El Bolsón weather in January

In January, El Bolsón sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 7 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of January to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is El Bolsón's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Bolsón's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12th coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
6:33 AM – 9:18 PM
Cloud cover
48%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

El Bolsón is human settlement.

Founded
1926

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 19°C through the month.

A typical January day in El Bolsón reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1187
2187
3187
4187
5187
6197
7197
8197
9197
10197
11197
12197
13197
14197
15197
16208
17208
18208
19208
20208
21208
22208
23208
24208
25208
26208
27208
28208
29208
30208
31208

How January really feels in El Bolsón

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.

El Bolsón weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 5670.214.76.8
Feb19° / 516.40.213.76.9
Mar17° / 6890.312.35.5
Apr12° / 11311.62.510.93.0
May / 15914.75.29.71.1
Jun / -2°21817.71390.0
Jul / -3°18916.413.49.30.0
Aug / -2°18317.113.810.30.1
Sep / -1°10112.68.211.71.1
Oct11° / 11213.56.413.12.5
Nov14° / 9211.42.414.44.1
Dec17° / 83101155.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35248
45248
55248
65347
75347
85347
95446
105446
115446
125446
135545
145545
155644
165644
175743
185842
195941
205941
216040
226040
236139
246139
256238
266139
276139
286139
296238
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

El Bolsón gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 7 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 23% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1312
2312
3312
4301
5291
6281
7271
8261
9261
10251
11241
12231
13221
14211
15211
16201
17191
18191
19180
20180
21180
22190
23190
24200
25210
26211
27221
28221
29231
30231
31241

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of January to 14 h 18 min 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 6:51 AM, and sunset from 9:19 PM to 9:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.06:199:19
215.06:209:20
315.06:219:20
415.06:229:20
515.06:229:20
614.96:239:20
714.96:249:20
814.96:259:20
914.96:269:19
1014.96:279:19
1114.86:289:19
1214.86:299:19
1314.86:309:19
1414.86:319:18
1514.86:329:18
1614.76:339:18
1714.76:349:17
1814.76:369:17
1914.76:379:16
2014.66:389:16
2114.66:399:15
2214.66:409:15
2314.56:419:14
2414.56:439:13
2514.56:449:13
2614.46:459:12
2714.46:469:11
2814.46:479:10
2914.36:499:10
3014.36:509:09
3114.36:519:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.37 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.35 kWh/m² to a high of 7.37 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 7.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.5Intense
97.5Intense
107.5Intense
117.5Intense
127.5Intense
137.5Intense
147.5Intense
157.5Intense
167.4Intense
177.4Intense
187.4Intense
197.4Intense
207.3Intense
217.3Intense
227.3Intense
237.3Intense
247.2Intense
257.2Intense
267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for El Bolsón

In seasonPeak

None of El Bolsón's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

El Bolsón's rainy season runs April–October, 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 El Bolsón?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit El Bolsón for sightseeing.

What to pack for El Bolsón in January

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

In January, El Bolsón sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in El Bolsón 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 El Bolsón peaks around December 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 22UV 12Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar7Very high
Apr4Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is El Bolsón?

El Bolsón sits at 42.0°S, 71.5°W, 320 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Bariloche, 93 km away.

Topography around El Bolsón

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Bolsón has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 720 m around an average of 403 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,052 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,469 m.

The land around El Bolsón is covered by trees (64%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
720 m
16 km
2,052 m
80 km
2,469 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
January weather nearby: Bariloche 93 km · Esquel 107 km · Puerto Montt 129 km · Calbuco 134 km · Puerto Varas 140 km · Llanquihue 145 km · Frutillar 157 km · Maullín 175 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 El Bolsón (-41.9605°, -71.5334°, elevation 320 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).