San Luis Jilotepeque weather in January

In January, San Luis Jilotepeque sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 San Luis Jilotepeque's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Luis Jilotepeque's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:32 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
47%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in San Luis Jilotepeque reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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San Luis Jilotepeque weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 15°51.311.28.4
Feb27° / 15°31.111.58.3
Mar28° / 16°92.411.97.3
Apr30° / 18°265.212.35.7
May29° / 19°10114.912.74.5
Jun28° / 19°16221.812.84.2
Jul27° / 18°7714.912.85.5
Aug28° / 18°8716.212.55.1
Sep28° / 18°15221.912.14.3
Oct26° / 18°11215.411.75.6
Nov25° / 16°274.711.37.5
Dec25° / 15°8211.18.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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26337
36337
46436
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

San Luis Jilotepeque gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.3 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1125038
2135037
3135136
4145135
5145234
6145234
7155233
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9165331
10165430
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Wind in January

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

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
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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 6:28 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:285:36
211.16:285:37
311.26:285:38
411.26:295:38
511.26:295:39
611.26:295:39
711.26:305:40
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1611.26:325:45
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2011.26:325:47
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
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104.5Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for San Luis Jilotepeque

In seasonPeak

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

San Luis Jilotepeque'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 San Luis Jilotepeque?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for San Luis Jilotepeque in January

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

In January, San Luis Jilotepeque sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in San Luis Jilotepeque 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 San Luis Jilotepeque peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in San Luis Jilotepeque 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 San Luis Jilotepeque is worst in April — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (November, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1853 µg/m³Nov 2318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr55Unhealthy
May39Poor
Jun24Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is San Luis Jilotepeque?

San Luis Jilotepeque sits at 14.6°N, 89.7°W, 780 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is Chiquimula, 26 km away.

ChiquimulaJalapaAsunción MitaEsquipulasZacapaGuastatoyaJutiapaMetapán

Topography around San Luis Jilotepeque

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Luis Jilotepeque has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 723 m around an average of 836 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,386 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,986 m.

The land around San Luis Jilotepeque is covered by shrubs (42%), grassland (30%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (36%), shrubs (30%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
723 m
16 km
1,386 m
80 km
2,986 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Chiquimula 26 km · Jalapa 29 km · Asunción Mita 35 km · Esquipulas 41 km · Zacapa 42 km · Guastatoya 44 km · Jutiapa 44 km · Metapán 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 San Luis Jilotepeque (14.6472°, -89.7246°, elevation 780 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).