Villa Gesell weather in January

In January, Villa Gesell sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 86 mm of rain across 8.5 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 48% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Villa Gesell's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villa Gesell's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:48 AM – 8:06 PM
Cloud cover
47%
1st clearest
Wind
18 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Villa Gesell is city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

Founded
1931

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 Villa Gesell reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Villa Gesell weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°868.514.37.3
Feb25° / 17°818.413.47.2
Mar23° / 16°728.412.37.2
Apr20° / 13°857.911.16.6
May16° / 10°486.2105.5
Jun13° / 585.99.54.0
Jul12° / 556.39.73.5
Aug14° / 656.510.64.3
Sep15° / 637.411.74.9
Oct18° / 11°839.2135.9
Nov21° / 13°818.7146.8
Dec24° / 15°697.914.57.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46337
56337
66337
76337
86436
96436
106436
116436
126535
136535
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196535
206436
216436
226436
236436
246337
256337
266238
276238
286139
296139
306040
315941

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Villa Gesell gets around 86 mm of rain over 8.5 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 27% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
127
227
327
427
527
627
727
827
927
1027
1126
1226
1326
1426
1526
1626
1726
1826
1926
2026
2127
2227
2327
2428
2529
2629
2730
2830
2931
3032
3132

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 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1182331261
2182331261
3182430261
4182430261
5182529262
6182529262
7192529262
8192528262
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15192528271
16192427282
17192327282
18192327292
19192227302
20192127302
21192127313
22182027313
23182027323
24181927324
25171927334
26171927334
27171827335
28171827335
29171827335
30181826326
31181826326

Wind in January

Winds average 18 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
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3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 54 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 5:35 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 8:07 PM to 7:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:358:07
214.55:368:07
314.55:378:07
414.55:388:07
514.55:388:07
614.55:398:07
714.55:408:07
814.45:418:07
914.45:428:07
1014.45:438:07
1114.45:438:07
1214.45:448:07
1314.45:458:07
1414.35:468:07
1514.35:478:06
1614.35:488:06
1714.35:498:06
1814.35:508:06
1914.25:518:05
2014.25:528:05
2114.25:538:04
2214.25:548:04
2314.15:558:04
2414.15:568:03
2514.15:578:03
2614.15:588:02
2714.05:598:01
2814.06:008:01
2914.06:018:00
3013.96:038:00
3113.96:047:59

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 7.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.5Intense
97.5Intense
107.5Intense
117.5Intense
127.4Intense
137.4Intense
147.4Intense
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177.3Intense
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207.3Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
237.1Intense
247.1Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Villa Gesell?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Villa Gesell in January

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

In January, Villa Gesell sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Villa Gesell in January

The nearest coast averages about 21°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 15 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 10°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 9 to Mar 21 — about 2.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar20Refreshing
Apr18Cool
May15Cool
Jun13Bracing
Jul11Bracing
Aug10Bracing
Sep11Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov16Cool
Dec18Cool

UV index in Villa Gesell in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Villa Gesell peaks around January 1 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 1UV 12Jun 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Villa Gesell?

Villa Gesell sits at 37.3°S, 57.0°W, 9 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Pinamar, 19 km away.

Topography around Villa Gesell

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villa Gesell has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m.

The land around Villa Gesell is covered by water (44%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (49%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
36 m
80 km
47 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Pinamar 19 km · General Juan Madariaga 33 km · Mar de Ajó 65 km · Santa Clara del Mar 79 km · Mar del Tuyú 81 km · Santa Teresita 84 km · Mar del Plata 97 km · Dolores 123 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 Villa Gesell (-37.2639°, -56.973°, elevation 9 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).