Colón weather in January

In January, Colón sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 106 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of January to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Colón's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Colón's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
106 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
6:05 AM – 7:59 PM
Cloud cover
44%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Colón is city in the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina.

Founded
1863

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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Colón reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 35°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)
13119
23119
33120
43120
53120
63120
73120
83120
93120
103120
113120
123120
133120
143120
153120
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253120
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273120
283120
293120
303020
313020

Colón weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°1068.213.95.0
Feb30° / 19°116813.25.5
Mar28° / 17°1248.212.26.7
Apr24° / 14°1418.211.27.3
May20° / 11°877.110.46.8
Jun17° / 796.89.96.1
Jul17° / 716.410.15.9
Aug19° / 886.810.86.7
Sep21° / 10°937.411.87.0
Oct24° / 13°126912.87.1
Nov27° / 16°1077.513.77.0
Dec30° / 18°119814.15.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36337
46436
56337
66436
76436
86436
96535
106535
116535
126634
136535
146535
156634
166634
176634
186634
196634
206634
216733
226733
236634
246733
256634
266634
276535
286436
296436
306337
316238

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Colón gets around 106 mm of rain over 8.2 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 26% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
226
326
426
526
626
726
826
926
1026
1126
1226
1325
1425
1524
1624
1724
1824
1924
2024
2124
2225
2325
2426
2526
2627
2728
2828
2929
3030
3131

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 48% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
112172328181
212162428181
312162429191
412152429181
512152529181
612142529181
712142629181
812142629181
912142629181
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1112142729171
1211142729171
1311152729171
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1610162830161
1710162830161
1810172729161
199172730151
209172731151
219182631151
228182631151
238182632161
247182532161
257182533161
267182533161
277182433171
286182434172
296182434172
306182333182
316182333182

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of January to 13 h 36 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 5:53 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 7:58 PM to 7:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:537:58
214.15:547:58
314.15:557:59
414.15:557:59
514.05:567:59
614.05:577:59
714.05:587:59
814.05:587:59
914.05:597:59
1014.06:007:59
1114.06:017:59
1214.06:027:59
1313.96:027:59
1413.96:037:59
1513.96:047:59
1613.96:057:59
1713.96:067:59
1813.96:077:58
1913.86:087:58
2013.86:087:58
2113.86:097:58
2213.86:107:57
2313.86:117:57
2413.76:127:57
2513.76:137:56
2613.76:147:56
2713.76:157:55
2813.76:167:55
2913.66:177:55
3013.66:177:54
3113.66:187:53

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 7.13 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.2Intense
197.2Intense
207.2Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Colón?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Colón in January

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

In January, Colón sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Colón 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 Colón peaks around January 15 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Colón?

Colón sits at 32.2°S, 58.1°W, 25 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Paysandú, 12 km away.

Topography around Colón

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Colón has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m.

The land around Colón is covered by trees (31%), grassland (24%) and water (24%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), cropland (36%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
152 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Paysandú 12 km · Concepción del Uruguay 30 km · Young 72 km · Villaguay 92 km · Concordia 93 km · Gualeguaychú 94 km · Salto 94 km · Fray Bentos 101 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 Colón (-32.2231°, -58.1443°, elevation 25 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).