Libertador General San Martín weather in January

In January, Libertador General San Martín sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 232 mm of rain across 17.5 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Libertador General San Martín's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Libertador General San Martín's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
232 mm
17.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:49 AM – 8:08 PM
Cloud cover
70%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Libertador General San Martín is human settlement.

Founded
1899

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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Libertador General San Martín reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Libertador General San Martín weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°23217.513.34.4
Feb28° / 19°23917.712.84.7
Mar26° / 18°27520.712.24.8
Apr24° / 15°19618.811.55.3
May21° / 11°1011610.95.4
Jun19° / 5010.310.66.0
Jul19° / 316.610.76.9
Aug23° / 254.611.28.1
Sep26° / 11°366.311.97.6
Oct28° / 16°10311.512.66.0
Nov29° / 17°1651413.25.1
Dec29° / 19°24116.713.44.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43268
53268
63268
73268
83268
93268
103169
113169
123169
133169
143169
153070
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Libertador General San Martín gets around 232 mm of rain over 17.5 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 57% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3160

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
114205520
204205620
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Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 8:06 PM to 8:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:398:06
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2213.26:538:08
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2713.26:578:07
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2913.16:588:06
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 5.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Libertador General San Martín

In seasonPeak

In January, Libertador General San Martín sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Libertador General San Martín's rainy season runs November–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 Libertador General San Martín?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Libertador General San Martín for sightseeing.

What to pack for Libertador General San Martín in January

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

In January, Libertador General San Martín sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Libertador General San Martín in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Libertador General San Martín peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jul 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Libertador General San Martín 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 Libertador General San Martín is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.6× the cleanest month (May, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateSep 2326 µg/m³May 155 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Libertador General San Martín?

Libertador General San Martín sits at 23.8°S, 64.8°W, 464 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is San Pedro de Jujuy, 47 km away.

Topography around Libertador General San Martín

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Libertador General San Martín.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Libertador General San Martín has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m around an average of 488 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,160 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,815 m.

The land around Libertador General San Martín is covered by cropland (45%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
324 m
16 km
1,160 m
80 km
4,815 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: San Pedro de Jujuy 47 km · Santa Rosa 60 km · Palpalá 65 km · San Salvador de Jujuy 66 km · Pichanal 81 km · San Ramón de la Nueva Orán 89 km · Embarcación 97 km · General Güemes 99 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 Libertador General San Martín (-23.8131°, -64.7935°, elevation 464 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).