Rawson weather in January

In January, Rawson sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of January to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Rawson's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rawson's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
6:03 AM – 8:56 PM
Cloud cover
34%
1st clearest
Wind
21 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Rawson is capital of Chubut, Argentina.

Founded
1865

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 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Rawson reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Rawson

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.

Rawson 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°132.714.88.6
Feb24° / 16°223.113.88.5
Mar22° / 14°223.512.48.1
Apr19° / 11°203.210.87.3
May15° / 264.69.55.3
Jun12° / 254.58.93.6
Jul11° / 173.99.13.4
Aug13° / 153.710.24.3
Sep15° / 173.611.75.3
Oct18° / 10°163.513.26.9
Nov21° / 12°152.814.57.7
Dec23° / 14°162.815.28.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Rawson gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
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59
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108
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3111

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19181
29181
39181
49181
59181
69271
79271
89271
99361
109361
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Wind in January

Winds average 21 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
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521breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of January to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 8:58 PM to 8:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.25:498:58
215.15:508:58
315.15:508:59
415.15:518:59
515.15:528:59
615.15:538:58
715.15:548:58
815.15:558:58
915.05:568:58
1015.05:578:58
1115.05:588:58
1215.05:598:57
1314.96:008:57
1414.96:018:57
1514.96:028:56
1614.96:038:56
1714.86:058:55
1814.86:068:55
1914.86:078:54
2014.86:088:54
2114.76:098:53
2214.76:118:53
2314.76:128:52
2414.66:138:51
2514.66:148:51
2614.66:168:50
2714.56:178:49
2814.56:188:48
2914.56:198:47
3014.46:218:46
3114.46:228:46

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.59 kWh/m² to a high of 8.11 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 7.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.1Intense
28.1Intense
38.1Intense
48.1Intense
58.1Intense
68.1Intense
78.1Intense
88.1Intense
98.1Intense
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247.6Intense
257.5Intense
267.5Intense
277.5Intense
287.4Intense
297.4Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Rawson?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rawson in January

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

In January, Rawson sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a windbreaker.

sun protectionlight clothesa windbreaker

Sea temperature near Rawson in January

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in February at about 17°C and coldest in August near 9°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr15Cool
May13Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul10Bracing
Aug9Bracing
Sep9Bracing
Oct11Bracing
Nov13Bracing
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Rawson in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rawson peaks around December 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 22UV 12Jun 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar7High
Apr4Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun1Low
Jul2Low
Aug2Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7High
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Rawson?

Rawson sits at 43.3°S, 65.1°W, 3 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Trelew, 17 km away.

San Antonio OesteViedmaCarmen de PatagonesComodoro RivadaviaCaleta OliviaPico Truncado

Topography around Rawson

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rawson has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m.

The land around Rawson is covered by shrubs (32%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, shrubs (45%), water (25%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (57%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
189 m
80 km
336 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Trelew 17 km · Puerto Madryn 59 km · San Antonio Oeste 286 km · Viedma 326 km · Carmen de Patagones 328 km · Comodoro Rivadavia 342 km · Caleta Olivia 398 km · Pico Truncado 449 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 Rawson (-43.3003°, -65.1056°, elevation 3 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).