San José de Metán weather in January

In January, San José de Metán sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 253 mm of rain across 21.7 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is San José de Metán's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San José de Metán's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 253 mm; 21.7 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 24 min; 6:46 AM – 8:12 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 10th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in San José de Metán reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C warmer than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	17
2	27	17
3	27	17
4	27	17
5	27	17
6	27	17
7	27	17
8	27	17
9	27	17
10	27	17
11	27	17
12	27	17
13	27	17
14	27	17
15	27	17
16	26	17
17	26	17
18	26	17
19	26	17
20	26	17
21	26	17
22	26	17
23	26	17
24	26	17
25	26	17
26	26	17
27	26	17
28	26	17
29	26	17
30	26	17
31	26	17

San José de Metán weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 17°	253	21.7	13.4	4.7
Feb	25° / 17°	205	19.7	12.9	4.9
Mar	24° / 16°	169	19.5	12.2	5.3
Apr	22° / 13°	83	13	11.4	6.0
May	19° / 9°	36	8.3	10.8	6.4
Jun	18° / 6°	16	4.8	10.4	6.9
Jul	18° / 4°	11	3.4	10.6	7.3
Aug	21° / 6°	13	3.1	11.1	8.1
Sep	24° / 9°	20	4.4	11.8	8.1
Oct	26° / 13°	66	11.3	12.6	6.6
Nov	26° / 15°	108	15.4	13.2	5.7
Dec	27° / 17°	202	19.5	13.6	5.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	33	33	32
Cloudier (%)	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	67	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	66	67	67	67	67	67	68

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	34	66
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	32	68

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

San José de Metán gets around 253 mm of rain over 21.7 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 70% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	69	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	70	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	70
3	70
4	71
5	71
6	71
7	71
8	71
9	71
10	71
11	71
12	71
13	71
14	71
15	71
16	71
17	71
18	70
19	70
20	70
21	69
22	69
23	69
24	69
25	69
26	69
27	69
28	70
29	70
30	70
31	71

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 32% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3
Comfortable (%)	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15
Humid (%)	46	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	51	53	53	53	54	53	54	53	53	52	51	50
Muggy (%)	32	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	31	31	30	30	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	32	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	5	17	46	32
2	5	17	45	33
3	4	17	45	34
4	4	17	45	34
5	4	17	45	34
6	3	17	44	35
7	3	18	44	35
8	3	18	44	35
9	3	18	44	35
10	4	18	44	35
11	4	18	44	35
12	4	17	44	34
13	4	17	45	34
14	4	17	46	33
15	4	16	47	33
16	4	16	48	32
17	4	16	49	31
18	4	15	50	31
19	4	15	51	30
20	4	15	51	30
21	3	15	53	29
22	3	15	53	29
23	3	15	53	29
24	3	14	54	29
25	3	14	53	30
26	2	14	54	30
27	2	14	53	31
28	2	14	53	31
29	2	14	52	32
30	3	14	51	32
31	3	15	50	33

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 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 6:57 AM, and sunset from 8:10 PM to 8:09 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:57
Sunset (PM)	8:10	8:10	8:11	8:11	8:11	8:11	8:11	8:12	8:12	8:12	8:12	8:12	8:12	8:12	8:12	8:12	8:12	8:12	8:12	8:12	8:12	8:11	8:11	8:11	8:11	8:11	8:10	8:10	8:10	8:09	8:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.6	6:36	8:10
2	13.6	6:37	8:10
3	13.6	6:37	8:11
4	13.5	6:38	8:11
5	13.5	6:39	8:11
6	13.5	6:39	8:11
7	13.5	6:40	8:11
8	13.5	6:41	8:12
9	13.5	6:41	8:12
10	13.5	6:42	8:12
11	13.5	6:43	8:12
12	13.5	6:43	8:12
13	13.5	6:44	8:12
14	13.5	6:45	8:12
15	13.4	6:46	8:12
16	13.4	6:46	8:12
17	13.4	6:47	8:12
18	13.4	6:48	8:12
19	13.4	6:48	8:12
20	13.4	6:49	8:12
21	13.4	6:50	8:12
22	13.3	6:51	8:11
23	13.3	6:51	8:11
24	13.3	6:52	8:11
25	13.3	6:53	8:11
26	13.3	6:54	8:11
27	13.3	6:54	8:10
28	13.2	6:55	8:10
29	13.2	6:56	8:10
30	13.2	6:57	8:09
31	13.2	6:57	8:09

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 5.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Intense
4	6.0	Bright
5	6.0	Bright
6	6.0	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for San José de Metán

In seasonPeak

In January, San José de Metán sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

San José de Metán's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit San José de Metán?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

4.7

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit San José de Metán for sightseeing.

What to pack for San José de Metán in January

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

In January, San José de Metán sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

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UV index in San José de Metán in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San José de Metán peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	15	13	8	6	5	5	7	9	12	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	7	High
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is San José de Metán?

San José de Metán sits at 25.5°S, 65.0°W, 828 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Rosario de la Frontera, 34 km away.

Topography around San José de Metán

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San José de Metán.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San José de Metán has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m around an average of 867 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,623 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,789 m.

