Contla weather in January

In January, Contla sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.6 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 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 Contla's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Contla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:13 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
35%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Contla is municipal seat of Contla, State of Tlaxcala, 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 20°C through the month.

A typical January day in Contla reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 23°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)
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Contla 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
Jan20° / 122.6117.8
Feb22° / 122.311.38.3
Mar23° / 25611.98.0
Apr24° / 10°438.812.47.3
May24° / 11°7814.612.96.4
Jun23° / 12°17218.413.15.3
Jul22° / 11°16220.4135.0
Aug22° / 11°17521.212.74.9
Sep21° / 11°17720.212.14.8
Oct21° / 10°8211.711.66.3
Nov21° / 244.711.17.6
Dec20° / 8210.98.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
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57327
67426
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Contla gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.6 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 9% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
57
67
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98
108
118
128
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148
158
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3112

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 (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 7:10 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:106:01
210.97:116:02
310.97:116:03
410.97:116:03
510.97:116:04
610.97:126:04
710.97:126:05
810.97:126:06
910.97:126:06
1010.97:136:07
1110.97:136:07
1210.97:136:08
1310.97:136:09
1410.97:136:09
1510.97:136:10
1611.07:136:11
1711.07:136:11
1811.07:146:12
1911.07:146:12
2011.07:146:13
2111.07:146:14
2211.07:146:14
2311.07:136:15
2411.07:136:15
2511.07:136:16
2611.17:136:17
2711.17:136:17
2811.17:136:18
2911.17:136:18
3011.17:136:19
3111.17:126:20

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.22 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Contla

In seasonPeak

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

Contla's rainy season runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Contla?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Contla in January

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

In January, Contla sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Contla 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 Contla 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 11UV 15Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Contla 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 Contla is worst in December — around 165 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 13163 µg/m³Aug 15114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan137Unhealthy
Feb131Unhealthy
Mar122Unhealthy
Apr120Unhealthy
May143Unhealthy
Jun121Unhealthy
Jul118Unhealthy
Aug113Unhealthy
Sep120Unhealthy
Oct121Unhealthy
Nov155Very unhealthy
Dec165Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Contla?

Contla sits at 19.3°N, 98.2°W, 2,327 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Santa Ana Chiautempan, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Contla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Contla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 2,327 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,662 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,374 m.

The land around Contla is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), trees (23%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (35%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (34%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
1,662 m
80 km
4,374 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Santa Ana Chiautempan 3.0 km · La Magdalena Tlaltelulco 6.0 km · Tlaxcala 8.0 km · Apizaco 10 km · Teolocholco 10 km · Tetla 14 km · Zacatelco 15 km · Papalotla 18 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 Contla (19.3293°, -98.1664°, elevation 2,327 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).