Mercedes weather in January

In January, Mercedes sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 148 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-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 47% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of January to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mercedes's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mercedes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
148 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:11 AM – 7:52 PM
Cloud cover
48%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Mercedes is Cuidad de Mercedes Corrientes,Argentina.

Founded
1829

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 Mercedes reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°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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How January really feels in Mercedes

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.

Mercedes weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°14811.413.74.4
Feb31° / 20°11810.3134.7
Mar29° / 19°1329.912.25.7
Apr26° / 16°1739.511.37.0
May22° / 13°1027.810.67.0
Jun20° / 11°957.810.26.5
Jul19° / 847.210.36.8
Aug22° / 11°797.1117.3
Sep23° / 13°1228.611.87.3
Oct26° / 15°19010.712.76.7
Nov28° / 17°1428.713.56.4
Dec30° / 19°1489.913.85.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
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45842
55941
65941
75941
85941
96040
106040
116040
126040
136139
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mercedes gets around 148 mm of rain over 11.4 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2136
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3038
3138

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 67% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14131927335
24121927335
34121927345
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55111827345
65111828344
75111828344
85111829334
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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
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of January to 13 h 24 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 6:00 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 7:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:007:51
213.86:017:51
313.86:027:51
413.86:027:51
513.86:037:51
613.86:047:52
713.86:047:52
813.86:057:52
913.86:067:52
1013.86:077:52
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1213.76:087:52
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1713.76:127:52
1813.66:137:52
1913.66:147:52
2013.66:147:51
2113.66:157:51
2213.66:167:51
2313.66:177:51
2413.56:187:50
2513.56:197:50
2613.56:197:50
2713.56:207:49
2813.56:217:49
2913.46:227:49
3013.46:237:48
3113.46:247:48

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 2.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 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
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266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Mercedes?

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
6.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mercedes in January

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

In January, Mercedes sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Mercedes 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 Mercedes peaks around January 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 24UV 14Jun 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep7Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mercedes?

Mercedes sits at 29.2°S, 58.1°W, 96 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Curuzú Cuatiá, 68 km away.

Topography around Mercedes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mercedes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 90 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m.

The land around Mercedes is covered by grassland (70%) within 3 km, grassland (90%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
75 m
80 km
103 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Curuzú Cuatiá 68 km · Paso de los Libres 112 km · Uruguaiana 115 km · Goya 115 km · Saladas 116 km · Monte Caseros 126 km · San Lorenzo 135 km · Villa Ocampo 147 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 Mercedes (-29.1842°, -58.0752°, elevation 96 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).