Acaponeta weather in January

In January, Acaponeta sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 25 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Acaponeta's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Acaponeta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
12°
1st coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:48 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
39%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Acaponeta is municipal seat of Acaponeta, State of Nayarit, Mexico.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Acaponeta reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°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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How January really feels in Acaponeta

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.

Acaponeta weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 12°252.110.88.3
Feb27° / 13°181.311.28.3
Mar28° / 13°6111.87.8
Apr30° / 15°10.412.56.6
May31° / 17°61.413.15.6
Jun31° / 21°13514.213.44.0
Jul30° / 22°3692913.22.9
Aug29° / 22°4093012.82.8
Sep29° / 22°35728.112.13.0
Oct29° / 20°12215.411.54.9
Nov28° / 16°232.910.97.5
Dec26° / 13°222.210.68.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46535
56535
66535
76535
86535
96634
106634
116634
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Acaponeta gets around 25 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
37
47
57
67
77
87
97
107
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308
318

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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13749131
23848131
33948131
44047131
54146131
64245121
74345121
84444110
94544110
104643110
114643100
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27415090
28415090
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31424890

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.66:455:24
210.66:465:25
310.76:465:25
410.76:465:26
510.76:465:26
610.76:475:27
710.76:475:28
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910.76:475:29
1010.76:475:30
1110.76:485:30
1210.76:485:31
1310.76:485:32
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1510.86:485:33
1610.86:485:34
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2010.86:485:36
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3111.06:465:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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295.0Bright
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Acaponeta

In seasonPeak

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

Acaponeta sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Acaponeta's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Acaponeta?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Acaponeta in January

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

In January, Acaponeta sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Acaponeta in January

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 30 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in March near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Warm
Feb24Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr24Warm
May26Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec25Warm

UV index in Acaponeta in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Acaponeta peaks around May 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 13UV 12Dec 18UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Acaponeta 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 Acaponeta is worst in May — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.2× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodMay 1837 µg/m³Jan 155 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar9Good
Apr16Moderate
May39Poor
Jun25Moderate
Jul9Good
Aug8Good
Sep9Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Acaponeta?

Acaponeta sits at 22.5°N, 105.4°W, 39 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Escuinapa de Hidalgo, 57 km away.

Topography around Acaponeta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Acaponeta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 719 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,514 m.

The land around Acaponeta is covered by cropland (39%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
719 m
80 km
2,514 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Escuinapa de Hidalgo 57 km · Tuxpan 61 km · El Rosario 75 km · Santiago Ixcuintla 77 km · Pueblo Nuevo 99 km · Tepic 119 km · Xalisco 126 km · Mazatlan 136 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 54% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,889
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 440
Religion
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 1%

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 Acaponeta (22.4905°, -105.3607°, elevation 39 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).