Morteros weather in January

In January, Morteros sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 139 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 51% 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 Morteros's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Morteros's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
139 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:24 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
44%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Morteros is city and municipality in Cordoba, Argentina.

Founded
1891

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 Morteros 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 26°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)
13120
23120
33120
43120
53120
63120
73120
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93120
103120
113120
123120
133120
143120
153120
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303020
313020

Morteros weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°1399.913.84.8
Feb29° / 20°1188.913.15.5
Mar28° / 18°135912.26.6
Apr24° / 15°100811.37.4
May21° / 12°525.710.57.1
Jun18° / 344.110.16.8
Jul18° / 223.310.27.0
Aug21° / 343.610.97.8
Sep23° / 12°515.111.88.0
Oct26° / 15°1189.212.87.2
Nov28° / 17°1328.313.66.4
Dec30° / 19°1339.6145.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36535
46535
56535
66535
76436
86436
96535
106535
116535
126535
136634
146634
156634
166634
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186733
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236832
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286634
296634
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316634

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Morteros gets around 139 mm of rain over 9.9 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
231
331
431
531
632
732
832
932
1031
1131
1231
1331
1431
1530
1630
1730
1830
1931
2031
2131
2231
2332
2433
2533
2634
2735
2835
2936
3036
3136

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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16162230233
26162130243
36152130243
46152130243
56152130243
66152130243
76152230243
86152230243
96152230243
106152330243
116152330243
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135142431232
145132432232
155132433232
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175122534222
185122535222
194122635212
204112635212
214112636212
224112636212
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244102637212
254102537222
264102537223
274102537223
284102437223
294102437233
304102436233
314102436233

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
212light breeze
312light breeze
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
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2012calm
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3012calm
3112calm

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 6:12 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 8:10 PM to 8:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:128:10
213.96:138:10
313.96:148:10
413.96:158:11
513.96:158:11
613.96:168:11
713.96:178:11
813.96:178:11
913.96:188:11
1013.96:198:11
1113.96:208:11
1213.86:218:11
1313.86:218:11
1413.86:228:11
1513.86:238:11
1613.86:248:11
1713.86:258:11
1813.86:258:11
1913.76:268:10
2013.76:278:10
2113.76:288:10
2213.76:298:10
2313.76:308:09
2413.66:318:09
2513.66:318:09
2613.66:328:08
2713.66:338:08
2813.66:348:08
2913.56:358:07
3013.56:368:07
3113.56:378:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 7.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
157.3Intense
167.3Intense
177.3Intense
187.3Intense
197.2Intense
207.2Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
237.1Intense
247.1Intense
257.1Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Morteros?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Morteros in January

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

In January, Morteros sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Morteros 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 Morteros peaks around January 19 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Morteros?

Morteros sits at 30.7°S, 62.0°W, 90 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Sunchales, 50 km away.

Topography around Morteros

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Morteros has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 98 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m.

The land around Morteros is covered by cropland (72%) within 3 km, cropland (97%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
10 m
16 km
33 m
80 km
65 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Sunchales 50 km · Rafaela 78 km · San Francisco 80 km · Arroyito 127 km · Esperanza 131 km · San Jorge 133 km · San Justo 135 km · Las Varillas 146 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 Morteros (-30.7107°, -62.0071°, elevation 90 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).