Cabricán weather in January

In January, Cabricán sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 24 mm of rain across 7.4 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 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Cabricán's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cabricán's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 24 mm; 7.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 6:40 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover: 40%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.9; out of 10

← December Cabricán year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical January day in Cabricán reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	19	10
3	19	10
4	19	10
5	19	10
6	19	10
7	19	10
8	19	10
9	19	10
10	19	10
11	19	10
12	19	10
13	19	10
14	19	10
15	19	10
16	19	10
17	19	10
18	19	10
19	20	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	20	10
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

Cabricán 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	20° / 10°	24	7.4	11.2	6.9
Feb	21° / 10°	25	7.9	11.5	7.0
Mar	21° / 11°	64	16.7	11.9	5.8
Apr	21° / 12°	124	23.8	12.3	4.5
May	21° / 13°	323	29.7	12.7	3.5
Jun	20° / 13°	416	29.2	12.9	3.3
Jul	20° / 12°	268	28.3	12.8	3.6
Aug	20° / 12°	325	29.7	12.5	3.4
Sep	20° / 13°	415	29.7	12.1	3.2
Oct	20° / 12°	293	28.8	11.7	3.5
Nov	20° / 11°	85	18	11.3	5.1
Dec	19° / 10°	34	8.6	11.1	6.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	80	80	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	82	82	82	82	82	83
Cloudier (%)	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	18	18	18	18	18	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	83	17

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Cabricán gets around 24 mm of rain over 7.4 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	23
3	23
4	23
5	23
6	23
7	23
8	23
9	23
10	23
11	23
12	23
13	23
14	23
15	23
16	23
17	24
18	24
19	24
20	24
21	25
22	25
23	25
24	25
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	25
29	25
30	25
31	25

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
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7	5	calm
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27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 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 6:36 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 6:00 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40
Sunset (PM)	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:36	5:43
2	11.1	6:36	5:44
3	11.1	6:37	5:44
4	11.1	6:37	5:45
5	11.1	6:37	5:46
6	11.1	6:38	5:46
7	11.1	6:38	5:47
8	11.1	6:38	5:47
9	11.2	6:39	5:48
10	11.2	6:39	5:48
11	11.2	6:39	5:49
12	11.2	6:39	5:50
13	11.2	6:39	5:50
14	11.2	6:40	5:51
15	11.2	6:40	5:51
16	11.2	6:40	5:52
17	11.2	6:40	5:52
18	11.2	6:40	5:53
19	11.2	6:40	5:53
20	11.2	6:40	5:54
21	11.2	6:40	5:55
22	11.2	6:41	5:55
23	11.3	6:41	5:56
24	11.3	6:41	5:56
25	11.3	6:41	5:57
26	11.3	6:41	5:57
27	11.3	6:40	5:58
28	11.3	6:40	5:58
29	11.3	6:40	5:59
30	11.3	6:40	5:59
31	11.3	6:40	6:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Cabricán

In seasonPeak

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

Cabricán'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 Cabricán?

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

6.9

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

3.3

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Cabricán for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cabricán in January

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

In January, Cabricán sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Cabricán 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 Cabricán peaks around April 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	14	15	16	13	14	14	14	13	12	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	16	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	14	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Cabricán 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 Cabricán is worst in May — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	23	22	25	34	34	23	23	22	23	23	23	25
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	34	Moderate
May	34	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	23	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	23	Moderate
Dec	25	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Cabricán?

Cabricán sits at 15.1°N, 91.6°W, 2,617 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is Comitancillo, 11 km away.

Topography around Cabricán

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cabricán has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 553 m around an average of 2,560 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,599 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,177 m.

The land around Cabricán is covered by trees (62%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km

553 m

trees 62%

16 km

1,599 m

trees 69%

80 km

4,177 m

trees 78%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← December Cabricán year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Comitancillo 11 km · San Pedro Sacatepéquez 17 km · San Marcos 20 km · Ostuncalco 23 km · La Esperanza 24 km · San Andrés Xecul 26 km · Momostenango 26 km · San Francisco El Alto 26 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

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 Cabricán (15.0748°, -91.648°, elevation 2,617 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	19	10
3	19	10
4	19	10
5	19	10
6	19	10
7	19	10
8	19	10
9	19	10
10	19	10
11	19	10
12	19	10
13	19	10
14	19	10
15	19	10
16	19	10
17	19	10
18	19	10
19	20	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	20	10
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	23
3	23
4	23
5	23
6	23
7	23
8	23
9	23
10	23
11	23
12	23
13	23
14	23
15	23
16	23
17	24
18	24
19	24
20	24
21	25
22	25
23	25
24	25
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	25
29	25
30	25
31	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	19	10
3	19	10
4	19	10
5	19	10
6	19	10
7	19	10
8	19	10
9	19	10
10	19	10
11	19	10
12	19	10
13	19	10
14	19	10
15	19	10
16	19	10
17	19	10
18	19	10
19	20	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	20	10
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	23
3	23
4	23
5	23
6	23
7	23
8	23
9	23
10	23
11	23
12	23
13	23
14	23
15	23
16	23
17	24
18	24
19	24
20	24
21	25
22	25
23	25
24	25
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	25
29	25
30	25
31	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	19	10
3	19	10
4	19	10
5	19	10
6	19	10
7	19	10
8	19	10
9	19	10
10	19	10
11	19	10
12	19	10
13	19	10
14	19	10
15	19	10
16	19	10
17	19	10
18	19	10
19	20	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	20	10
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	23
3	23
4	23
5	23
6	23
7	23
8	23
9	23
10	23
11	23
12	23
13	23
14	23
15	23
16	23
17	24
18	24
19	24
20	24
21	25
22	25
23	25
24	25
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	25
29	25
30	25
31	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1