Campeche weather in January

In January, Campeche sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Campeche's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Campeche's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:44 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
41%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Campeche is capital city of the Mexican state of Campeche.

Founded
1540

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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Campeche reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°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)
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How January really feels in Campeche

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.

Campeche weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°163.810.97.0
Feb30° / 21°122.711.36.2
Mar32° / 22°102.611.95.2
Apr34° / 24°16412.43.9
May34° / 25°508.312.93.2
Jun33° / 25°15117.613.22.7
Jul33° / 25°10116.113.12.9
Aug33° / 25°12618.712.72.8
Sep32° / 25°17422.112.12.8
Oct31° / 24°10814.911.54.1
Nov29° / 22°38711.15.8
Dec29° / 21°223.810.86.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27129
37129
47228
57327
67327
77426
87426
97426
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317525

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Campeche gets around 16 mm of rain over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1310164625
2310164625
3311164624
4311164624
5311174624
6311174623
7311184522
8312194521
9312204520
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27212215213
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31211195414

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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412calm
512light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:415:30
210.86:415:30
310.86:415:31
410.86:425:32
510.86:425:32
610.86:425:33
710.96:425:33
810.96:435:34
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1911.06:445:41
2011.06:445:42
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3111.16:425:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.36 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Campeche

In seasonPeak

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

Campeche sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Campeche's rainy season runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Campeche?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Campeche in January

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

In January, Campeche sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Campeche 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in January near 24°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb25Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Campeche in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Campeche peaks around April 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighApr 12UV 12Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Campeche 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 Campeche is worst in April — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.9× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 2231 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Campeche?

Campeche sits at 19.8°N, 90.5°W, 19 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Champotón, 59 km away.

Topography around Campeche

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Campeche has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m.

The land around Campeche is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and water (38%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
219 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Champotón 59 km · Ticul 120 km · Oxkutzkab 126 km · Tecax 135 km · Escárcega 139 km · Umán 141 km · Hunucmá 147 km · Ek Balam 155 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 Campeche (19.8407°, -90.5168°, elevation 19 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).