Rawson weather in January

In January, Rawson sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.2 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 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Rawson's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rawson's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:48 AM – 8:39 PM
Cloud cover
35%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

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 Rawson reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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)
13319
23319
33319
43319
53319
63319
73319
83319
93319
103320
113320
123320
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283219
293219
303219
313219

How January really feels in Rawson

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.

Rawson 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
Jan33° / 19°173.213.84.6
Feb31° / 18°203.413.25.3
Mar29° / 16°243.912.26.9
Apr24° / 11°183.311.28.4
May20° / 112.610.47.8
Jun18° / 82107.2
Jul17° / 82.210.17.0
Aug20° / 102.310.88.1
Sep23° / 183.311.88.5
Oct26° / 12°213.512.88.2
Nov29° / 15°163.213.66.7
Dec32° / 18°223.3145.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28416
38416
48416
58317
68317
78317
88317
98317
108317
118317
128317
138317
148416
158515
168515
178515
188614
198614
208614
218614
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318614

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Rawson gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.2 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 10% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
110
210
310
411
511
611
711
811
911
1011
1111
1211
1311
1411
1511
1610
1710
1810
1910
2010
2110
2210
239
249
259
269
279
289
299
309
319

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 (%)
15133160
25133160
35034170
44934170
54934170
64834180
74834180
84933180
94933180
105032171
115032171
125132161
135132161
145133151
155233141
165134141
175135131
185235121
195136121
205137111
215038111
225138101
234939101
244940101
254940101
264940101
274840101
284840111
294940111
304939111
314939111

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 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 6:37 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 8:38 PM to 8:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:378:38
214.06:378:38
314.06:388:39
414.06:398:39
514.06:398:39
614.06:408:39
714.06:418:39
814.06:428:39
913.96:428:39
1013.96:438:39
1113.96:448:39
1213.96:458:39
1313.96:458:39
1413.96:468:39
1513.96:478:39
1613.86:488:39
1713.86:498:39
1813.86:508:39
1913.86:518:38
2013.86:518:38
2113.86:528:38
2213.76:538:38
2313.76:548:37
2413.76:558:37
2513.76:568:37
2613.76:578:36
2713.66:588:36
2813.66:588:35
2913.66:598:35
3013.67:008:34
3113.57:018:34

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.26 kWh/m² to a high of 8.04 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 7.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.9Intense
27.8Intense
37.8Intense
47.8Intense
57.7Intense
67.7Intense
77.7Intense
87.7Intense
97.6Intense
107.6Intense
117.6Intense
127.6Intense
137.6Intense
147.5Intense
157.5Intense
167.5Intense
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207.5Intense
217.5Intense
227.4Intense
237.4Intense
247.4Intense
257.4Intense
267.4Intense
277.4Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
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).

4.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Rawson for 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 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Rawson 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 Rawson 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 Rawson?

Rawson sits at 31.6°S, 68.5°W, 660 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is San Juan, 5.0 km away.

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 53 m around an average of 636 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,093 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,838 m.

The land around Rawson is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) within 3 km, shrubs (27%), bare terrain (23%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%), bare terrain (35%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
1,093 m
80 km
3,838 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: San Juan 5.0 km · Santa Lucía 6.0 km · Villa Paula de Sarmiento 10 km · Chimbas 10 km · Pocito 12 km · Villa General San Martín 16 km · Albardón 16 km · Caucete 26 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 (-31.5819°, -68.5421°, elevation 660 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).