Cutral-Có weather in January

In January, Cutral-Có sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of January to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Cutral-Có's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cutral-Có's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
6:33 AM – 9:00 PM
Cloud cover
24%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
8.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Cutral-Có is city in Neuquén Province, Argentina.

Density
585/km²
people per km²
Founded
1933

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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Cutral-Có reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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How January really feels in Cutral-Có

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.

Cutral-Có 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
Jan30° / 14°112.1014.46.5
Feb29° / 13°172.5013.57.2
Mar25° / 10°193012.38.3
Apr20° / 233.60117.4
May14° / 295.20.29.94.8
Jun11° / 306.419.32.8
Jul10° / -1°2550.99.62.7
Aug13° / 1740.610.54.3
Sep17° / 1940.311.76.2
Oct21° / 264.60.1137.5
Nov25° / 183.5014.18.2
Dec28° / 12°152.5014.77.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Cutral-Có gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.1 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 rain averages around 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 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 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 9:01 PM to 8:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.76:199:01
214.76:209:01
314.76:219:01
414.76:229:01
514.66:239:01
614.66:239:01
714.66:249:01
814.66:259:01
914.66:269:01
1014.66:279:01
1114.56:289:01
1214.56:299:01
1314.56:309:00
1414.56:319:00
1514.56:329:00
1614.46:339:00
1714.46:348:59
1814.46:358:59
1914.46:368:59
2014.46:378:58
2114.36:388:58
2214.36:398:57
2314.36:408:57
2414.26:418:56
2514.26:428:56
2614.26:438:55
2714.26:458:54
2814.16:468:54
2914.16:478:53
3014.16:488:52
3114.06:498:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 8.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.05 kWh/m² to a high of 8.7 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 8.55 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.8Intense
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48.8Intense
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68.8Intense
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268.2Intense
278.2Intense
288.1Intense
298.1Intense
308.0Intense
318.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Cutral-Có?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cutral-Có in January

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

In January, Cutral-Có sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Cutral-Có 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 Cutral-Có peaks around December 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateModerateVery highExtremeDec 21UV 13Jun 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cutral-Có?

Cutral-Có sits at 38.9°S, 69.2°W, 613 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Zapala, 72 km away.

Topography around Cutral-Có

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cutral-Có has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 625 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 421 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,102 m.

The land around Cutral-Có is covered by bare terrain (34%), artificial surfaces (33%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (68%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
421 m
80 km
1,102 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Zapala 72 km · Plottier 86 km · Centenario 96 km · Neuquén 101 km · Cinco Saltos 102 km · Cipolletti 107 km · Allen 121 km · General Roca 143 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 Cutral-Có (-38.9342°, -69.2305°, elevation 613 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).