Juan José Ríos weather in January

In January, Juan José Ríos sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 16 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Juan José Ríos's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Juan José Ríos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
12°
1st coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:08 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
37%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Juan José Ríos is municipal seat of Juan José Ríos, State of Sinaloa, Mexico.

Founded
1938

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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Juan José Ríos reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Juan José Ríos

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.

Juan José Ríos weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 12°161.610.68.1
Feb28° / 13°151.711.17.3
Mar30° / 14°30.611.86.2
Apr33° / 16°10.312.64.8
May35° / 19°10.213.23.5
Jun36° / 24°61.113.62.6
Jul36° / 26°7710.313.41.9
Aug36° / 26°12315.812.91.9
Sep35° / 25°11413.112.22.3
Oct35° / 22°313.611.42.9
Nov32° / 17°231.810.75.2
Dec28° / 13°141.710.47.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
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56832
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Juan José Ríos gets around 16 mm of rain over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1781750
2781750
3771751
4761851
5761851
6761851
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Wind in January

Winds average 8 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
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
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98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 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 7:06 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:065:31
210.47:065:32
310.47:065:32
410.47:075:33
510.47:075:34
610.57:075:34
710.57:075:35
810.57:075:36
910.57:085:36
1010.57:085:37
1110.57:085:38
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1610.67:085:41
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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 4.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 7.95 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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294.6Bright
304.7Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Juan José Ríos

In seasonPeak

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

Juan José Ríos 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 Juan José Ríos?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Juan José Ríos in January

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

In January, Juan José Ríos sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 12°C. Pack light clothes.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Juan José Ríos in January

The nearest coast averages about 20°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 34 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in February near 20°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 9 to Jan 19 — about 10.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb20Cool
Mar20Refreshing
Apr22Refreshing
May25Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul29Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec22Refreshing

UV index in Juan José Ríos 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 Juan José Ríos peaks around July 15 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 highHighJul 15UV 12Dec 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Juan José Ríos?

Juan José Ríos sits at 25.8°N, 108.8°W, 15 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Los Mochis, 18 km away.

Topography around Juan José Ríos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Juan José Ríos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,001 m.

The land around Juan José Ríos is covered by cropland (59%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) within 16 km, and water (33%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
194 m
80 km
1,001 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Los Mochis 18 km · Gabriel Leyva Solano 22 km · Guasave 41 km · Guamúchil 82 km · Huatabampo 144 km · Navolato 158 km · Navojoa 159 km · Licenciado Benito Juárez 178 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 Juan José Ríos (25.7571°, -108.8242°, elevation 15 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).