The land around San José de Metán is covered by cropland (45%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (43%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) within 80 km.

3 km

260 m

cropland 45%

16 km

1,623 m

trees 52%

80 km

2,789 m

trees 56%

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← December San José de Metán year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Rosario de la Frontera 34 km · Rosario de Lerma 83 km · San José de los Cerrillos 84 km · Salta 89 km · General Güemes 92 km · Joaquín V. González 95 km · San Lorenzo 99 km · Cafayate 119 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

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 San José de Metán (-25.4971°, -64.9711°, elevation 828 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	17
2	27	17
3	27	17
4	27	17
5	27	17
6	27	17
7	27	17
8	27	17
9	27	17
10	27	17
11	27	17
12	27	17
13	27	17
14	27	17
15	27	17
16	26	17
17	26	17
18	26	17
19	26	17
20	26	17
21	26	17
22	26	17
23	26	17
24	26	17
25	26	17
26	26	17
27	26	17
28	26	17
29	26	17
30	26	17
31	26	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	34	66
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	70
3	70
4	71
5	71
6	71
7	71
8	71
9	71
10	71
11	71
12	71
13	71
14	71
15	71
16	71
17	71
18	70
19	70
20	70
21	69
22	69
23	69
24	69
25	69
26	69
27	69
28	70
29	70
30	70
31	71

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	5	17	46	32
2	5	17	45	33
3	4	17	45	34
4	4	17	45	34
5	4	17	45	34
6	3	17	44	35
7	3	18	44	35
8	3	18	44	35
9	3	18	44	35
10	4	18	44	35
11	4	18	44	35
12	4	17	44	34
13	4	17	45	34
14	4	17	46	33
15	4	16	47	33
16	4	16	48	32
17	4	16	49	31
18	4	15	50	31
19	4	15	51	30
20	4	15	51	30
21	3	15	53	29
22	3	15	53	29
23	3	15	53	29
24	3	14	54	29
25	3	14	53	30
26	2	14	54	30
27	2	14	53	31
28	2	14	53	31
29	2	14	52	32
30	3	14	51	32
31	3	15	50	33

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	17
2	27	17
3	27	17
4	27	17
5	27	17
6	27	17
7	27	17
8	27	17
9	27	17
10	27	17
11	27	17
12	27	17
13	27	17
14	27	17
15	27	17
16	26	17
17	26	17
18	26	17
19	26	17
20	26	17
21	26	17
22	26	17
23	26	17
24	26	17
25	26	17
26	26	17
27	26	17
28	26	17
29	26	17
30	26	17
31	26	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	34	66
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	70
3	70
4	71
5	71
6	71
7	71
8	71
9	71
10	71
11	71
12	71
13	71
14	71
15	71
16	71
17	71
18	70
19	70
20	70
21	69
22	69
23	69
24	69
25	69
26	69
27	69
28	70
29	70
30	70
31	71

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	5	17	46	32
2	5	17	45	33
3	4	17	45	34
4	4	17	45	34
5	4	17	45	34
6	3	17	44	35
7	3	18	44	35
8	3	18	44	35
9	3	18	44	35
10	4	18	44	35
11	4	18	44	35
12	4	17	44	34
13	4	17	45	34
14	4	17	46	33
15	4	16	47	33
16	4	16	48	32
17	4	16	49	31
18	4	15	50	31
19	4	15	51	30
20	4	15	51	30
21	3	15	53	29
22	3	15	53	29
23	3	15	53	29
24	3	14	54	29
25	3	14	53	30
26	2	14	54	30
27	2	14	53	31
28	2	14	53	31
29	2	14	52	32
30	3	14	51	32
31	3	15	50	33

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	17
2	27	17
3	27	17
4	27	17
5	27	17
6	27	17
7	27	17
8	27	17
9	27	17
10	27	17
11	27	17
12	27	17
13	27	17
14	27	17
15	27	17
16	26	17
17	26	17
18	26	17
19	26	17
20	26	17
21	26	17
22	26	17
23	26	17
24	26	17
25	26	17
26	26	17
27	26	17
28	26	17
29	26	17
30	26	17
31	26	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	34	66
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	70
3	70
4	71
5	71
6	71
7	71
8	71
9	71
10	71
11	71
12	71
13	71
14	71
15	71
16	71
17	71
18	70
19	70
20	70
21	69
22	69
23	69
24	69
25	69
26	69
27	69
28	70
29	70
30	70
31	71

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	5	17	46	32
2	5	17	45	33
3	4	17	45	34
4	4	17	45	34
5	4	17	45	34
6	3	17	44	35
7	3	18	44	35
8	3	18	44	35
9	3	18	44	35
10	4	18	44	35
11	4	18	44	35
12	4	17	44	34
13	4	17	45	34
14	4	17	46	33
15	4	16	47	33
16	4	16	48	32
17	4	16	49	31
18	4	15	50	31
19	4	15	51	30
20	4	15	51	30
21	3	15	53	29
22	3	15	53	29
23	3	15	53	29
24	3	14	54	29
25	3	14	53	30
26	2	14	54	30
27	2	14	53	31
28	2	14	53	31
29	2	14	52	32
30	3	14	51	32
31	3	15	50	33