La Orilla weather in January

In January, La Orilla sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 21 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 La Orilla's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Orilla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:27 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
33%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

La Orilla is town in Cárdenas Municipality, State of Michoacán, 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in La Orilla reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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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How January really feels in La Orilla

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.

La Orilla weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°211.2117.2
Feb29° / 22°70.511.47.4
Mar29° / 22°80.511.97.4
Apr29° / 22°1012.46.9
May30° / 24°122.312.86.0
Jun30° / 25°16815.613.14.3
Jul30° / 25°18418.6133.8
Aug30° / 25°25420.912.63.7
Sep29° / 25°33323.812.13.5
Oct29° / 25°19620.211.64.2
Nov29° / 24°365.911.26.1
Dec29° / 23°111.810.97.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

La Orilla gets around 21 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 69% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
114215321
214225320
314225419
415225418
515235417
615235417
715235516
816235515
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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 8 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
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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188calm
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218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

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 7:24 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:246:20
210.97:246:21
310.97:256:21
411.07:256:22
511.07:256:23
611.07:256:23
711.07:266:24
811.07:266:24
911.07:266:25
1011.07:266:25
1111.07:276:26
1211.07:276:27
1311.07:276:27
1411.07:276:28
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1611.07:276:29
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1911.17:286:31
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2411.17:276:34
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2711.17:276:36
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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 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for La Orilla

In seasonPeak

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

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

La Orilla's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit La Orilla?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for La Orilla in January

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

In January, La Orilla sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near La Orilla in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in March near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in La Orilla 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 La Orilla peaks around April 10 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighApr 10UV 12Dec 13UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in La Orilla 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 La Orilla is worst in May — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 9.4× the cleanest month (February, 5 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodMay 1539 µg/m³Feb 135 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb5Good
Mar6Good
Apr21Moderate
May42Poor
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug8Good
Sep8Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is La Orilla?

La Orilla sits at 18.0°N, 102.2°W, 23 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Las Guacamayas, 3.0 km away.

Topography around La Orilla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Orilla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 461 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,354 m.

The land around La Orilla is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and water (35%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
461 m
80 km
2,354 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Las Guacamayas 3.0 km · Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas 5.0 km · Zihuatanejo 81 km · Petatlán 114 km · Nueva Italia de Ruiz 115 km · Apatzingán 122 km · Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares 131 km · Ario de Rosales 145 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 La Orilla (17.9958°, -102.2269°, elevation 23 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).