Chacabuco weather in January

In January, Chacabuco sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 107 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Chacabuco's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chacabuco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
107 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:09 AM – 8:14 PM
Cloud cover
41%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Chacabuco is human settlement in Argentina.

Founded
1865

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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Chacabuco reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12917
22917
32918
42917
52917
62917
72917
82917
92917
102917
112917
122917
132917
142917
152917
162917
172917
182917
192917
202917
212917
222917
232917
242917
252917
262917
272917
282917
292917
302917
312817

Chacabuco 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°1078.914.15.9
Feb28° / 17°1057.913.36.7
Mar26° / 15°988.212.37.2
Apr22° / 12°978.511.27.2
May19° / 666.310.26.5
Jun15° / 445.19.75.3
Jul15° / 364.79.95.0
Aug17° / 474.610.76.4
Sep19° / 676.411.86.8
Oct22° / 11°1169.712.96.9
Nov25° / 14°1028.413.87.2
Dec28° / 16°1018.814.36.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46733
56832
66832
76832
86733
96832
106832
116832
126832
136931
146931
156931
166931
176931
187129
197030
207030
217030
227030
237030
247030
257030
267030
276931
286931
296832
306832
316733

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Chacabuco gets around 107 mm of rain over 8.9 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 28% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
429
529
629
729
829
928
1028
1128
1227
1327
1427
1527
1626
1726
1826
1927
2027
2127
2228
2328
2429
2529
2630
2730
2831
2931
3032
3132

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 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 32% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1182228275
2172228275
3172228285
4172228285
5172228285
6172228285
7182229284
8182229274
9182229274
10182229274
11182230264
12182230264
13182230264
14182230254
15182230254
16182231254
17182231254
18182231254
19182131255
20182131255
21182131255
22172031265
23172031266
24172031276
25172030276
26161930286
27161930287
28161929287
29161929287
30161929287
31161929288

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
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2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 8:14 PM to 8:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:578:14
214.35:578:14
314.35:588:14
414.35:598:14
514.25:598:14
614.26:008:14
714.26:018:14
814.26:028:14
914.26:038:14
1014.26:038:14
1114.26:048:14
1214.26:058:14
1314.16:068:14
1414.16:078:14
1514.16:088:14
1614.16:098:14
1714.16:108:13
1814.06:108:13
1914.06:118:13
2014.06:128:13
2114.06:138:12
2214.06:148:12
2313.96:158:12
2413.96:168:11
2513.96:178:11
2613.96:188:10
2713.86:198:10
2813.86:208:09
2913.86:218:09
3013.86:228:08
3113.76:238:07

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.42 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 7.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
117.4Intense
127.4Intense
137.4Intense
147.4Intense
157.4Intense
167.4Intense
177.3Intense
187.3Intense
197.3Intense
207.3Intense
217.3Intense
227.2Intense
237.2Intense
247.2Intense
257.1Intense
267.1Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Chacabuco?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Chacabuco in January

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

In January, Chacabuco sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Chacabuco in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chacabuco peaks around January 14 at about 13 (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 — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Chacabuco?

Chacabuco sits at 34.6°S, 60.5°W, 66 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Salto, 44 km away.

Topography around Chacabuco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chacabuco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 70 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m.

The land around Chacabuco is covered by cropland (31%), artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (89%) within 16 km, and cropland (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
89 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Salto 44 km · Junín 44 km · Chivilcoy 50 km · Bragado 53 km · Rojas 55 km · Los Toldos 65 km · Carmen de Areco 66 km · Arrecifes 73 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 Chacabuco (-34.642°, -60.4712°, elevation 66 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).