Ciénega de Flores weather in January

In January, Ciénega de Flores sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 29 mm of precipitation across 6.1 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ciénega de Flores's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciénega de Flores's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
29 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:34 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
50%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Ciénega de Flores is municipal seat of Ciénega de Flores, State of Nuevo León, Mexico.

Founded
1675

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 20°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ciénega de Flores reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°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)
1208
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3208
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How January really feels in Ciénega de Flores

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.

Ciénega de Flores 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
Jan20° / 296.110.67.1
Feb23° / 11°24511.17.8
Mar27° / 14°316.311.87.3
Apr30° / 18°346.912.65.5
May32° / 20°4710.113.34.0
Jun34° / 22°467.213.63.5
Jul34° / 23°445.813.53.4
Aug34° / 23°406.112.93.4
Sep31° / 21°9512.112.24.5
Oct28° / 17°407.611.46.7
Nov24° / 13°28610.77.7
Dec21° / 25510.47.4

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 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
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65644
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85644
95644
105644
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125644
135743
145743
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315644

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ciénega de Flores gets around 29 mm of rain and snow over 6.1 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 19% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
119
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520
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720
820
919
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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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
18992
28992
38992
48992
58992
69091
79091
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Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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158calm
168calm
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278calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:32 AM to 7:31 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:325:56
210.47:325:57
310.47:325:57
410.47:335:58
510.47:335:58
610.47:335:59
710.47:336:00
810.57:336:00
910.57:336:01
1010.57:346:02
1110.57:346:03
1210.57:346:03
1310.57:346:04
1410.57:346:05
1510.57:346:05
1610.57:346:06
1710.67:346:07
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2010.67:336:09
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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 3.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
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173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
254.0Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ciénega de Flores?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Ciénega de Flores for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ciénega de Flores in January

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

In January, Ciénega de Flores sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in Ciénega de Flores in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ciénega de Flores peaks around July 24 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 24UV 12Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb8Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Ciénega de Flores 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 Ciénega de Flores is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (February, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1517 µg/m³Feb 810 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Good
Apr13Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ciénega de Flores?

Ciénega de Flores sits at 26.0°N, 100.2°W, 399 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Fraccionamiento Real Palmas, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Ciénega de Flores

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciénega de Flores has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 403 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 549 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,562 m.

The land around Ciénega de Flores is covered by shrubs (64%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (73%) within 16 km, and shrubs (64%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
549 m
80 km
3,562 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Fraccionamiento Real Palmas 6.0 km · Ciudad Apodaca 19 km · Ciudad General Escobedo 23 km · San Nicolás de los Garza 27 km · Hidalgo 29 km · Guadalupe 32 km · Mitras Poniente 33 km · Monterrey 34 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 Ciénega de Flores (25.9545°, -100.1662°, elevation 399 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).