José Mariano Jiménez weather in January

In January, José Mariano Jiménez sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.9 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 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 José Mariano Jiménez's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see José Mariano Jiménez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:55 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
38%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

José Mariano Jiménez is municipal seat of Jiménez, State of Chihuahua, Mexico.

Founded
1753

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 20°C through the month.

A typical January day in José Mariano Jiménez reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2195
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How January really feels in José Mariano Jiménez

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.

José Mariano Jiménez 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 81.910.57.9
Feb23° / 51.6118.5
Mar27° / 11°81.311.88.2
Apr30° / 15°61.412.66.1
May33° / 18°132.813.34.1
Jun35° / 21°24513.73.1
Jul33° / 21°7310.813.53.6
Aug32° / 21°7910.6134.1
Sep30° / 19°659.112.25.3
Oct28° / 14°213.511.37.4
Nov24° / 131.910.78.7
Dec20° / 91.610.37.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36931
46931
56931
66931
76832
86832
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116832
126832
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296832
306733
316733

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

José Mariano Jiménez gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.9 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 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
56
67
77
87
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107
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128
138
147
157
167
177
187
196
206
216
226
235
245
255
265
275
285
296
306
316

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 (%)
1100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
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2012light 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 6:53 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.36:535:12
210.36:545:13
310.36:545:14
410.36:545:14
510.36:545:15
610.46:545:16
710.46:555:16
810.46:555:17
910.46:555:18
1010.46:555:18
1110.46:555:19
1210.46:555:20
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1610.56:555:23
1710.56:555:24
1810.56:555:24
1910.56:555:25
2010.56:555:26
2110.56:555:27
2210.66:545:27
2310.66:545:28
2410.66:545:29
2510.66:545:30
2610.66:535:31
2710.66:535:31
2810.76:535:32
2910.76:525:33
3010.76:525:34
3110.76:525:34

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 8.05 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit José Mariano Jiménez?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit José Mariano Jiménez for general sightseeing.

What to pack for José Mariano Jiménez in January

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

In January, José Mariano Jiménez sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in José Mariano Jiménez 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 José Mariano Jiménez peaks around May 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 22UV 13Dec 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is José Mariano Jiménez?

José Mariano Jiménez sits at 27.1°N, 104.9°W, 1,384 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Santa Rosalía de Camargo, 66 km away.

ChihuahuaJuan AldamaFrancisco I. MaderoGómez Palacio

Topography around José Mariano Jiménez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around José Mariano Jiménez has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 1,381 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 912 m.

The land around José Mariano Jiménez is covered by shrubs (40%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (69%) within 16 km, and shrubs (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
346 m
80 km
912 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Santa Rosalía de Camargo 66 km · Hidalgo del Parral 77 km · Ciudad Delicias 129 km · Pedro Meoqui 138 km · Chihuahua 203 km · Juan Aldama 213 km · Francisco I. Madero 223 km · Gómez Palacio 224 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 José Mariano Jiménez (27.1308°, -104.9239°, elevation 1,384 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).