La Falda weather in January

In January, La Falda sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 142 mm of rain across 15.6 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

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 La Falda's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Falda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
142 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:33 AM – 8:22 PM
Cloud cover
51%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

La Falda is city in Córdoba Province (Argentina).

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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in La Falda reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12716
22716
32716
42716
52716
62716
72716
82716
92716
102716
112716
122716
132716
142716
152716
162716
172716
182716
192716
202716
212716
222716
232616
242616
252616
262616
272616
282616
292616
302616
312616

La Falda weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 16°14215.613.85.9
Feb25° / 15°11814.113.16.1
Mar24° / 14°12313.312.26.5
Apr21° / 11°769.211.36.7
May17° / 346.110.46.1
Jun15° / 183.3105.4
Jul15° / 143.310.25.4
Aug17° / 22310.96.9
Sep20° / 425.711.87.2
Oct22° / 10°9210.412.86.9
Nov24° / 13°11612.713.66.6
Dec26° / 15°14215.8146.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35842
45842
55842
65743
75842
85743
95842
105842
115941
125941
135941
145941
155941
166040
176040
186139
196139
206238
216337
226436
236436
246337
256436
266436
276436
286337
296238
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

La Falda gets around 142 mm of rain over 15.6 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 50% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
153
254
354
454
554
654
754
854
953
1053
1152
1251
1351
1450
1550
1649
1749
1848
1948
2047
2147
2247
2346
2447
2547
2647
2748
2849
2949
3050
3150

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1212733181
2212634181
3212634181
4212534181
5222534181
6222535181
7222535181
8222535181
9222534171
10222634171
11222634161
12222734161
13222834161
14222834151
15212934151
16213035141
17213035131
18213135131
19203135121
20203235121
21203335111
22203335111
23203335111
24193335111
25193335111
26193335111
27193335111
28193335121
29193335121
30193235131
31193234131

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:21 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 8:21 PM to 8:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:218:21
214.06:228:21
314.06:238:21
414.06:248:21
514.06:248:22
613.96:258:22
713.96:268:22
813.96:268:22
913.96:278:22
1013.96:288:22
1113.96:298:22
1213.96:308:22
1313.96:308:22
1413.86:318:22
1513.86:328:22
1613.86:338:22
1713.86:348:21
1813.86:348:21
1913.86:358:21
2013.76:368:21
2113.76:378:21
2213.76:388:20
2313.76:398:20
2413.76:408:20
2513.66:418:19
2613.66:418:19
2713.66:428:19
2813.66:438:18
2913.66:448:18
3013.56:458:17
3113.56:468:17

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.8Intense
176.8Intense
186.8Intense
196.8Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for La Falda

In seasonPeak

In January, La Falda sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

La Falda's rainy season runs October–April, 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 La Falda?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit La Falda for sightseeing.

What to pack for La Falda in January

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

In January, La Falda sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in La Falda 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 La Falda peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr7High
May5Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep7Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in La Falda in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in La Falda is worst in September — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (May, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1415 µg/m³May 145 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun6Good
Jul7Good
Aug12Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov5Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is La Falda?

La Falda sits at 31.1°S, 64.5°W, 932 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Cosquín, 17 km away.

Topography around La Falda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Falda has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 609 m around an average of 1,000 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 958 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,139 m.

The land around La Falda is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (32%), cropland (32%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
609 m
16 km
958 m
80 km
2,139 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Cosquín 17 km · Río Ceballos 18 km · Unquillo 23 km · Villa Allende 29 km · La Calera 31 km · Villa Carlos Paz 36 km · Jesús María 39 km · Colonia Caroya 41 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 La Falda (-31.0932°, -64.4845°, elevation 932 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).