Ciudad de Huitzuco weather in January

In January, Ciudad de Huitzuco sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ciudad de Huitzuco's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad de Huitzuco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
16°
1st coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:16 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
29%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Ciudad de Huitzuco is municipal seat of Huitzuco, 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ciudad de Huitzuco reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12916
22916
32916
42916
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62916
72916
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273016
283016
293016
303016
313016

How January really feels in Ciudad de Huitzuco

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 de Huitzuco 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
Jan29° / 16°71116.9
Feb31° / 17°61.111.45.7
Mar34° / 19°51.311.94.2
Apr35° / 21°82.612.42.8
May35° / 22°6811.612.82.5
Jun32° / 21°24723.513.12.8
Jul31° / 20°25523.7133.1
Aug31° / 20°29526.212.62.9
Sep30° / 20°31026.112.13.1
Oct30° / 19°13015.711.64.3
Nov30° / 17°255.211.15.7
Dec30° / 16°40.810.96.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37921
47921
57921
68020
77921
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ciudad de Huitzuco gets around 7 mm of rain over 1 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
104
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144
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183
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203
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223
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264
274
284
295
305
315

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3955
4964
5964
6964
7964
8964
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
18973
19973
20973
21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26964
27964
28964
29964
30955
31955

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
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min 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 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:136:08
210.97:136:09
310.97:146:09
410.97:146:10
510.97:146:10
610.97:146:11
710.97:156:12
811.07:156:12
911.07:156:13
1011.07:156:13
1111.07:166:14
1211.07:166:15
1311.07:166:15
1411.07:166:16
1511.07:166:16
1611.07:166:17
1711.07:166:18
1811.07:166:18
1911.07:166:19
2011.07:166:19
2111.17:166:20
2211.17:166:21
2311.17:166:21
2411.17:166:22
2511.17:166:22
2611.17:166:23
2711.17:166:24
2811.17:166:24
2911.17:166:25
3011.27:166:25
3111.27:156:26

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.12 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.28 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.5Bright
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305.5Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ciudad de Huitzuco

In seasonPeak

None of Ciudad de Huitzuco'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 de Huitzuco's monsoon runs June–September, 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 Ciudad de Huitzuco?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ciudad de Huitzuco for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ciudad de Huitzuco in January

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

In January, Ciudad de Huitzuco sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ciudad de Huitzuco 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 Ciudad de Huitzuco peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Ciudad de Huitzuco 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 de Huitzuco is worst in October — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (March, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateOct 1934 µg/m³Mar 918 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad de Huitzuco?

Ciudad de Huitzuco sits at 18.3°N, 99.3°W, 942 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Iguala de la Independencia, 22 km away.

Topography around Ciudad de Huitzuco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad de Huitzuco has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 378 m around an average of 1,017 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,411 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,032 m.

The land around Ciudad de Huitzuco is covered by shrubs (48%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and shrubs (45%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
378 m
16 km
1,411 m
80 km
3,032 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Iguala de la Independencia 22 km · Puente de Ixtla 35 km · Jojutla 38 km · Taxco de Alarcón 40 km · Tlaquiltenango 41 km · Zacatepec 42 km · Xoxocotla 43 km · Santa Rosa Treinta 47 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 de Huitzuco (18.3033°, -99.3338°, elevation 942 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).