Comitán weather in January

In January, Comitán sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Comitán's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Comitán's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:44 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
28%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Comitán is municipal seat of Comitán, State of Chiapas, 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 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Comitán reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Comitán weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 14°71.211.18.9
Feb27° / 14°30.511.58.7
Mar29° / 15°9211.97.5
Apr29° / 17°356.112.46.0
May28° / 18°15416.812.75.0
Jun26° / 18°28822.712.94.5
Jul27° / 17°12813.812.95.7
Aug27° / 17°22217.412.55.2
Sep26° / 17°35523.812.14.3
Oct25° / 17°2181811.65.5
Nov25° / 15°426.411.27.7
Dec25° / 14°101.811.18.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%.

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

Any precipitation

Comitán gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
170291
272280
373270
473270
574260
675250
775250
876240
977230
1078220
1179210
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 18 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 6:40 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:405:43
211.16:415:44
311.16:415:44
411.16:415:45
511.16:425:45
611.16:425:46
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1911.26:445:53
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2711.26:445:58
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2911.26:445:59
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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 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Comitán

In seasonPeak

None of Comitán's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Comitán's monsoon runs June–June, 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 Comitán?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Comitán for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Comitán in January

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

In January, Comitán sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Comitán in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Comitán peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 12UV 14Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Comitán 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 Comitán is worst in April — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodApr 1955 µg/m³Dec 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr57Unhealthy
May45Poor
Jun19Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Comitán?

Comitán sits at 16.2°N, 92.1°W, 1,655 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Las Margaritas, 18 km away.

Topography around Comitán

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Comitán has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m around an average of 1,643 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,658 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,997 m.

The land around Comitán is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
333 m
16 km
1,658 m
80 km
2,997 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Las Margaritas 18 km · Las Rosas 29 km · Venustiano Carranza 47 km · Teopisca 49 km · Comalapa 64 km · Ocosingo 74 km · San Cristóbal de las Casas 76 km · Jacaltenango 78 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 Comitán (16.24°, -92.1367°, elevation 1,655 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).