Carmelo weather in January

In January, Carmelo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 86 mm of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of January to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Carmelo's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carmelo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
7:01 AM – 9:03 PM
Cloud cover
41%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Carmelo is city in Uruguay.

Density
1,466/km²
people per km²
Founded
1816

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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Carmelo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 31°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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Carmelo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°866.7147.1
Feb27° / 20°1107.813.37.0
Mar25° / 18°1137.712.37.4
Apr22° / 15°1168.611.27.0
May18° / 12°81710.36.2
Jun15° / 807.99.84.8
Jul14° / 817.5104.5
Aug16° / 10°86710.75.5
Sep18° / 11°877.511.86.3
Oct21° / 14°1289.912.96.6
Nov24° / 16°1047.513.87.5
Dec27° / 19°998.214.27.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46733
56832
66832
76931
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316337

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Carmelo gets around 86 mm of rain over 6.7 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 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1123
1223
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1522
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1721
1821
1921
2020
2120
2220
2321
2421
2522
2622
2723
2824
2924
3025
3126

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 44% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111163029130
211163029130
310173029140
410173029140
510173029140
610172929140
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811182929130
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1211192830120
1311192831120
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1511192732110
1611202732110
1711202732100
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2110202634101
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249192535111
259192535111
269192535121
279182535121
289182534131
299182534131
309182633141
319182633141

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
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815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 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 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 9:03 PM to 8:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.26:499:03
214.26:509:03
314.26:519:04
414.26:529:04
514.26:529:04
614.26:539:04
714.26:549:04
814.26:559:04
914.16:559:04
1014.16:569:04
1114.16:579:04
1214.16:589:04
1314.16:599:04
1414.17:009:04
1514.17:019:04
1614.07:019:03
1714.07:029:03
1814.07:039:03
1914.07:049:03
2014.07:059:02
2113.97:069:02
2213.97:079:02
2313.97:089:01
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2513.87:109:01
2613.87:119:00
2713.87:129:00
2813.87:138:59
2913.77:148:59
3013.77:158:58
3113.77:168:57

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 7.32 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
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247.2Intense
257.1Intense
267.1Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Carmelo?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Carmelo in January

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

In January, Carmelo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Carmelo in January

The nearest coast averages about 25°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 16 km away) is warmest in January at about 25°C and coldest in July near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 8 to Apr 22 — about 5.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar24Refreshing
Apr21Refreshing
May17Cool
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug14Bracing
Sep15Cool
Oct18Cool
Nov21Refreshing
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Carmelo 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 Carmelo peaks around January 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Carmelo?

Carmelo sits at 34.0°S, 58.3°W, 13 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Dolores, 53 km away.

DoloresTigreSan IsidroGeneral PachecoDon TorcuatoBelgranoRetiro

Topography around Carmelo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carmelo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m.

The land around Carmelo is covered by grassland (33%) and water (20%) within 3 km, cropland (32%) and water (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (27%), wetland (21%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
64 m
80 km
171 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Dolores 53 km · Tigre 55 km · San Isidro 57 km · General Pacheco 60 km · Don Torcuato 63 km · Belgrano 65 km · Campana 65 km · Retiro 65 km

Uruguay travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / I / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 66% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$25,216
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 542
Religion
none 47%Roman Catholic 37%Protestant 15%atheist 10%

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 Carmelo (-34.0002°, -58.284°, elevation 13 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).