Huatabampo weather in January

In January, Huatabampo sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 Huatabampo's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huatabampo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:13 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
34%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Huatabampo is municipal seat of Huatabampo, State of Sonora, Mexico.

Founded
1890

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 23°C through the month.

A typical January day in Huatabampo reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22314
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How January really feels in Huatabampo

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.

Huatabampo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 14°101.810.58.6
Feb24° / 15°121.511.18.7
Mar25° / 16°40.611.88.8
Apr27° / 18°10.112.68.3
May30° / 21°10.213.36.7
Jun32° / 25°80.813.75.2
Jul34° / 28°365.613.53.7
Aug34° / 28°6810.412.93.3
Sep33° / 27°918.312.23.9
Oct32° / 24°312.411.45.4
Nov28° / 19°161.810.77.9
Dec24° / 15°141.910.38.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47327
57327
67228
77228
87228
97228
107129
117030
127030
137030
147030
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227129
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317129

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Huatabampo gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
56
66
76
86
96
106
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185
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276
286
296
306
317

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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
162326
261336
361336
460346
560346
660346
759356
859356
959356
1059356
1158366
1259365
1359365
1459365
1558375
1659365
1759365
1858366
1958366
2058366
2159356
2258357
2359347
2459347
2560337
2661327
2760328
2861318
2961318
3062308
3161309

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
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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 7:12 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:125:32
210.37:125:33
310.47:125:33
410.47:125:34
510.47:135:34
610.47:135:35
710.47:135:36
810.47:135:37
910.47:135:37
1010.47:135:38
1110.47:135:39
1210.47:135:39
1310.47:135:40
1410.57:135:41
1510.57:135:42
1610.57:135:42
1710.57:135:43
1810.57:135:44
1910.57:135:45
2010.57:135:45
2110.67:135:46
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2610.67:125:50
2710.77:115:51
2810.77:115:52
2910.77:115:52
3010.77:105:53
3110.77:105:54

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.27 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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34.1Bright
44.2Bright
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104.2Bright
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124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
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174.3Bright
184.3Bright
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204.3Bright
214.4Bright
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234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Huatabampo

In seasonPeak

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

Huatabampo sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Pacific hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Huatabampo?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Huatabampo in January

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

In January, Huatabampo sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Huatabampo in January

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in January near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 24 to Dec 31 — about 9.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar20Cool
Apr21Refreshing
May24Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul29Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov25Warm
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Huatabampo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Huatabampo peaks around July 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 12Dec 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct7Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Huatabampo?

Huatabampo sits at 26.8°N, 109.6°W, 10 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Navojoa, 34 km away.

Topography around Huatabampo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huatabampo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,713 m.

The land around Huatabampo is covered by cropland (50%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) within 16 km, and water (34%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
25 m
80 km
1,713 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Navojoa 34 km · Ciudad Obregón 79 km · Esperanza 89 km · Los Mochis 132 km · Juan José Ríos 144 km · Gabriel Leyva Solano 164 km · Empalme 171 km · Heroica Guaymas 174 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 Huatabampo (26.8265°, -109.6421°, elevation 10 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).