Federal weather in January

In January, Federal sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 119 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 50% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of January to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Federal's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Federal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
119 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:10 AM – 7:59 PM
Cloud cover
45%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Federal is human settlement in Argentina.

Founded
1880

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 Federal 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 27°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)
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Federal weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°119913.84.7
Feb30° / 19°1169.213.15.2
Mar28° / 18°120912.26.3
Apr25° / 14°1538.611.37.2
May21° / 11°967.210.56.9
Jun18° / 787.1106.4
Jul18° / 615.910.26.5
Aug20° / 806.510.97.1
Sep22° / 11°917.111.87.3
Oct25° / 14°1419.312.87.1
Nov27° / 16°1237.713.66.8
Dec30° / 18°1238.4145.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36238
46337
56337
66337
76436
86436
96535
106535
116634
126634
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296436
306436
316337

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Federal gets around 119 mm of rain over 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 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
429
529
629
729
829
929
1029
1129
1228
1328
1428
1528
1627
1727
1827
1927
2027
2127
2228
2328
2429
2529
2630
2731
2831
2932
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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 53% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
110152231212
210142230212
310142230222
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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
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
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1112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours 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 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 7:58 PM to 7:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:597:58
214.06:007:58
314.06:007:58
414.06:017:58
513.96:027:58
613.96:027:59
713.96:037:59
813.96:047:59
913.96:057:59
1013.96:057:59
1113.96:067:59
1213.96:077:59
1313.86:087:59
1413.86:097:59
1513.86:097:59
1613.86:107:59
1713.86:117:58
1813.86:127:58
1913.86:137:58
2013.76:147:58
2113.76:157:58
2213.76:157:57
2313.76:167:57
2413.76:177:57
2513.66:187:56
2613.66:197:56
2713.66:207:56
2813.66:217:55
2913.66:217:55
3013.56:227:54
3113.56:237:54

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 7.05 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.1Intense
167.1Intense
177.1Intense
187.1Intense
197.1Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Federal?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Federal in January

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

In January, Federal sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Federal 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 Federal peaks around January 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep7High
Oct7Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Federal?

Federal sits at 31.0°S, 58.8°W, 71 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Chajarí, 79 km away.

Topography around Federal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Federal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m.

The land around Federal is covered by grassland (64%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%), cropland (22%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
30 m
80 km
82 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Chajarí 79 km · La Paz 86 km · Concordia 87 km · Salto 92 km · Santa Elena 96 km · Villaguay 104 km · San Javier 118 km · Esquina 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 Federal (-30.9562°, -58.7797°, elevation 71 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).