Sunchales weather in January

In January, Sunchales sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 127 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Sunchales's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sunchales's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
127 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:21 AM – 8:10 PM
Cloud cover
44%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Sunchales is city in Santa Fe Province, Argentina.

Density
52/km²
people per km²
Founded
1886

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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sunchales reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 35°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)
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Sunchales weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°1271013.84.9
Feb29° / 19°123913.15.5
Mar28° / 17°1348.512.26.7
Apr24° / 14°1108.311.37.4
May21° / 11°68610.57.1
Jun18° / 434.8106.6
Jul17° / 314.210.26.7
Aug20° / 394.310.97.6
Sep23° / 11°575.711.87.8
Oct25° / 14°1279.612.87.2
Nov28° / 16°1278.613.66.6
Dec30° / 18°1289.2145.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46436
56436
66337
76436
86436
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106436
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126535
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316436

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sunchales gets around 127 mm of rain over 10 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
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532
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2835
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3036
3136

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 55% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16162330232
26162330232
36162330232
46162330232
56162330232
67162330232
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87152330232
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284112735202
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Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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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 6:10 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 8:09 PM to 8:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:108:09
214.06:118:09
314.06:118:09
414.06:128:09
513.96:138:09
613.96:148:10
713.96:148:10
813.96:158:10
913.96:168:10
1013.96:178:10
1113.96:178:10
1213.96:188:10
1313.86:198:10
1413.86:208:10
1513.86:218:10
1613.86:218:10
1713.86:228:09
1813.86:238:09
1913.86:248:09
2013.76:258:09
2113.76:268:09
2213.76:278:08
2313.76:278:08
2413.76:288:08
2513.66:298:07
2613.66:308:07
2713.66:318:07
2813.66:328:06
2913.66:338:06
3013.56:338:05
3113.56:348:05

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 7.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.1Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Sunchales?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sunchales in January

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

In January, Sunchales sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

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UV index in Sunchales 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 Sunchales peaks around January 19 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7Very high
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep7High
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sunchales?

Sunchales sits at 30.9°S, 61.6°W, 87 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Rafaela, 35 km away.

Topography around Sunchales

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sunchales has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 95 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m.

The land around Sunchales is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, cropland (93%) within 16 km, and cropland (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
33 m
80 km
102 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Rafaela 35 km · Morteros 50 km · San Francisco 73 km · Esperanza 82 km · San Justo 94 km · San Jorge 110 km · Santo Tomé 110 km · Santa Fe 113 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 Sunchales (-30.9448°, -61.5597°, elevation 87 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).