Pocito weather in January

In January, Pocito sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 28 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Pocito's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pocito's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
6:48 AM – 8:39 PM
Cloud cover
37%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Pocito is human settlement in Argentina.

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 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Pocito reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 37°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)
13320
23320
33320
43320
53320
63320
73320
83320
93320
103320
113320
123320
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253320
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283320
293320
303320
313220

How January really feels in Pocito

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.

Pocito 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°286.6013.84.1
Feb31° / 19°275.1013.25.0
Mar29° / 16°315.7012.26.7
Apr24° / 12°214.3011.28.2
May20° / 112.90.110.47.7
Jun17° / 720.3106.9
Jul16° / 92.40.710.16.6
Aug19° / 112.60.610.87.9
Sep23° / 183.50.311.88.4
Oct26° / 13°275012.88.0
Nov29° / 16°276.4013.66.4
Dec32° / 18°336.80144.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28416
38416
48416
58416
68317
78317
88317
98218
108317
118317
128317
138317
148416
158416
168515
178614
188614
198614
208614
218713
228713
238713
248713
258713
268614
278614
288614
298614
308614
318416

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pocito gets around 28 mm of rain over 6.6 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 21% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
121
221
321
421
522
622
722
822
922
1022
1122
1222
1322
1421
1521
1621
1721
1821
1921
2021
2121
2221
2321
2421
2520
2620
2720
2820
2920
3020
3120

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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15332150
25133160
35133160
44934170
54934170
64834180
74834180
84933180
94933181
104932181
115032171
125032171
135032171
145132161
155132161
165232151
175133151
185134141
195234131
205135131
215136121
225037121
235038111
244938111
254939111
264939111
274839111
284839111
294839121
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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 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
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 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 6:36 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 8:39 PM to 8:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:368:39
214.06:378:39
314.06:388:39
414.06:398:39
514.06:398:39
614.06:408:39
714.06:418:40
814.06:418:40
914.06:428:40
1013.96:438:40
1113.96:448:40
1213.96:458:40
1313.96:458:40
1413.96:468:40
1513.96:478:39
1613.96:488:39
1713.86:498:39
1813.86:508:39
1913.86:508:39
2013.86:518:39
2113.86:528:38
2213.76:538:38
2313.76:548:38
2413.76:558:37
2513.76:568:37
2613.76:578:37
2713.66:588:36
2813.66:588:36
2913.66:598:35
3013.67:008:35
3113.67:018:34

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 7.39 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
27.7Intense
37.7Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
77.5Intense
87.5Intense
97.5Intense
107.5Intense
117.5Intense
127.4Intense
137.4Intense
147.4Intense
157.4Intense
167.4Intense
177.3Intense
187.3Intense
197.3Intense
207.3Intense
217.3Intense
227.3Intense
237.3Intense
247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.2Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Pocito?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pocito in January

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

In January, Pocito sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

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UV index in Pocito 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 Pocito peaks around January 18 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 18UV 14Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pocito?

Pocito sits at 31.7°S, 68.6°W, 608 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Rawson, 12 km away.

Topography around Pocito

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pocito has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 613 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,685 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,841 m.

The land around Pocito is covered by cropland (49%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%) and bare terrain (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%), bare terrain (36%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
1,685 m
80 km
3,841 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Rawson 12 km · San Juan 17 km · Santa Lucía 18 km · Villa Paula de Sarmiento 22 km · Chimbas 22 km · Villa General San Martín 28 km · Albardón 28 km · Caucete 29 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 Pocito (-31.6833°, -68.5833°, elevation 608 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).