Ixmiquilpan weather in January

In January, Ixmiquilpan sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 15 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ixmiquilpan's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ixmiquilpan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:20 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
47%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Ixmiquilpan is human settlement in 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 21°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ixmiquilpan reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Ixmiquilpan weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 153.410.97.7
Feb23° / 163.511.38.2
Mar26° / 10°225.311.97.7
Apr28° / 13°36812.56.8
May28° / 14°4911.5136.4
Jun26° / 15°9914.713.25.9
Jul25° / 14°9815.913.15.9
Aug25° / 14°8414.712.76.0
Sep24° / 14°11316.512.15.7
Oct23° / 12°589.811.56.7
Nov22° / 10°204.6117.7
Dec22° / 71.710.88.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36238
46238
56238
66238
76238
86337
96337
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136337
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ixmiquilpan gets around 15 mm of rain over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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28
38
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69
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109
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3115

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 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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187calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 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 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:17 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:176:03
210.87:176:04
310.87:176:05
410.87:186:05
510.87:186:06
610.87:186:06
710.87:186:07
810.87:196:08
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1310.97:196:11
1410.97:196:11
1510.97:206:12
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1810.97:206:14
1910.97:206:15
2010.97:206:15
2110.97:206:16
2210.97:206:17
2311.07:206:17
2411.07:196:18
2511.07:196:18
2611.07:196:19
2711.07:196:20
2811.07:196:20
2911.07:196:21
3011.17:186:22
3111.17:186:22

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.96 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.67 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 Ixmiquilpan

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Ixmiquilpan?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ixmiquilpan in January

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

In January, Ixmiquilpan sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Ixmiquilpan 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 Ixmiquilpan peaks around June 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJun 16UV 14Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Ixmiquilpan 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 Ixmiquilpan is worst in December — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (September, 41 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 2176 µg/m³Sep 1942 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan73Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun45Poor
Jul54Poor
Aug46Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct43Poor
Nov59Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ixmiquilpan?

Ixmiquilpan sits at 20.5°N, 99.2°W, 1,711 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Progreso de Alvaro Obregon, 26 km away.

Topography around Ixmiquilpan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ixmiquilpan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m around an average of 1,719 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 984 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,016 m.

The land around Ixmiquilpan is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, shrubs (60%) within 16 km, and shrubs (45%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
250 m
16 km
984 m
80 km
3,016 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Progreso de Alvaro Obregon 26 km · Mixquiahuala de Juarez 28 km · Actopan 37 km · Tula de Allende 49 km · Zacualtipán 61 km · Tequixquiac 64 km · Pachuca de Soto 64 km · Tepeji del Río de Ocampo 65 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 Ixmiquilpan (20.4784°, -99.217°, elevation 1,711 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).