Cárdenas weather in January

In January, Cárdenas sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 42% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Cárdenas's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cárdenas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
10°
1st coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:24 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
51%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Cárdenas is municipal seat of Cárdenas, State of San Luis Potosí, 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 21°C through the month.

A typical January day in Cárdenas reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Cárdenas weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 10°133.410.87.7
Feb24° / 12°143.411.28.0
Mar27° / 15°194.611.87.5
Apr29° / 17°25612.55.9
May31° / 19°4210.9134.8
Jun30° / 20°9116.513.34.4
Jul29° / 19°1031613.24.8
Aug29° / 19°9216.712.84.8
Sep27° / 19°14119.112.15.0
Oct26° / 16°7110.811.56.7
Nov24° / 13°235.210.97.9
Dec22° / 11°92.310.77.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
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45644
55644
65644
75743
85743
95743
105743
115842
125842
135842
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Cárdenas gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
177230
277230
376240
476240
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676240
777230
877230
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Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 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 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:21 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:216:02
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410.77:226:04
510.77:236:04
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2911.07:236:20
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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 3.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 3.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
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33.7Moderate
43.8Moderate
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63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
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93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.9Moderate
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224.0Moderate
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264.0Moderate
274.0Moderate
284.0Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Cárdenas

In seasonPeak

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

Cárdenas's rainy season runs June–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 Cárdenas?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cárdenas in January

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

In January, Cárdenas sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 3 days see rain.

UV index in Cárdenas 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 Cárdenas peaks around June 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highHighJun 18UV 13Dec 17UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Cárdenas 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 Cárdenas is worst in May — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1525 µg/m³Oct 1914 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cárdenas?

Cárdenas sits at 22.0°N, 99.6°W, 1,220 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Rioverde, 37 km away.

Topography around Cárdenas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cárdenas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 312 m around an average of 1,252 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 813 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,636 m.

The land around Cárdenas is covered by shrubs (44%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (60%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and shrubs (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
312 m
16 km
813 m
80 km
2,636 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Rioverde 37 km · Ciudad Fernández 39 km · Ciudad Valles 65 km · Tamuín 89 km · Ciudad Mante 107 km · San Luis de la Paz 119 km · Tamazunchale 121 km · Ébano 133 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 Cárdenas (22.0014°, -99.6425°, elevation 1,220 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).