Heroica Caborca weather in January

In January, Heroica Caborca sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 16 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-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 64% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Heroica Caborca's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Heroica Caborca's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 16 mm; 2.1 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 12 min; 7:32 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover: 31%; 8th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 3.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.5; out of 10

Heroica Caborca is municipal seat of Caborca, State of Sonora, Mexico.

Founded: 1688

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Heroica Caborca reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°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 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	7
2	21	7
3	21	7
4	21	7
5	22	8
6	22	8
7	22	8
8	22	8
9	22	8
10	22	8
11	22	8
12	22	8
13	22	8
14	22	8
15	22	8
16	22	8
17	22	8
18	22	8
19	22	8
20	22	8
21	22	8
22	23	8
23	23	8
24	23	8
25	23	8
26	23	8
27	23	8
28	23	8
29	23	8
30	23	8
31	23	8

How January really feels in Heroica Caborca

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Heroica Caborca weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	22° / 8°	16	2.1	10.2	8.5
Feb	24° / 9°	18	2.8	10.9	8.5
Mar	27° / 12°	11	1.8	11.8	8.3
Apr	30° / 15°	3	0.6	12.7	6.5
May	34° / 19°	1	0.3	13.5	4.0
Jun	38° / 24°	2	0.6	13.9	1.1
Jul	39° / 28°	23	6	13.8	0.4
Aug	39° / 28°	36	8.5	13.1	0.7
Sep	37° / 25°	29	4.8	12.2	1.8
Oct	33° / 19°	13	1.5	11.2	4.9
Nov	27° / 12°	10	1.4	10.4	8.3
Dec	22° / 8°	20	3	10	8.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	79	78	78
Cloudier (%)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	22	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	79	21
30	78	22
31	78	22

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Heroica Caborca gets around 16 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	9
2	9
3	9
4	8
5	8
6	8
7	8
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	7
12	6
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	6
24	6
25	7
26	7
27	7
28	7
29	7
30	7
31	7

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:30 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:57 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:30	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:32	7:32	7:32	7:32	7:32	7:32	7:32	7:32	7:32	7:32	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:30	7:30	7:30	7:29	7:29	7:29	7:28	7:28	7:27	7:27
Sunset (PM)	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	7:30	5:33
2	10.1	7:31	5:34
3	10.1	7:31	5:34
4	10.1	7:31	5:35
5	10.1	7:31	5:36
6	10.1	7:31	5:37
7	10.1	7:32	5:37
8	10.1	7:32	5:38
9	10.1	7:32	5:39
10	10.1	7:32	5:40
11	10.1	7:32	5:40
12	10.2	7:32	5:41
13	10.2	7:32	5:42
14	10.2	7:32	5:43
15	10.2	7:32	5:44
16	10.2	7:32	5:44
17	10.2	7:31	5:45
18	10.2	7:31	5:46
19	10.3	7:31	5:47
20	10.3	7:31	5:48
21	10.3	7:31	5:49
22	10.3	7:30	5:49
23	10.3	7:30	5:50
24	10.4	7:30	5:51
25	10.4	7:29	5:52
26	10.4	7:29	5:53
27	10.4	7:29	5:54
28	10.4	7:28	5:55
29	10.5	7:28	5:55
30	10.5	7:27	5:56
31	10.5	7:27	5:57

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 8.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.7	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.7	Moderate
8	3.7	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	4.0	Moderate
20	4.0	Bright
21	4.0	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Heroica Caborca?

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

8.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.9

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Heroica Caborca in January

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

In January, Heroica Caborca sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: light clothes and a warm layer.

light clothesa warm layer

UV index in Heroica Caborca in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Heroica Caborca peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	6	9	9	11	11	11	9	7	5	4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	9	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Heroica Caborca 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 Heroica Caborca is worst in January — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	24	11	9	10	9	10	10	9	8	8	10	15
Level	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	24	Moderate
Feb	11	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	10	Good
Aug	9	Good
Sep	8	Good
Oct	8	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Heroica Caborca?

Heroica Caborca sits at 30.7°N, 112.2°W, 288 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Magdalena de Kino, 115 km away.

Topography around Heroica Caborca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Heroica Caborca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 289 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,615 m.

The land around Heroica Caborca is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and bare terrain (44%) within 3 km, bare terrain (50%) and shrubs (41%) within 16 km, and shrubs (68%) and bare terrain (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

105 m

artificial surfaces 46%

16 km

469 m

bare terrain 50%

80 km

1,615 m

shrubs 68%

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← December Heroica Caborca year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Magdalena de Kino 115 km · Nogales 133 km · Nogales 136 km · Rio Rico 140 km · Puerto Peñasco 147 km · Green Valley 168 km · Sahuarita 179 km · Cananea 180 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

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 Heroica Caborca (30.7183°, -112.1584°, elevation 288 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	7
2	21	7
3	21	7
4	21	7
5	22	8
6	22	8
7	22	8
8	22	8
9	22	8
10	22	8
11	22	8
12	22	8
13	22	8
14	22	8
15	22	8
16	22	8
17	22	8
18	22	8
19	22	8
20	22	8
21	22	8
22	23	8
23	23	8
24	23	8
25	23	8
26	23	8
27	23	8
28	23	8
29	23	8
30	23	8
31	23	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	79	21
30	78	22
31	78	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	9
2	9
3	9
4	8
5	8
6	8
7	8
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	7
12	6
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	6
24	6
25	7
26	7
27	7
28	7
29	7
30	7
31	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	7
2	21	7
3	21	7
4	21	7
5	22	8
6	22	8
7	22	8
8	22	8
9	22	8
10	22	8
11	22	8
12	22	8
13	22	8
14	22	8
15	22	8
16	22	8
17	22	8
18	22	8
19	22	8
20	22	8
21	22	8
22	23	8
23	23	8
24	23	8
25	23	8
26	23	8
27	23	8
28	23	8
29	23	8
30	23	8
31	23	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	79	21
30	78	22
31	78	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	9
2	9
3	9
4	8
5	8
6	8
7	8
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	7
12	6
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	6
24	6
25	7
26	7
27	7
28	7
29	7
30	7
31	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	7
2	21	7
3	21	7
4	21	7
5	22	8
6	22	8
7	22	8
8	22	8
9	22	8
10	22	8
11	22	8
12	22	8
13	22	8
14	22	8
15	22	8
16	22	8
17	22	8
18	22	8
19	22	8
20	22	8
21	22	8
22	23	8
23	23	8
24	23	8
25	23	8
26	23	8
27	23	8
28	23	8
29	23	8
30	23	8
31	23	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	79	21
30	78	22
31	78	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	9
2	9
3	9
4	8
5	8
6	8
7	8
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	7
12	6
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	6
24	6
25	7
26	7
27	7
28	7
29	7
30	7
31	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2