Argentina · Month guide

Argentina in January

Around 28 °C with 97 mm of rain and 9.4 hours of sun a day.

January is a solid shoulder-season month in Argentina. Around 28 °C with 97 mm of rain and 9.4 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.

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Argentina · January

What the weather usually does

Argentina · typical month

Day / night
17 – 28 °C
Year range 4 – 28 °C
Rainfall
97 mm
Year range 32 – 97 mm
Sunshine
9.4 hr / day
Year range 5.3 – 9.8 hr / day

What’s open · January

Things to do in Argentina in January

Nothing in Argentina shuts for the season, and 1 thing below is at its best in January.

At its best
Perito Moreno glacier
the southern summer, with the longest days and the boat and walkway services all running
Sources: worldlyadventurer.com, latinamericaforless.com
Open
Iguazú Falls
good to visit in any month of the year
Source: jacadatravel.com

Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.

24 regions · current month

Argentina, taken apart

Safety · 6 governments

What the governments say about Argentina

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins

Exercise increased caution

Highest level across 6 governments · Advisory last changed 2026-10-18

See breakdown by country

AU

Level 1Exercise normal precautions

Exercise normal precautions

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.smartraveller.gov.au

CA

Level 1Exercise normal precautions

Exercise normal precautions

Changed 2026-10-18Checked 2026-10-25travel.gc.ca

DE

Level 1Exercise normal precautions

Exercise normal precautions

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.auswaertiges-amt.de

NL

Level 2Exercise increased caution

Exercise increased caution

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.nederlandwereldwijd.nl

UK

Level 1Exercise normal precautions

Exercise normal precautions

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.gov.uk

US

Level 1Exercise normal precautions

Exercise normal precautions

Changed 2026-08-14Checked 2026-10-25travel.state.gov

Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5

A decade of weather, in one page

Temperature°C

— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range

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Month	Average daytime high (°C)	Average overnight low (°C)	Typical low	Typical high
January	28.2	16.6	12.4	33.2
February	27.4	16.0	11.1	33.1
March	25.0	14.1	8.9	30.9
April	21.2	10.9	5.2	26.8
May	16.9	7.2	1.0	23.0
June	14.4	4.3	-1.7	20.7
July	14.5	3.9	-2.4	20.9
August	17.3	5.3	-0.5	24.0
September	20.0	7.8	2.0	27.0
October	22.4	10.4	5.0	29.2
November	25.3	13.0	7.9	31.2
December	27.3	15.1	10.4	32.5

Rainfallmm

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Month	Rainfall (mm)
January	97
February	80
March	84
April	74
May	55
June	39
July	32
August	36
September	43
October	71
November	78
December	83

Sunshinehr / day

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Month	Sunshine hours (hr / day)
January	9.4
February	8.6
March	7.2
April	6.1
May	5.3
June	5.3
July	5.7
August	6.9
September	7.6
October	8.3
November	9.3
December	9.8

Windkm/h

— average▬ typical range

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Month	Average wind speed (km/h)	Typical low	Typical high
January	12.2	7.7	17.7
February	11.4	7.1	17.0
March	11.4	7.0	17.2
April	11.3	6.8	17.6
May	10.9	6.5	17.1
June	11.3	6.6	18.0
July	11.4	6.8	18.0
August	12.4	7.4	19.3
September	12.8	7.6	19.7
October	13.5	8.2	20.3
November	13.3	8.1	19.6
December	12.7	7.9	18.5