Malargüe weather in January

In January, Malargüe sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 37 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Malargüe's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malargüe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
12th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
6:43 AM – 8:52 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
8.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Malargüe reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and about 2°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12610
22610
32611
42611
52611
62611
72611
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102611
112611
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How January really feels in Malargüe

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.

Malargüe weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 11°379.4014.17.5
Feb24° / 10°418.4013.37.6
Mar22° / 498.5012.37.3
Apr17° / 507.60.611.16.0
May12° / 568.22.610.23.4
Jun / -3°637.65.39.71.1
Jul / -5°527.15.69.80.6
Aug / -3°466.75.110.71.9
Sep13° / -0°447.63.711.83.9
Oct17° / 507.71.812.96.1
Nov21° / 3970.413.97.4
Dec24° / 407.8014.47.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
39010
49010
59010
69010
79010
8919
9919
10919
11919
12919
13919
14919
15919
169010
179010
189010
199010
209010
219010
229010
239010
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Malargüe gets around 37 mm of rain over 9.4 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
329
429
529
629
729
829
929
1029
1129
1229
1330
1430
1530
1630
1731
1831
1931
2031
2131
2231
2331
2431
2531
2630
2730
2830
2929
3029
3129

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 98% 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
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
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 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 8:52 PM to 8:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.46:318:52
214.46:318:52
314.36:328:53
414.36:338:53
514.36:348:53
614.36:348:53
714.36:358:53
814.36:368:53
914.36:378:53
1014.36:388:53
1114.26:398:53
1214.26:398:53
1314.26:408:53
1414.26:418:53
1514.26:428:52
1614.26:438:52
1714.16:448:52
1814.16:458:52
1914.16:468:51
2014.16:478:51
2114.06:488:51
2214.06:498:50
2314.06:508:50
2414.06:518:49
2514.06:528:49
2613.96:538:48
2713.96:548:48
2813.96:558:47
2913.96:568:47
3013.86:578:46
3113.86:588:46

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 8.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.76 kWh/m² to a high of 8.68 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 8.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.7Intense
28.7Intense
38.7Intense
48.7Intense
58.6Intense
68.6Intense
78.6Intense
88.6Intense
98.6Intense
108.6Intense
118.5Intense
128.5Intense
138.5Intense
148.4Intense
158.4Intense
168.4Intense
178.4Intense
188.3Intense
198.3Intense
208.3Intense
218.3Intense
228.2Intense
238.2Intense
248.2Intense
258.1Intense
268.1Intense
278.0Intense
288.0Intense
298.0Intense
307.9Intense
317.9Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Malargüe?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Malargüe for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Malargüe in January

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

In January, Malargüe sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Malargüe 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 Malargüe peaks around January 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 14Jul 14UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul2Low
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Malargüe?

Malargüe sits at 35.5°S, 69.6°W, 1,423 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is San Rafael, 149 km away.

Topography around Malargüe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malargüe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 1,418 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 643 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,642 m.

The land around Malargüe is covered by grassland (36%), shrubs (25%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and bare terrain (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
643 m
80 km
3,642 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
January weather nearby: San Rafael 149 km · Chimbarongo 158 km · Molina 159 km · Curicó 160 km · Rengo 166 km · Colbún 166 km · Sagrada Familia 172 km · San Clemente 172 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 Malargüe (-35.4779°, -69.5852°, elevation 1,423 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).