Tacuarembó weather in January

In January, Tacuarembó sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 108 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tacuarembó's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tacuarembó's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
108 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
6:57 AM – 8:49 PM
Cloud cover
49%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Tacuarembó is town in Uruguay.

Density
1,442/km²
people per km²
Founded
1832

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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tacuarembó reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 34°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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23018
33018
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53018
63018
73018
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93018
103018
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123018
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Tacuarembó weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°1089.313.85.3
Feb29° / 18°1059.613.25.6
Mar27° / 17°1028.712.26.7
Apr24° / 13°1498.711.27.2
May20° / 10°1157.810.46.5
Jun17° / 1058.6105.7
Jul17° / 997.810.15.6
Aug19° / 107810.86.4
Sep20° / 10°1158.711.86.5
Oct23° / 12°1421012.86.8
Nov26° / 14°1067.913.67.1
Dec29° / 17°1149.3146.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35941
45941
55941
65941
76040
86040
96040
106040
116139
126139
136139
146139
156238
166238
176337
186337
196337
206337
216337
226337
236139
246139
256139
265941
275941
285842
295743
305743
315644

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tacuarembó gets around 108 mm of rain over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
431
531
631
731
831
931
1031
1131
1231
1330
1430
1530
1629
1729
1829
1928
2028
2128
2228
2329
2429
2530
2630
2731
2832
2932
3033
3134

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 46% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11416253114
21416253114
31416253214
41315263214
51315263214
61315263213
71315263213
81315263213
91315263213
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201217253313
211217253314
221217253314
231217243314
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251117243315
261017243315
271017243315
28917243316
29918243316
30918243217
31918243217

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours 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 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 8:48 PM to 8:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:468:48
214.06:478:48
314.06:478:49
414.06:488:49
514.06:498:49
614.06:498:49
714.06:508:49
814.06:518:49
914.06:528:49
1013.96:538:49
1113.96:538:49
1213.96:548:49
1313.96:558:49
1413.96:568:49
1513.96:578:49
1613.96:578:49
1713.86:588:49
1813.86:598:49
1913.87:008:48
2013.87:018:48
2113.87:028:48
2213.87:038:48
2313.77:038:47
2413.77:048:47
2513.77:058:47
2613.77:068:46
2713.67:078:46
2813.67:088:45
2913.67:098:45
3013.67:108:44
3113.67:118:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
146.9Intense
156.9Intense
166.9Intense
176.9Intense
186.9Intense
196.9Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Tacuarembó?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tacuarembó in January

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

In January, Tacuarembó sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Tacuarembó 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 Tacuarembó peaks around January 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 16UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7Very high
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct7High
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tacuarembó?

Tacuarembó sits at 31.7°S, 56.0°W, 123 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Rivera, 99 km away.

RiveraSant'Ana do LivramentoDom PedritoArtigasQuaraíBagéMeloYoung

Topography around Tacuarembó

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tacuarembó has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 138 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m.

The land around Tacuarembó is covered by grassland (45%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (77%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
180 m
80 km
410 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Rivera 99 km · Sant'Ana do Livramento 101 km · Dom Pedrito 149 km · Artigas 153 km · Quaraí 155 km · Bagé 183 km · Melo 186 km · Young 189 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 Tacuarembó (-31.7188°, -55.9793°, elevation 123 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).