Melo weather in January

In January, Melo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 112 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 13.9 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 39% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of January to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Melo's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Melo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
112 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
6:49 AM – 8:43 PM
Cloud cover
53%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Melo is capital city of the Cerro Largo Department, Uruguay.

Density
2,981/km²
people per km²
Founded
1795

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 Melo 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 about 1°C warmer than 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
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242918
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272918
282918
292919
302919
312919

Melo 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°1129.513.95.5
Feb28° / 18°1049.913.25.7
Mar27° / 17°968.812.26.7
Apr24° / 14°1369.411.27.0
May20° / 11°108810.46.5
Jun17° / 11899.95.6
Jul17° / 1088.410.15.5
Aug19° / 1088.410.86.3
Sep20° / 10°1229.211.86.3
Oct23° / 12°1339.712.86.7
Nov25° / 14°1008.113.77.1
Dec28° / 17°1018.914.16.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 45%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35842
45743
55743
65743
75644
85644
95545
105545
115446
125446
135446
145446
155446
165446
175446
185446
195545
205545
215545
225446
235545
245545
255446
265545
275446
285347
295347
305347
315248

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Melo gets around 112 mm of rain over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
430
530
630
731
831
931
1031
1131
1231
1331
1431
1530
1630
1730
1829
1929
2029
2129
2230
2330
2431
2531
2632
2733
2834
2935
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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 48% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11019253412
21019253412
31019253512
41018253512
51018253512
61018253612
71018253612
81018253612
91018253612
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131018263511
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15917273511
16917273511
17917273512
18917273512
19917263512
20917273512
21917263413
22917263413
23917263414
24818253414
25818253415
26718253416
27718243417
28718243417
29718243318
30618243319
31618243219

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of January to 13 h 36 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 6:37 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 8:43 PM to 8:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.16:378:43
214.16:388:43
314.16:388:43
414.16:398:43
514.16:408:43
614.06:418:43
714.06:418:44
814.06:428:44
914.06:438:44
1014.06:448:44
1114.06:458:44
1214.06:458:44
1314.06:468:44
1413.96:478:43
1513.96:488:43
1613.96:498:43
1713.96:508:43
1813.96:508:43
1913.96:518:43
2013.86:528:42
2113.86:538:42
2213.86:548:42
2313.86:558:41
2413.86:568:41
2513.76:578:41
2613.76:588:40
2713.76:598:40
2813.76:598:39
2913.67:008:39
3013.67:018:38
3113.67:028:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.69 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.7Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.7Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Melo?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Melo in January

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

In January, Melo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Melo 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 Melo 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
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep7High
Oct7Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Melo?

Melo sits at 32.4°S, 54.2°W, 102 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Jaguarão, 77 km away.

JaguarãoTreinta y TresArroio GrandeBagéPiratiniSanta Vitória do PalmarDom Pedrito

Topography around Melo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Melo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 108 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m.

The land around Melo is covered by grassland (42%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (83%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
142 m
80 km
383 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Jaguarão 77 km · Treinta y Tres 98 km · Arroio Grande 102 km · Bagé 115 km · Piratini 143 km · Santa Vitória do Palmar 148 km · Dom Pedrito 161 km · Capão do Leão 172 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 Melo (-32.3682°, -54.1641°, elevation 102 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).