Patzicía weather in January

In January, Patzicía sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Patzicía's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Patzicía's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
1st coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:36 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
41%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Patzicía is human settlement in Patzicia., Guatemala.

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 21°C through the month.

A typical January day in Patzicía reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22111
32111
42111
52111
62111
72111
82111
92111
102111
112111
122111
132111
142111
152111
162111
172111
182111
192111
202111
212111
222111
232111
242111
252111
262111
272111
282211
292211
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312211

Patzicía weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 11°92.411.27.9
Feb22° / 11°102.511.58.2
Mar23° / 12°297.311.97.6
Apr23° / 13°8312.612.36.4
May22° / 14°21921.112.74.8
Jun22° / 14°31625.312.84.0
Jul22° / 14°16918.412.85.0
Aug22° / 14°21320.212.54.8
Sep22° / 14°30725.612.13.9
Oct21° / 14°21320.811.74.7
Nov21° / 12°488.911.36.5
Dec21° / 11°163.211.17.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27426
37426
47525
57426
67426
77525
87525
97525
107525
117624
127624
137723
147723
157723
167723
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187723
197723
207723
217723
227723
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247822
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287822
297921
307921
317921

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Patzicía gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
19
29
38
48
58
68
77
87
97
106
116
126
136
146
156
166
177
187
197
208
218
229
239
249
259
2610
2710
2810
2910
3010
3110

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22973
23973
24973
25973
26973
27973
28973
29973
30973
31973

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:32 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:325:41
211.26:335:42
311.26:335:42
411.26:335:43
511.26:345:43
611.26:345:44
711.26:345:45
811.26:355:45
911.26:355:46
1011.26:355:46
1111.26:355:47
1211.26:365:47
1311.26:365:48
1411.26:365:49
1511.26:365:49
1611.26:365:50
1711.26:375:50
1811.26:375:51
1911.26:375:51
2011.26:375:52
2111.36:375:52
2211.36:375:53
2311.36:375:53
2411.36:375:54
2511.36:375:54
2611.36:375:55
2711.36:375:55
2811.36:375:56
2911.36:375:56
3011.36:375:57
3111.36:375:57

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Patzicía

In seasonPeak

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

Patzicía's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Patzicía?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Patzicía for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Patzicía in January

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

In January, Patzicía sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

UV index in Patzicía 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 Patzicía peaks around April 13 at about 15 (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 13UV 15Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Patzicía 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 Patzicía is worst in April — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1846 µg/m³Aug 1422 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr48Poor
May37Poor
Jun25Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Patzicía?

Patzicía sits at 14.6°N, 90.9°W, 2,129 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is Zaragoza, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Patzicía

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Patzicía has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 700 m around an average of 2,127 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,024 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,937 m.

The land around Patzicía is covered by cropland (50%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
700 m
16 km
3,024 m
80 km
3,937 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Zaragoza 4.0 km · San Andrés Itzapa 9.0 km · Patzún 11 km · Chimaltenango 12 km · Comalapa 13 km · El Tejar 15 km · Yepocapa 15 km · Tecpán Guatemala 16 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 Patzicía (14.6319°, -90.9266°, elevation 2,129 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).