Ciudad Serdán weather in January

In January, Ciudad Serdán sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 12 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 60% 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 Serdán's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Serdán's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:10 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
37%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Ciudad Serdán is municipal seat of Chalchicomula, State of Puebla, Mexico.

Density
65/km²
people per km²
Founded
1560

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 Serdán reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 21°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)
1185
2185
3185
4185
5185
6185
7185
8185
9185
10185
11185
12185
13185
14185
15185
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Ciudad Serdán 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
Jan18° / 123.3117.3
Feb20° / 123.111.47.7
Mar21° / 297.611.97.3
Apr22° / 6512.912.46.4
May22° / 10°1201912.95.4
Jun21° / 11°20920.313.14.8
Jul21° / 13016.5135.3
Aug21° / 10°14919.312.65.0
Sep20° / 10°1852112.14.5
Oct20° / 9714.611.65.6
Nov19° / 297.111.16.8
Dec19° / 92.710.97.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27426
37426
47426
57426
67525
77525
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ciudad Serdán gets around 12 mm of rain over 3.3 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 10% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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29
39
49
59
69
79
89
99
109
119
129
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149
1510
1610
1710
1811
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2011
2111
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2612
2713
2813
2913
3013
3114

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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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
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29100
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31100

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
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
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277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:07 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:075:59
210.97:076:00
310.97:076:00
410.97:086:01
510.97:086:02
610.97:086:02
710.97:086:03
810.97:096:03
910.97:096:04
1010.97:096:05
1110.97:096:05
1210.97:096:06
1310.97:106:06
1411.07:106:07
1511.07:106:08
1611.07:106:08
1711.07:106:09
1811.07:106:09
1911.07:106:10
2011.07:106:11
2111.07:106:11
2211.07:106:12
2311.07:106:13
2411.17:106:13
2511.17:106:14
2611.17:106:14
2711.17:106:15
2811.17:096:16
2911.17:096:16
3011.17:096:17
3111.17:096:17

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.9Bright
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154.9Bright
164.9Bright
175.0Bright
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235.0Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ciudad Serdán

In seasonPeak

None of Ciudad Serdán'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 Serdán's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Serdán?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ciudad Serdán in January

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

In January, Ciudad Serdán sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Ciudad Serdán 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 Serdán 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highApr 11UV 15Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May9Very high
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ciudad Serdán 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 Serdán 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 Serdán?

Ciudad Serdán sits at 19.0°N, 97.4°W, 2,548 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Palmarito Tochapan, 22 km away.

Topography around Ciudad Serdán

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Serdán has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 273 m around an average of 2,591 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,346 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,479 m.

The land around Ciudad Serdán is covered by grassland (37%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), shrubs (23%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
273 m
16 km
2,346 m
80 km
5,479 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Palmarito Tochapan 22 km · San Salvador El Seco 26 km · Tecamachalco 32 km · Ciudad Mendoza 35 km · Nogales 35 km · Río Blanco 35 km · Acatzingo 35 km · Los Reyes de Juárez 38 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 Serdán (18.9886°, -97.4464°, elevation 2,548 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).