Hidalgo del Parral weather in January

In January, Hidalgo del Parral sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 11 mm of precipitation across 2.5 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 58% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Hidalgo del Parral's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hidalgo del Parral's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 11 mm; 2.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 6:58 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover: 38%; 6th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.37 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.4; out of 10

Hidalgo del Parral is municipal seat of Hidalgo del Parral, State of Chihuahua, Mexico.

Founded: 1631

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 18°C through the month.

A typical January day in Hidalgo del Parral reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

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

How January really feels in Hidalgo del Parral

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 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

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Hidalgo del Parral 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	18° / 3°	11	2.5	0.3	10.5	7.4
Feb	21° / 5°	8	2.2	0.2	11	8.0
Mar	24° / 7°	11	1.7	0.1	11.8	8.6
Apr	27° / 11°	8	1.9	0	12.6	7.8
May	30° / 14°	19	3.8	0	13.3	5.8
Jun	32° / 17°	42	7.5	0	13.7	4.6
Jul	29° / 17°	121	15.7	0	13.5	4.9
Aug	28° / 17°	117	14.4	0	13	5.5
Sep	27° / 15°	101	12.7	0	12.2	6.3
Oct	26° / 11°	28	5.2	0	11.4	8.0
Nov	22° / 6°	17	2.3	0	10.7	8.4
Dec	19° / 3°	13	2.3	0.5	10.3	7.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 30%.

	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 (%)	71	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69
Cloudier (%)	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	69	31

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Hidalgo del Parral gets around 11 mm of rain and snow over 2.5 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9
Snow chance (%)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	8	2
2	8	2
3	8	1
4	8	1
5	8	1
6	8	1
7	8	1
8	8	1
9	8	1
10	9	1
11	9	1
12	9	1
13	9	1
14	9	1
15	9	1
16	9	1
17	9	1
18	9	1
19	9	1
20	8	1
21	8	1
22	8	1
23	8	1
24	8	1
25	8	1
26	8	1
27	8	0
28	8	0
29	9	0
30	9	0
31	9	0

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.

	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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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	10	10	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	10	calm
26	10	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 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:38 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)	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:54
Sunset (PM)	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	6:56	5:16
2	10.3	6:56	5:16
3	10.3	6:56	5:17
4	10.4	6:57	5:18
5	10.4	6:57	5:18
6	10.4	6:57	5:19
7	10.4	6:57	5:20
8	10.4	6:57	5:20
9	10.4	6:57	5:21
10	10.4	6:58	5:22
11	10.4	6:58	5:23
12	10.4	6:58	5:23
13	10.4	6:58	5:24
14	10.5	6:58	5:25
15	10.5	6:58	5:26
16	10.5	6:58	5:26
17	10.5	6:58	5:27
18	10.5	6:58	5:28
19	10.5	6:57	5:29
20	10.5	6:57	5:29
21	10.5	6:57	5:30
22	10.6	6:57	5:31
23	10.6	6:57	5:32
24	10.6	6:56	5:32
25	10.6	6:56	5:33
26	10.6	6:56	5:34
27	10.7	6:56	5:35
28	10.7	6:55	5:35
29	10.7	6:55	5:36
30	10.7	6:55	5:37
31	10.7	6:54	5:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.37 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)	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.2	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Hidalgo del Parral?

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

7.4

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

2.7

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Hidalgo del Parral for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Hidalgo del Parral in January

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

In January, Hidalgo del Parral sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Hidalgo del Parral in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hidalgo del Parral peaks around May 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 5 (high).

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)	6	8	10	13	13	13	13	12	11	8	7	5
Level	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	6	High
Feb	8	Very high
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	13	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	7	High
Dec	5	High

Location & terrain

Where is Hidalgo del Parral?

Hidalgo del Parral sits at 26.9°N, 105.7°W, 1,722 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is José Mariano Jiménez, 77 km away.

Topography around Hidalgo del Parral

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hidalgo del Parral has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 294 m around an average of 1,774 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 674 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,042 m.

The land around Hidalgo del Parral is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and shrubs (38%) within 3 km, shrubs (59%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (64%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

294 m

artificial surfaces 42%

16 km

674 m

shrubs 59%

80 km

2,042 m

shrubs 64%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← December Hidalgo del Parral year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: José Mariano Jiménez 77 km · Santa Rosalía de Camargo 97 km · Ciudad Delicias 141 km · Pedro Meoqui 150 km · Chihuahua 194 km · Cuauhtémoc 202 km · Santiago Papasquiaro 211 km · Juan Aldama 214 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 Hidalgo del Parral (26.9299°, -105.6662°, elevation 1,722 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. 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	18	2
2	18	2
3	18	2
4	18	3
5	18	3
6	18	3
7	18	3
8	18	3
9	18	3
10	18	3
11	18	3
12	18	3
13	18	3
14	18	3
15	18	3
16	18	3
17	18	3
18	18	3
19	18	3
20	18	3
21	18	3
22	18	3
23	19	3
24	19	3
25	19	3
26	19	3
27	19	3
28	19	3
29	19	3
30	19	3
31	19	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	69	31

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	8	2
2	8	2
3	8	1
4	8	1
5	8	1
6	8	1
7	8	1
8	8	1
9	8	1
10	9	1
11	9	1
12	9	1
13	9	1
14	9	1
15	9	1
16	9	1
17	9	1
18	9	1
19	9	1
20	8	1
21	8	1
22	8	1
23	8	1
24	8	1
25	8	1
26	8	1
27	8	0
28	8	0
29	9	0
30	9	0
31	9	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	69	31

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	8	2
2	8	2
3	8	1
4	8	1
5	8	1
6	8	1
7	8	1
8	8	1
9	8	1
10	9	1
11	9	1
12	9	1
13	9	1
14	9	1
15	9	1
16	9	1
17	9	1
18	9	1
19	9	1
20	8	1
21	8	1
22	8	1
23	8	1
24	8	1
25	8	1
26	8	1
27	8	0
28	8	0
29	9	0
30	9	0
31	9	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	69	31

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	8	2
2	8	2
3	8	1
4	8	1
5	8	1
6	8	1
7	8	1
8	8	1
9	8	1
10	9	1
11	9	1
12	9	1
13	9	1
14	9	1
15	9	1
16	9	1
17	9	1
18	9	1
19	9	1
20	8	1
21	8	1
22	8	1
23	8	1
24	8	1
25	8	1
26	8	1
27	8	0
28	8	0
29	9	0
30	9	0
31	9	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100