León de los Aldama weather in January

In January, León de los Aldama sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.2 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is León de los Aldama's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see León de los Aldama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:31 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
39%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

León de los Aldama is city in Guanajuato, Mexico.

Founded
1576

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 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in León de los Aldama reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1238
2238
3238
4238
5238
6238
7238
8238
9238
10238
11238
12238
13238
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León de los Aldama 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
Jan24° / 132.210.98.5
Feb26° / 10°101.611.38.5
Mar28° / 12°81.511.97.6
Apr31° / 14°71.712.55.8
May32° / 16°275.6134.9
Jun30° / 17°11313.713.34.8
Jul27° / 16°13518.313.25.3
Aug27° / 16°11816.712.75.5
Sep27° / 16°10014.212.15.8
Oct27° / 14°346.311.57.2
Nov26° / 11°102.1118.4
Dec24° / 61.210.78.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26634
36634
46832
56832
66931
76931
87030
96931
107030
117030
127030
137030
147129
157030
167030
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206931
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306931
316931

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

León de los Aldama gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.2 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 7% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
56
66
77
87
97
107
117
127
137
147
157
167
177
187
197
207
217
227
238
248
258
269
279
289
299
3010
3110

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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5100
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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 8 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
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:28 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:286:12
210.77:286:13
310.77:286:13
410.87:296:14
510.87:296:14
610.87:296:15
710.87:296:16
810.87:306:16
910.87:306:17
1010.87:306:17
1110.87:306:18
1210.87:306:19
1310.87:306:19
1410.87:316:20
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1710.97:316:22
1810.97:316:23
1910.97:316:23
2010.97:316:24
2110.97:316:25
2210.97:316:25
2310.97:316:26
2410.97:306:27
2510.97:306:27
2611.07:306:28
2711.07:306:29
2811.07:306:29
2911.07:306:30
3011.07:296:30
3111.07:296:31

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 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 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
14.8Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
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155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.1Bright
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205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
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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 León de los Aldama

In seasonPeak

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

León de los Aldama's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit León de los Aldama?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for León de los Aldama in January

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

In January, León de los Aldama sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in León de los Aldama in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in León de los Aldama peaks around June 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highJun 11UV 14Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in León de los Aldama 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 León de los Aldama is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1420 µg/m³Oct 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is León de los Aldama?

León de los Aldama sits at 21.1°N, 101.7°W, 1,803 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is La Ermita, 6.0 km away.

Topography around León de los Aldama

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of León de los Aldama.

Within 3 km, the terrain around León de los Aldama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m around an average of 1,813 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,017 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,273 m.

The land around León de los Aldama is covered by artificial surfaces (96%) within 3 km, shrubs (33%), cropland (27%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
113 m
16 km
1,017 m
80 km
1,273 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: La Ermita 6.0 km · Medina 7.0 km · Centro Familiar la Soledad 7.0 km · San Francisco del Rincón 22 km · Purísima de Bustos 23 km · Romita 33 km · Silao de la Victoria 33 km · Lagos de Moreno 37 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 León de los Aldama (21.1218°, -101.6825°, elevation 1,803 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).