Rufino weather in January

In January, Rufino sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 104 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Rufino's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rufino's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
104 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:19 AM – 8:22 PM
Cloud cover
40%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Rufino is city in Santa Fe Province, Argentina.

Density
22/km²
people per km²

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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Rufino reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12918
22918
32918
42918
52918
62918
72918
82918
92918
102918
112918
122918
132918
142918
152918
162918
172918
182918
192918
202918
212918
222918
232918
242918
252918
262918
272918
282918
292918
302918
312918

Rufino weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°1049.3145.8
Feb28° / 18°1058.513.36.6
Mar26° / 16°1078.612.37.2
Apr22° / 12°887.811.27.3
May19° / 475.210.26.7
Jun16° / 203.29.85.6
Jul15° / 193.59.95.3
Aug18° / 323.410.76.8
Sep20° / 586.211.87.1
Oct23° / 12°1099.912.97.0
Nov26° / 15°989.113.87.0
Dec28° / 17°1179.714.26.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46832
56733
66733
76733
86832
96832
106931
116931
126931
137030
147030
157030
167228
177228
187228
197228
207327
217327
227327
237327
247228
257228
267228
277129
287030
296931
306931
316832

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Rufino gets around 104 mm of rain over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
231
331
431
531
631
731
831
931
1031
1130
1230
1330
1429
1529
1628
1728
1828
1928
2028
2128
2228
2328
2429
2529
2630
2731
2832
2932
3033
3133

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 38% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11421302790
21321302790
31321302790
41321312790
51320312780
61420312780
71419312880
81419312880
91419312880
101419312970
111419312970
121419302970
131419302970
141419303070
151419303070
161418303070
171418303070
181418313080
191318313080
201318313080
211318323080
221218323080
231217323080
241217323080
251217323190
261217323190
271216323190
281216313190
291216313191
3012163130101
3112173130101

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
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
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2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 8:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.36:068:22
214.26:078:22
314.26:088:22
414.26:098:22
514.26:098:22
614.26:108:22
714.26:118:22
814.26:128:22
914.26:128:22
1014.26:138:22
1114.16:148:22
1214.16:158:22
1314.16:168:22
1414.16:178:22
1514.16:188:22
1614.16:198:22
1714.06:198:22
1814.06:208:21
1914.06:218:21
2014.06:228:21
2114.06:238:20
2213.96:248:20
2313.96:258:20
2413.96:268:19
2513.96:278:19
2613.86:288:18
2713.86:298:18
2813.86:308:17
2913.86:318:17
3013.76:328:16
3113.76:338:16

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.41 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 7.3 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
127.4Intense
137.4Intense
147.4Intense
157.4Intense
167.4Intense
177.4Intense
187.4Intense
197.3Intense
207.3Intense
217.3Intense
227.3Intense
237.3Intense
247.2Intense
257.2Intense
267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Rufino?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rufino in January

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

In January, Rufino sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Rufino in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rufino peaks around January 15 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 — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Rufino?

Rufino sits at 34.3°S, 62.7°W, 116 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Laboulaye, 64 km away.

Topography around Rufino

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rufino has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 117 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m.

The land around Rufino is covered by cropland (53%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
39 m
80 km
62 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Laboulaye 64 km · Venado Tuerto 89 km · General Villegas 90 km · Lincoln 127 km · Firmat 144 km · Colón 154 km · Junín 166 km · Los Toldos 174 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 Rufino (-34.2624°, -62.7113°, elevation 116 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).