Cintalapa de Figueroa weather in January

In January, Cintalapa de Figueroa sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 24 mm of rain across 7.4 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Cintalapa de Figueroa's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cintalapa de Figueroa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:51 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
56%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Cintalapa de Figueroa is municipal seat of Cintalapa, State of Chiapas, Mexico.

Founded
1100

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 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Cintalapa de Figueroa reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Cintalapa de Figueroa 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
Jan24° / 15°247.411.17.4
Feb26° / 16°155.311.47.5
Mar28° / 17°154.711.97.1
Apr30° / 19°205.612.45.7
May30° / 20°8013.912.84.5
Jun29° / 20°20423.5133.6
Jul28° / 20°14523.312.93.9
Aug28° / 20°18424.312.63.9
Sep27° / 20°1912512.14.0
Oct26° / 19°11417.311.65.3
Nov25° / 18°519.911.26.8
Dec24° / 16°277.6117.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34357
44456
54555
64555
74654
84654
94654
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114852
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Cintalapa de Figueroa gets around 24 mm of rain over 7.4 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2123
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2322
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2521
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2721
2821
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3021
3121

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16295114
27295113
37295113
47295212
58295112
68295211
79295111
89305110
9930529
101031509
111032498
121133488
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26740476
27739485
28739496
29738496
30638506
31637516

Wind in January

Winds average 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 18 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 6:47 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:475:49
211.06:485:49
311.06:485:50
411.06:485:50
511.06:495:51
611.06:495:51
711.06:495:52
811.16:505:53
911.16:505:53
1011.16:505:54
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1511.16:515:57
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1711.16:515:58
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1911.16:515:59
2011.16:516:00
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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 4.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.0Bright
64.0Bright
74.0Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
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174.2Bright
184.3Bright
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214.3Bright
224.3Bright
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274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Cintalapa de Figueroa

In seasonPeak

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

Cintalapa de Figueroa'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 Cintalapa de Figueroa?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cintalapa de Figueroa in January

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

In January, Cintalapa de Figueroa sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Cintalapa de Figueroa 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 Cintalapa de Figueroa peaks around April 12 at about 13 (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 12UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Cintalapa de Figueroa 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 Cintalapa de Figueroa is worst in May — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.5× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodMay 1039 µg/m³Jan 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr38Poor
May40Poor
Jun21Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cintalapa de Figueroa?

Cintalapa de Figueroa sits at 16.7°N, 93.7°W, 577 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, 38 km away.

Topography around Cintalapa de Figueroa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cintalapa de Figueroa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 557 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 770 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,438 m.

The land around Cintalapa de Figueroa is covered by grassland (51%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
154 m
16 km
770 m
80 km
2,438 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Ocozocoautla de Espinosa 38 km · Berriozábal 49 km · Arriaga 53 km · Tuxtla 65 km · Tonalá 66 km · Suchiapa 66 km · Villaflores 69 km · Chiapas 75 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 Cintalapa de Figueroa (16.6839°, -93.7181°, elevation 577 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).