catriel sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 20 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of January to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Catriel's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Catriel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
6:30 AM – 8:51 PM
Cloud cover
24%
1st clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
8.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Catriel is City in Río Negro Province, Argentina.

Founded
1899

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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Catriel reaches about 32°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 27°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and about 2°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Catriel

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 24 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
24
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Catriel weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°203.214.35.0
Feb31° / 17°233.613.55.9
Mar27° / 14°263.512.37.7
Apr22° / 263.6118.0
May17° / 274.4106.2
Jun14° / 194.29.44.5
Jul13° / 193.59.64.5
Aug16° / 152.810.56.1
Sep20° / 203.411.77.3
Oct23° / 10°435.1137.8
Nov27° / 13°244.2147.5
Dec31° / 16°193.414.65.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48614
58614
68614
78614
88812
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Catriel gets around 20 mm of rain over 3.2 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 10% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
111
211
311
411
511
610
710
810
99
109
119
129
139
149
159
169
1710
1810
1910
2011
2111
2211
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2411
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2712
2812
2912
3011
3111

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
190730
290730
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Wind in January

Winds average 16 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 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
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916light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 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 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 8:52 PM to 8:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.66:178:52
214.66:188:52
314.66:188:52
414.66:198:52
514.56:208:52
614.56:218:52
714.56:228:52
814.56:228:52
914.56:238:52
1014.56:248:52
1114.56:258:52
1214.46:268:52
1314.46:278:52
1414.46:288:52
1514.46:298:51
1614.46:308:51
1714.36:318:51
1814.36:328:50
1914.36:338:50
2014.36:348:50
2114.26:358:49
2214.26:368:49
2314.26:378:48
2414.26:388:48
2514.16:398:47
2614.16:408:47
2714.16:418:46
2814.16:428:45
2914.06:438:45
3014.06:458:44
3114.06:468:43

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 8.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.12 kWh/m² to a high of 8.52 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 8.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.6Intense
28.6Intense
38.6Intense
48.6Intense
58.6Intense
68.6Intense
78.6Intense
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98.5Intense
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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 Catriel?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Catriel in January

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

In January, Catriel sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Catriel 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 Catriel peaks around December 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 21UV 13Jul 15UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul1Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Catriel?

Catriel sits at 37.9°S, 67.8°W, 318 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Cinco Saltos, 108 km away.

Topography around Catriel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Catriel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 325 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 814 m.

The land around Catriel is covered by shrubs (39%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, shrubs (78%) within 16 km, and shrubs (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
169 m
80 km
814 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Cinco Saltos 108 km · Centenario 110 km · Cipolletti 119 km · Neuquén 122 km · Allen 123 km · Plottier 127 km · General Roca 130 km · Villa Regina 149 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 Catriel (-37.8755°, -67.7945°, elevation 318 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).