Frontera weather in January

In January, Frontera sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 55 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Frontera's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Frontera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:50 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
44%
6th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Frontera is municipal seat of Centla, State of Tabasco, Mexico.

Density
3,799/km²
people per km²
Founded
1780

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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Frontera reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Frontera

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.

Frontera weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 22°558.9117.0
Feb28° / 22°345.911.46.9
Mar30° / 24°194.111.95.8
Apr33° / 25°224.612.44.5
May33° / 27°558.812.93.5
Jun32° / 26°16918.513.13.1
Jul32° / 26°10315.7133.4
Aug32° / 26°15719.812.63.1
Sep31° / 25°23124.512.13.0
Oct29° / 25°20719.311.64.2
Nov28° / 23°10613.111.15.8
Dec27° / 22°588.810.96.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36535
46535
56535
66535
76535
86634
96733
106733
116733
126733
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307030
317129

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Frontera gets around 55 mm of rain over 8.9 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 28% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
531
631
731
831
930
1029
1128
1227
1327
1426
1525
1625
1725
1825
1925
2025
2125
2225
2325
2426
2526
2627
2727
2828
2928
3029
3129

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
141637431
241637431
341637421
451637421
551637411
651638410
761638400
861738390
961738380
1071838370
1171839360
1281839350
1381939340
1481940330
1581940330
1681940320
1781941320
1881941320
1981941310
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2461944310
2551845320
2651845320
2741746330
2841746330
2941646330
3041646340
3141647340

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 12 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 6:47 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:475:41
210.96:475:41
310.96:475:42
410.96:485:43
510.96:485:43
610.96:485:44
710.96:485:44
810.96:495:45
910.96:495:46
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1811.06:505:51
1911.06:505:52
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2611.16:505:56
2711.16:505:56
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2911.16:495:58
3011.16:495:58
3111.26:495:59

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Frontera

In seasonPeak

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

Frontera sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Frontera's rainy season runs August–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Frontera?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Frontera in January

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

In January, Frontera sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 22°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Frontera in January

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in January near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Frontera in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Frontera peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 17UV 13Jan 1UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May7High
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Frontera 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 Frontera is worst in May — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodMay 1638 µg/m³Nov 2010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May39Poor
Jun30Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Frontera?

Frontera sits at 18.5°N, 92.6°W, 5 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Taxco, 59 km away.

Topography around Frontera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Frontera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m.

The land around Frontera is covered by mangroves (26%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, water (32%) and wetland (32%) within 16 km, and water (38%) and wetland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
23 m
80 km
85 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Taxco 59 km · Jalpa de Méndez 60 km · Paraiso 62 km · Comalcalco 68 km · Villahermosa 69 km · Cunduacán 77 km · Playas del Rosario 83 km · Ciudad del Carmen 87 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 Frontera (18.5433°, -92.6453°, elevation 5 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).