Libres weather in January

In January, Libres sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°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 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Libres's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Libres's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:12 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
40%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Libres is municipal seat of Libres, State of Puebla, 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 18°C through the month.

A typical January day in Libres reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 21°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)
1185
2185
3185
4185
5185
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7185
8185
9185
10185
11185
12185
13185
14185
15185
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Libres weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 133117.2
Feb20° / 143.311.37.6
Mar22° / 34811.97.2
Apr22° / 6712.712.46.4
May22° / 10°10216.912.95.8
Jun21° / 11°14518.913.25.1
Jul21° / 10°10416.813.15.3
Aug21° / 10°12118.812.75.1
Sep20° / 11°14820.212.14.7
Oct19° / 8111.911.65.8
Nov19° / 296.711.16.7
Dec18° / 102.310.87.4

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 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36931
46931
56931
66931
77030
87030
97030
107129
117129
127129
137129
147129
157129
167228
177228
187228
197228
207228
217129
227129
237030
247030
257030
267030
277030
286931
296931
306931
316931

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Libres gets around 13 mm of rain over 3 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 10% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
29
39
49
59
69
79
88
98
108
118
128
138
148
158
168
179
189
199
2010
2110
2210
2311
2411
2512
2612
2713
2814
2914
3014
3115

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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
9100
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18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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 7 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
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 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 7:09 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:095:59
210.87:096:00
310.97:096:00
410.97:106:01
510.97:106:02
610.97:106:02
710.97:106:03
810.97:116:03
910.97:116:04
1010.97:116:05
1110.97:116:05
1210.97:116:06
1310.97:116:06
1410.97:126:07
1510.97:126:08
1610.97:126:08
1711.07:126:09
1811.07:126:10
1911.07:126:10
2011.07:126:11
2111.07:126:11
2211.07:126:12
2311.07:126:13
2411.07:126:13
2511.07:126:14
2611.17:116:15
2711.17:116:15
2811.17:116:16
2911.17:116:16
3011.17:116:17
3111.17:116:18

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.63 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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44.5Bright
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64.5Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
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104.6Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Libres

In seasonPeak

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

Libres's rainy season runs April–October, 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 Libres?

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
2.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Libres for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Libres in January

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

In January, Libres sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Libres 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 Libres peaks around April 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 12UV 15Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May10Very high
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Libres 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 Libres is worst in May — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 38 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMay 1268 µg/m³Oct 1138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May69Unhealthy
Jun48Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov49Poor
Dec59Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Libres?

Libres sits at 19.5°N, 97.7°W, 2,394 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Huamantla, 30 km away.

Topography around Libres

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Libres has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 2,410 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,299 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,479 m.

The land around Libres is covered by cropland (52%) within 3 km, cropland (40%), trees (21%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
1,299 m
80 km
5,479 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Huamantla 30 km · Zaragoza 37 km · San Salvador El Seco 37 km · Tetla 44 km · Perote 48 km · Apizaco 48 km · Acajete 48 km · Teziutlan 52 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 Libres (19.4657°, -97.6874°, elevation 2,394 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).