Chilapa de Álvarez weather in January

In January, Chilapa de Álvarez sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 12 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-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 62% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Chilapa de Álvarez's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chilapa de Álvarez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
1st coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:14 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
35%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Chilapa de Álvarez is municipal seat of Chilapa, State of Guerrero, 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 Chilapa de Álvarez reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Chilapa de Álvarez weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 13°121.911.18.3
Feb28° / 13°91.411.48.0
Mar29° / 14°122.411.96.8
Apr30° / 15°244.712.45.7
May29° / 17°12015.712.84.8
Jun26° / 17°32726.5133.8
Jul26° / 17°34428.112.93.8
Aug26° / 17°37128.812.63.7
Sep25° / 17°36728.312.13.7
Oct26° / 16°18120.711.64.9
Nov26° / 14°508.611.27.1
Dec26° / 13°142.6118.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27426
37525
47525
57525
67624
77624
87624
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318119

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Chilapa de Álvarez gets around 12 mm of rain over 1.9 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 (%)
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318

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
167312
268302
369301
470291
570291
671281
771281
872271
972271
1072271
1173261
1273261
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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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65calm
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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 7:11 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:116:09
211.07:116:09
311.07:126:10
411.07:126:10
511.07:126:11
611.07:136:12
711.07:136:12
811.07:136:13
911.07:136:13
1011.07:136:14
1111.07:146:15
1211.07:146:15
1311.07:146:16
1411.07:146:16
1511.07:146:17
1611.17:146:18
1711.17:146:18
1811.17:156:19
1911.17:156:19
2011.17:156:20
2111.17:156:21
2211.17:156:21
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2511.17:156:23
2611.17:146:23
2711.27:146:24
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3011.27:146:26
3111.27:146:26

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Chilapa de Álvarez

In seasonPeak

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

Chilapa de Álvarez'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 Chilapa de Álvarez?

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
8.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Chilapa de Álvarez in January

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

In January, Chilapa de Álvarez sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Chilapa de Álvarez 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 Chilapa de Álvarez peaks around April 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 10UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Chilapa de Álvarez 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 Chilapa de Álvarez is worst in May — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (February, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateMay 1435 µg/m³Feb 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb10Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May37Poor
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chilapa de Álvarez?

Chilapa de Álvarez sits at 17.6°N, 99.2°W, 1,406 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Tixtla de Guerrero, 24 km away.

Topography around Chilapa de Álvarez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chilapa de Álvarez has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m around an average of 1,484 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,481 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,919 m.

The land around Chilapa de Álvarez is covered by grassland (32%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, trees (43%), grassland (26%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and shrubs (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
430 m
16 km
1,481 m
80 km
2,919 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Tixtla de Guerrero 24 km · Chilpancingo 35 km · Zumpango del Río 38 km · Tlapa de Comonfort 64 km · Ayutla de los Libres 71 km · Ciudad de Huitzuco 80 km · Iguala de la Independencia 92 km · Axochiapan 110 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 Chilapa de Álvarez (17.5992°, -99.1739°, elevation 1,406 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).