Asunción Mita weather in January

In January, Asunción Mita sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-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 80% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Asunción Mita's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Asunción Mita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
16°
1st coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:31 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
26%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

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 Asunción Mita reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

10°15°20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12817
22817
32816
42816
52816
62816
72816
82816
92816
102816
112816
122816
132816
142816
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202816
212816
222816
232816
242916
252916
262916
272916
282916
292916
302916
312916

How January really feels in Asunción Mita

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Asunción Mita weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 16°10.111.27.7
Feb30° / 17°10.111.56.9
Mar31° / 18°41.111.95.9
Apr32° / 19°184.212.34.8
May31° / 20°8914.812.74.0
Jun29° / 20°11519.912.83.8
Jul30° / 20°6012.612.84.4
Aug31° / 20°7015.712.54.0
Sep29° / 20°12421.212.13.7
Oct29° / 19°10814.711.75.0
Nov29° / 18°172.611.36.8
Dec28° / 17°30.611.27.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
38911
48911
58911
6919
7919
8919
9919
10928
11928
12928
13937
14946
15946
16946
17946
18946
19946
20937
21937
22937
23928
24928
25919
26919
27919
28919
29919
30919
31928

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Asunción Mita gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1165628
2165727
3165826
4175825
5175825
6175924
7176023
8186022
9186121
10186220
11196120
12196219
13196318
14206218
15206218
16206317
17206317
18206317
19206317
20206317
21206317
22206317
23206317
24196417
25196417
26186517
27186517
28176617
29166717
30166717
31156817

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
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1911calm
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2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:275:37
211.26:275:38
311.26:285:38
411.26:285:39
511.26:285:39
611.26:295:40
711.26:295:40
811.26:295:41
911.26:305:41
1011.26:305:42
1111.26:305:42
1211.26:305:43
1311.26:305:44
1411.26:315:44
1511.26:315:45
1611.26:315:45
1711.26:315:46
1811.36:315:46
1911.36:315:47
2011.36:315:47
2111.36:325:48
2211.36:325:48
2311.36:325:49
2411.36:325:50
2511.36:325:50
2611.36:325:51
2711.36:325:51
2811.36:325:52
2911.36:325:52
3011.46:315:53
3111.46:315:53

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Asunción Mita

In seasonPeak

None of Asunción Mita's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Asunción Mita's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Asunción Mita?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
9.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Asunción Mita in January

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

In January, Asunción Mita sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Asunción Mita in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Asunción Mita peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 12UV 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Asunción Mita in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Asunción Mita is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 16 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2233 µg/m³Jan 1416 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Asunción Mita?

Asunción Mita sits at 14.3°N, 89.7°W, 475 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is Jutiapa, 20 km away.

MetapánSan Luis JilotepequeChalchuapaJalpataguaSanta AnaJalapaEsquipulas

Topography around Asunción Mita

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Asunción Mita has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m around an average of 502 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,592 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,703 m.

The land around Asunción Mita is covered by grassland (32%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), trees (31%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
285 m
16 km
1,592 m
80 km
2,703 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Jutiapa 20 km · Metapán 28 km · San Luis Jilotepeque 35 km · Chalchuapa 39 km · Jalpatagua 39 km · Santa Ana 42 km · Jalapa 45 km · Esquipulas 46 km

Guatemala travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,598
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
49%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
23.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
22.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 510
Religion
Evangelical 46%Roman Catholic 42%none 11%

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 Asunción Mita (14.3337°, -89.7109°, elevation 475 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).