Jáltipan de Morelos weather in January

In January, Jáltipan de Morelos sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 49 mm of rain across 8.5 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 Jáltipan de Morelos's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jáltipan de Morelos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:57 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
55%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Jáltipan de Morelos is municipal seat of Jáltipan, State of Veracruz, 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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Jáltipan de Morelos reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Jáltipan de Morelos

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.

Jáltipan de Morelos 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
Jan26° / 19°498.5116.9
Feb28° / 20°225.111.46.8
Mar31° / 21°163.411.95.5
Apr33° / 24°183.912.43.9
May34° / 25°568.712.83.0
Jun33° / 25°18721.513.12.5
Jul32° / 24°20723.9132.8
Aug32° / 24°22624.912.62.8
Sep31° / 24°24025.312.12.8
Oct30° / 23°17418.911.64.0
Nov28° / 21°9112.211.25.9
Dec27° / 20°429.310.96.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35446
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65545
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95743
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Jáltipan de Morelos gets around 49 mm of rain over 8.5 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 27% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
131
231
330
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530
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729
829
929
1028
1128
1227
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2125
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2625
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3124

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 67% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
14245121
24245121
34255021
45254921
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65264820
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Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
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109calm
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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 6:54 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:545:50
210.96:545:51
310.96:545:51
411.06:555:52
511.06:555:53
611.06:555:53
711.06:565:54
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1211.06:575:57
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 3.55 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
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263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Jáltipan de Morelos

In seasonPeak

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

Jáltipan de Morelos sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Jáltipan de Morelos's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Jáltipan de Morelos?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Jáltipan de Morelos for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Jáltipan de Morelos in January

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

In January, Jáltipan de Morelos sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Jáltipan de Morelos in January

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 40 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 24°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Warm
Feb24Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Jáltipan de Morelos 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 Jáltipan de Morelos peaks around August 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 17UV 12Dec 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Jáltipan de Morelos 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 Jáltipan de Morelos is worst in May — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1842 µg/m³Jan 1816 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May43Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul36Poor
Aug29Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jáltipan de Morelos?

Jáltipan de Morelos sits at 18.0°N, 94.7°W, 60 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Cosoleacaque, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Jáltipan de Morelos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jáltipan de Morelos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,661 m.

The land around Jáltipan de Morelos is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
105 m
80 km
1,661 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Cosoleacaque 9.0 km · Minatitlán 17 km · Acayucan 21 km · Fraccionamiento Ciudad Olmeca 27 km · Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río 34 km · Coatzacoalcos 35 km · Allende 40 km · Agua Dulce 63 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 Jáltipan de Morelos (17.9654°, -94.714°, elevation 60 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).