Ciudad Mendoza weather in January

In January, Ciudad Mendoza sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 35 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ciudad Mendoza's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Mendoza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:09 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
50%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Ciudad Mendoza is municipal seat of Camerino Z. Mendoza, State of Veracruz, 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 18°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ciudad Mendoza reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Ciudad Mendoza 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
Jan18° / 359.1116.2
Feb20° / 358.911.46.6
Mar22° / 6712.911.96.4
Apr23° / 11°10816.812.45.8
May23° / 12°15620.812.95.1
Jun22° / 12°20321.313.14.7
Jul21° / 11°12015.6135.5
Aug21° / 11°13317.712.65.3
Sep21° / 12°18821.212.14.6
Oct20° / 11°12416.811.65.2
Nov19° / 5711.311.15.9
Dec18° / 307.810.96.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ciudad Mendoza gets around 35 mm of rain over 9.1 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 29% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
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67calm
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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 06 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 7:05 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:055:58
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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 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ciudad Mendoza

In seasonPeak

None of Ciudad Mendoza'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 Mendoza's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Ciudad Mendoza?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ciudad Mendoza for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ciudad Mendoza in January

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

In January, Ciudad Mendoza sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ciudad Mendoza 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 Mendoza peaks around April 11 at about 15 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highApr 11UV 15Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May9Very high
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ciudad Mendoza 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 Mendoza is worst in May — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 20 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateMay 1737 µg/m³Jan 2220 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May38Poor
Jun30Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad Mendoza?

Ciudad Mendoza sits at 18.8°N, 97.2°W, 1,333 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Nogales, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Ciudad Mendoza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Mendoza has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,043 m around an average of 1,532 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,352 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,529 m.

The land around Ciudad Mendoza is covered by trees (65%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

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1,043 m
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2,352 m
80 km
5,529 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Nogales 3.0 km · Río Blanco 4.0 km · Orizaba 10 km · Ixtaczoquitlán 13 km · Fortín de las Flores 22 km · Córdoba 28 km · Coscomatepec de Bravo 33 km · Ciudad Serdán 35 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 Mendoza (18.8065°, -97.1787°, elevation 1,333 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).