Esquina weather in January

In January, Esquina sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 135 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-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 48% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of January to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Esquina's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Esquina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
135 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:15 AM – 7:59 PM
Cloud cover
46%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

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 Esquina reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 36°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)
13121
23121
33121
43121
53121
63121
73121
83121
93121
103121
113121
123121
133121
143121
153121
163121
173121
183121
193121
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213121
223121
233121
243121
253121
263121
273121
283121
293121
303121
313121

How January really feels in Esquina

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
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.

Esquina weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°1359.613.74.6
Feb30° / 20°1178.913.15.0
Mar29° / 19°1149.212.26.0
Apr25° / 16°1549.211.37.1
May21° / 13°906.710.57.1
Jun19° / 10°686.910.16.6
Jul19° / 525.310.36.9
Aug21° / 10°685.610.97.5
Sep23° / 12°83711.87.6
Oct26° / 15°1549.712.77.0
Nov28° / 17°1368.113.56.6
Dec30° / 19°1358.713.95.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46337
56337
66337
76337
86337
96337
106436
116436
126535
136535
146535
156535
166535
176535
186535
196535
206535
216535
226535
236535
246436
256436
266436
276337
286337
296238
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Esquina gets around 135 mm of rain over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
430
530
630
731
831
931
1031
1131
1231
1331
1430
1530
1630
1730
1830
1930
2030
2130
2230
2331
2431
2532
2632
2732
2833
2933
3033
3133

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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13131929305
23131929315
33131929315
43131929315
54121929315
64121929305
74122029305
84122030305
94122030305
104112130294
114112131294
124112131294
135102132284
145102232283
155102233283
16592234283
17592234283
18592234273
19582235273
20582235273
21582235273
22482335283
23472335283
24472335284
25472235294
26472235294
27372234294
28372234295
29372234305
30372234305
31372133296

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
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 13 h 54 min at the start of January to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 7:58 PM to 7:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:047:58
213.96:057:59
313.96:067:59
413.96:067:59
513.96:077:59
613.96:087:59
713.96:087:59
813.86:098:00
913.86:108:00
1013.86:118:00
1113.86:118:00
1213.86:128:00
1313.86:138:00
1413.86:148:00
1513.86:158:00
1613.76:157:59
1713.76:167:59
1813.76:177:59
1913.76:187:59
2013.76:197:59
2113.76:197:59
2213.66:207:58
2313.66:217:58
2413.66:227:58
2513.66:237:57
2613.66:247:57
2713.56:257:57
2813.56:257:56
2913.56:267:56
3013.56:277:55
3113.56:287:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.91 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
176.9Intense
186.9Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Esquina?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Esquina in January

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

In January, Esquina sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Esquina 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 Esquina peaks around January 20 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 20UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7Very high
May5Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep7Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Esquina?

Esquina sits at 30.0°S, 59.5°W, 44 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is San Javier, 74 km away.

Topography around Esquina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Esquina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m.

The land around Esquina is covered by wetland (43%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, wetland (42%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and wetland (32%), grassland (30%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
41 m
80 km
65 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: San Javier 74 km · La Paz 82 km · Vera 90 km · Reconquista 97 km · Avellaneda 101 km · Goya 101 km · Santa Elena 106 km · Federal 127 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 Esquina (-30.0148°, -59.5289°, elevation 44 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).