Ciudad Benito Juárez weather in January

In January, Ciudad Benito Juárez sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 27 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 45% 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 Ciudad Benito Juárez's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Benito Juárez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
10°
1st coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:33 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
50%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Ciudad Benito Juárez is municipal seat of Juárez, State of Nuevo León, Mexico.

Founded
1604

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 Ciudad Benito Juárez 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 13°C and 29°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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How January really feels in Ciudad Benito Juárez

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.

Ciudad Benito Juárez weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 10°275.310.67.4
Feb24° / 12°234.811.17.8
Mar28° / 15°316.111.86.9
Apr31° / 19°376.412.65.0
May34° / 22°518.313.23.5
Jun35° / 24°526.313.62.6
Jul36° / 24°505.413.42.3
Aug36° / 24°486.412.92.2
Sep32° / 22°12012.212.23.8
Oct29° / 19°496.711.46.1
Nov25° / 14°285.110.77.9
Dec22° / 11°244.510.47.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45644
55644
65644
75644
85644
95545
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ciudad Benito Juárez gets around 27 mm of rain over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
117
217
317
417
517
618
718
817
917
1017
1117
1217
1317
1417
1517
1616
1716
1816
1916
2017
2117
2217
2317
2417
2517
2618
2718
2818
2919
3019
3119

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
183134
283134
383134
483134
582144
682144
782144
882144
982144
1082144
1182144
1282144
1382144
1482144
1582144
1682144
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1880155
1980155
2080155
2180155
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2380164
2480164
2580164
2680164
2780164
2879165
2979165
3079165
3178166

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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118calm
128calm
138calm
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168calm
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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 7:31 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:315:56
210.47:315:57
310.47:315:58
410.47:325:58
510.57:325:59
610.57:325:59
710.57:326:00
810.57:326:01
910.57:326:02
1010.57:336:02
1110.57:336:03
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1610.67:336:06
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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 3.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 3.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
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263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
304.0Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ciudad Benito Juárez

In seasonPeak

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

Ciudad Benito Juárez's rainy season is concentrated in September.

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

Is January a good time to visit Ciudad Benito Juárez?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Ciudad Benito Juárez for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ciudad Benito Juárez in January

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

In January, Ciudad Benito Juárez sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 5 days see rain.

UV index in Ciudad Benito Juárez 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 Ciudad Benito Juárez peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highHighJun 21UV 11Dec 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Ciudad Benito Juárez 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 Ciudad Benito Juárez is worst in May — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1919 µg/m³Oct 2113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad Benito Juárez?

Ciudad Benito Juárez sits at 25.6°N, 100.1°W, 389 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Jardines de la Silla, 10 km away.

Topography around Ciudad Benito Juárez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Benito Juárez has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 392 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,484 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,558 m.

The land around Ciudad Benito Juárez is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (47%), artificial surfaces (24%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (53%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
1,484 m
80 km
3,558 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Jardines de la Silla 10 km · Cadereyta Jiménez 11 km · Cadereyta 13 km · Guadalupe 17 km · Ciudad Apodaca 18 km · Monterrey 23 km · San Nicolás de los Garza 24 km · Santiago 25 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 Ciudad Benito Juárez (25.6466°, -100.0914°, elevation 389 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).