Ciudad Río Bravo weather in January

In January, Ciudad Río Bravo sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 28 mm of rain across 5.2 wet days and about 10.6 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 36% 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 Río Bravo's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Río Bravo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
12th warmest
Overnight low
12°
1st coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:25 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
57%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Ciudad Río Bravo is municipal seat of Río Bravo, 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 Río Bravo reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 28°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)
12211
22211
32211
42211
52211
62211
72211
82211
92211
102211
112211
122212
132212
142212
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202212
212212
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242312
252312
262312
272312
282312
292312
302312
312312

How January really feels in Ciudad Río Bravo

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 Río Bravo 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° / 12°285.210.67.4
Feb25° / 14°244.611.17.7
Mar27° / 17°365.711.87.0
Apr30° / 20°435.612.65.4
May33° / 23°476.713.33.9
Jun35° / 25°557.713.62.8
Jul36° / 25°58713.52.4
Aug36° / 25°44812.92.2
Sep33° / 24°941312.23.3
Oct30° / 20°627.611.45.3
Nov26° / 16°375.910.77.4
Dec23° / 13°315.210.47.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54654
64654
74753
84753
94753
104753
114852
124852
134852
144951
154951
164852
174951
184951
194951
204951
214951
224852
234753
244753
254753
264654
274654
284555
294555
304555
314456

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ciudad Río Bravo gets around 28 mm of rain over 5.2 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 18% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
117
217
317
417
517
617
717
817
917
1017
1117
1217
1317
1417
1517
1617
1718
1818
1918
2018
2118
2218
2318
2418
2518
2618
2718
2818
2918
3018
3118

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1581615101
2581615101
3591615100
4591615100
5591615100
6581615110
7591614110
8601514110
9591614110
10591614110
11601614100
12601614100
13591615100
14581715100
15581715100
16571716100
1758171690
1858171690
1957171790
2056181790
2156181790
2255181890
2355181890
2455181890
2555181890
2654181990
2755171990
2855171990
29551718100
30551718100
31551618110

Wind in January

Winds average 16 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light 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 7:23 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:235:48
210.47:245:48
310.47:245:49
410.47:245:49
510.47:245:50
610.47:255:51
710.47:255:51
810.57:255:52
910.57:255:53
1010.57:255:53
1110.57:255:54
1210.57:255:55
1310.57:255:56
1410.57:255:56
1510.57:255:57
1610.57:255:58
1710.67:255:59
1810.67:255:59
1910.67:256:00
2010.67:256:01
2110.67:256:02
2210.67:256:02
2310.67:256:03
2410.77:246:04
2510.77:246:05
2610.77:246:05
2710.77:246:06
2810.77:236:07
2910.77:236:08
3010.87:236:08
3110.87:226:09

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 3.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ciudad Río Bravo?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Ciudad Río Bravo for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ciudad Río Bravo in January

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

In January, Ciudad Río Bravo sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Ciudad Río Bravo 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 Río Bravo peaks around June 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highExtremeVery highHighJun 21UV 12Dec 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Ciudad Río Bravo 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 Río Bravo is worst in July — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1625 µg/m³Nov 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr13Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad Río Bravo?

Ciudad Río Bravo sits at 26.0°N, 98.1°W, 26 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Donna, 21 km away.

Topography around Ciudad Río Bravo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Río Bravo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m.

The land around Ciudad Río Bravo is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and cropland (40%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
39 m
80 km
310 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Donna 21 km · Weslaco 22 km · Reynosa 22 km · Alamo 22 km · San Juan 24 km · Pharr 25 km · Mercedes 25 km · McAllen 28 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 Río Bravo (25.9851°, -98.0896°, elevation 26 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).