Paraná weather in January

In January, Paraná sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 105 mm of rain across 8.5 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Paraná's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paraná's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
105 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
6:16 AM – 8:07 PM
Cloud cover
43%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Paraná is capital city of the Argentine province Entre Ríos.

Founded
1730

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 Paraná reaches about 31°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 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)
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23120
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313020

Paraná weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°1058.513.85.1
Feb29° / 19°1128.413.25.6
Mar27° / 18°1328.212.26.8
Apr24° / 15°1138.111.27.4
May20° / 12°705.810.47.0
Jun17° / 455.4106.3
Jul17° / 394.510.16.2
Aug19° / 474.810.87.2
Sep22° / 11°636.111.87.4
Oct24° / 14°1229.312.87.2
Nov27° / 16°1087.313.67.1
Dec29° / 19°1288.2145.8

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 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46535
56535
66535
76535
86634
96634
106634
116634
126634
136733
146634
156634
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206634
216634
226634
236634
246535
256535
266436
276535
286436
296337
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Paraná gets around 105 mm of rain over 8.5 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 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
127
227
327
427
528
628
728
828
928
1028
1127
1227
1327
1427
1526
1626
1726
1826
1925
2025
2126
2226
2326
2427
2527
2628
2728
2829
2929
3030
3130

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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17152431221
27152331221
37152330231
47152430231
57152430231
67152430231
77152429231
87152429231
97152529231
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128152629221
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Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of January to 13 h 36 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 6:04 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 8:06 PM to 8:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:048:06
214.06:058:07
314.06:058:07
414.06:068:07
514.06:078:07
614.06:088:07
714.06:088:07
814.06:098:08
914.06:108:08
1013.96:118:08
1113.96:118:08
1213.96:128:08
1313.96:138:08
1413.96:148:07
1513.96:158:07
1613.96:168:07
1713.86:168:07
1813.86:178:07
1913.86:188:07
2013.86:198:06
2113.86:208:06
2213.86:218:06
2313.76:228:06
2413.76:238:05
2513.76:238:05
2613.76:248:04
2713.66:258:04
2813.66:268:04
2913.66:278:03
3013.66:288:03
3113.66:298:02

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 7.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
157.3Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.2Intense
197.2Intense
207.2Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.1Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Paraná?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Paraná in January

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

In January, Paraná sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Paraná 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 Paraná peaks around January 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 17UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Paraná?

Paraná sits at 31.7°S, 60.5°W, 78 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Santa Fe, 19 km away.

Topography around Paraná

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paraná has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m.

The land around Paraná is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) within 3 km, grassland (23%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
121 m
80 km
117 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Santa Fe 19 km · Santo Tomé 24 km · Diamante 39 km · Crespo 39 km · Coronda 46 km · Esperanza 49 km · Gálvez 73 km · Nogoyá 101 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 Paraná (-31.7327°, -60.529°, elevation 78 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).