Berriozábal weather in January

In January, Berriozábal sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 46% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Berriozábal's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Berriozábal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
16°
1st coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:49 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
45%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Berriozábal is municipal seat of Berriozábal, State of Chiapas, Mexico.

Founded
1598

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 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Berriozábal reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°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 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12516
22516
32516
42516
52516
62516
72516
82516
92516
102516
112516
122516
132516
142516
152516
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182516
192616
202616
212616
222616
232616
242616
252616
262616
272616
282616
292616
302616
312616

How January really feels in Berriozábal

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.

Berriozábal weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°92.711.18.2
Feb27° / 16°61.711.47.8
Mar30° / 18°92.711.96.5
Apr31° / 20°246.212.44.9
May31° / 21°10715.512.84.0
Jun29° / 21°26525.6133.3
Jul29° / 20°21025.612.93.5
Aug28° / 20°23025.612.63.6
Sep28° / 20°23826.712.13.7
Oct27° / 19°12717.411.65.2
Nov26° / 18°396.111.27.3
Dec26° / 16°143.1118.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36535
46535
56634
66634
76832
86832
96931
106931
117030
127030
137030
147129
157129
167129
177030
187030
197030
207030
216931
226832
236832
246832
256832
266832
276733
286733
296832
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Berriozábal gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
410
510
610
710
810
910
1010
1110
129
139
149
159
168
178
188
198
207
217
227
237
247
257
268
278
288
298
308
318

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16255514
26255514
37255414
47255513
57265413
68265313
78275312
89285112
99295111
1010295011
1110304910
1211314910
131131489
141132489
151132489
161133479
171133479
181134478
191034478
201035488
21935487
22936487
23836497
24836497
25736507
26736507
27636517
28635527
29535528
30535528
31534529

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 12 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 6:46 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 6:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:465:47
211.06:465:47
311.06:475:48
411.06:475:48
511.06:475:49
611.06:475:49
711.06:485:50
811.06:485:51
911.16:485:51
1011.16:485:52
1111.16:495:52
1211.16:495:53
1311.16:495:54
1411.16:495:54
1511.16:495:55
1611.16:495:55
1711.16:505:56
1811.16:505:57
1911.16:505:57
2011.16:505:58
2111.16:505:58
2211.26:505:59
2311.26:505:59
2411.26:506:00
2511.26:506:01
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2711.26:506:02
2811.26:496:02
2911.26:496:03
3011.26:496:03
3111.26:496:04

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Berriozábal

In seasonPeak

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

Berriozábal's monsoon runs June–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 Berriozábal?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Berriozábal in January

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

In January, Berriozábal sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Berriozábal in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Berriozábal peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 11UV 14Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Berriozábal 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 Berriozábal is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 2337 µg/m³Dec 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr38Poor
May37Poor
Jun21Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Berriozábal?

Berriozábal sits at 16.8°N, 93.3°W, 881 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, 12 km away.

Topography around Berriozábal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Berriozábal has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m around an average of 929 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 999 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,845 m.

The land around Berriozábal is covered by grassland (41%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
284 m
16 km
999 m
80 km
2,845 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Ocozocoautla de Espinosa 12 km · Tuxtla 17 km · Suchiapa 27 km · Chiapas 30 km · Cintalapa de Figueroa 49 km · Villaflores 63 km · San Cristóbal de las Casas 68 km · Teopisca 90 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 Berriozábal (16.7994°, -93.2722°, elevation 881 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).