El Chalten
Argentina · South America
Year-round range: 28°F to 66°F
January
Good time to visit
Expect the month to feel wet and cloudy overall; any bright breaks do not cancel out the frequent rain.
Your monthly fit score
Comfort fit by month.
Climate details▼
Temperature
Average highs and lows.
January has comfortable temperatures — not too hot, not too cold.
Shaded band = typical daily swing (P10 of night lows to P90 of afternoon peaks) — spans wider than avg high/low lines because it captures day-to-day variation.
| = JanPrecipitation
Monthly precipitation, wet-day risk, and snow signal where relevant.
January has a meaningful snow signal — treat wet days as snow or mixed precipitation, not just rain.
Sunshine
Average hours of bright sun per day.
Expect the month to feel wet and cloudy overall; any bright breaks do not cancel out the frequent rain.
Clear sky
Clear-sky share is the inverse of average cloud cover (100% minus cloud cover). Band labels follow standard meteorological categories; distribution within each band varies by day.
Air comfort by month
Humidity and heat feel by month.
January is mostly comfortable — low heat and humidity pressure.
Time-of-day patterns
Typical hourly rhythm for January.
Temperature by hour
Temperature by hour and month
Typical temperature through the day across the year (1996-2025 normals, local time). Shaded cells are nighttime.
In January, afternoons reach about 55° and nights settle near 45°.
▶Full month-by-month data
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Rain days | Rain (in) | Sun h/day | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66°F | 45°F | 25 | 2.2in | 4.6h | 81.14285714285714% |
| Feb | 55°F | 44°F | 21 | 2.0in | 4.4h | 76% |
| Mar | 51°F | 41°F | 25 | 2.7in | 3.4h | 79.14285714285714% |
| Apr | 46°F | 37°F | 24 | 2.2in | 2.8h | 81.85714285714285% |
| May | 40°F | 33°F | 23 | 2.1in | 2.4h | 84.57142857142856% |
| Jun | 36°F | 30°F | 19 | 8.1in | 2h | 84.71428571428571% |
| Jul | 35°F | 28°F | 20 | 8.8in | 2.2h | 82.57142857142857% |
| Aug | 38°F | 30°F | 20 | 8.7in | 2.7h | 82.42857142857142% |
| Sep | 40°F | 31°F | 19 | 7.4in | 3.5h | 80.57142857142857% |
| Oct | 57°F | 36°F | 20 | 9.3in | 4.2h | 82% |
| Nov | 61°F | 40°F | 21 | 8.8in | 4.5h | 81.14285714285714% |
| Dec | 64°F | 44°F | 25 | 2.1in | 4.6h | 81.14285714285714% |
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Planning notes
Expect some rain.