Ciudad Miguel Alemán weather in January

In January, Ciudad Miguel Alemán sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 25 mm of rain across 4.4 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 Miguel Alemán's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Miguel Alemán's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
12th warmest
Overnight low
11°
1st coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
4.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:30 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
53%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Ciudad Miguel Alemán is municipal seat of Miguel Alemán, State of Tamaulipas, 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 22°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ciudad Miguel Alemán reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°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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22111
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62211
72211
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How January really feels in Ciudad Miguel Alemán

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 Miguel Alemán weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 11°254.410.57.6
Feb25° / 13°224.211.17.8
Mar29° / 17°364.811.86.6
Apr32° / 20°425.212.64.4
May35° / 23°566.713.32.8
Jun37° / 25°425.213.61.8
Jul38° / 26°50513.51.3
Aug38° / 26°345.512.91.2
Sep34° / 24°9410.312.22.9
Oct31° / 20°466.111.45.1
Nov26° / 15°334.710.77.6
Dec23° / 12°264.310.47.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35050
45050
55050
65050
75050
85149
95149
105149
115149
125149
135248
145347
155347
165347
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295248
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ciudad Miguel Alemán gets around 25 mm of rain over 4.4 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 15% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
116
216
315
415
515
615
714
814
914
1014
1114
1214
1314
1415
1515
1615
1715
1815
1915
2015
2115
2215
2315
2415
2515
2615
2715
2815
2915
3015
3115

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
17313113
27214113
37214113
47214113
57214113
67214113
77214113
87214113
97214113
107215103
117215103
127215103
137116103
147116103
156917113
166917113
177017112
186918112
196918112
206819112
216819112
226819112
236820111
246820111
256720121
266819121
276819121
286819121
296718132
306718132
316718132

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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3114light breeze

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 7:28 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:285:50
210.47:285:51
310.47:295:52
410.47:295:52
510.47:295:53
610.47:295:54
710.47:295:54
810.47:305:55
910.47:305:56
1010.47:305:56
1110.57:305:57
1210.57:305:58
1310.57:305:59
1410.57:305:59
1510.57:306:00
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2010.67:306:04
2110.67:306:05
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2610.77:286:08
2710.77:286:09
2810.77:286:10
2910.77:286:11
3010.77:276:11
3110.87:276:12

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 3.38 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ciudad Miguel Alemán?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Ciudad Miguel Alemán for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ciudad Miguel Alemán in January

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

In January, Ciudad Miguel Alemán sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Ciudad Miguel Alemán 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 Miguel Alemán peaks around June 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateJun 21UV 12Dec 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Ciudad Miguel Alemán 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 Miguel Alemán is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1522 µg/m³Jan 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar10Good
Apr12Good
May20Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad Miguel Alemán?

Ciudad Miguel Alemán sits at 26.4°N, 99.0°W, 55 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Alton, 72 km away.

Topography around Ciudad Miguel Alemán

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Miguel Alemán has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 620 m.

The land around Ciudad Miguel Alemán is covered by shrubs (32%), artificial surfaces (25%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (58%) within 16 km, and shrubs (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
105 m
80 km
620 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Alton 72 km · Mission 73 km · Reynosa 82 km · McAllen 83 km · Edinburg 87 km · Pharr 87 km · San Juan 90 km · Alamo 93 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 Miguel Alemán (26.3982°, -99.0286°, elevation 55 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).