Licenciado Benito Juárez weather in January

In January, Licenciado Benito Juárez sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 14 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 57% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Licenciado Benito Juárez's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Licenciado Benito Juárez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
13°
1st coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:01 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
39%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Licenciado Benito Juárez is town in Navolato Municipality, State of Sinaloa, 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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Licenciado Benito Juárez reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°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 Licenciado Benito Juárez

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.

Licenciado Benito Juárez 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
Jan27° / 13°141.910.68.1
Feb28° / 14°151.811.17.6
Mar29° / 15°30.511.86.8
Apr31° / 17°20.212.65.5
May34° / 20°10.413.24.3
Jun35° / 24°192.913.53.3
Jul34° / 26°1341613.42.4
Aug33° / 26°17819.612.92.5
Sep33° / 25°17418.412.22.8
Oct33° / 22°434.611.44.2
Nov31° / 17°382.210.85.8
Dec28° / 14°171.910.57.7

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 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Licenciado Benito Juárez gets around 14 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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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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 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 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:58 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.56:585:28
210.56:595:29
310.56:595:29
410.56:595:30
510.57:005:31
610.57:005:31
710.57:005:32
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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 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.12 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.39 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Licenciado Benito Juárez

In seasonPeak

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

Licenciado Benito Juárez sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Licenciado Benito Juárez's rainy season runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific hurricane
Rainy season
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Feb
Mar
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May
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Jul
Aug
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Licenciado Benito Juárez?

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
8.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Licenciado Benito Juárez in January

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

In January, Licenciado Benito Juárez sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Licenciado Benito Juárez in January

The nearest coast averages about 21°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 32 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in February near 21°C.

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

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr22Refreshing
May25Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul29Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Licenciado Benito Juárez 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 Licenciado Benito Juárez peaks around July 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighJul 17UV 12Dec 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5High

Air quality in Licenciado Benito Juárez 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 Licenciado Benito Juárez is worst in May — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.9× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodMay 1740 µg/m³Jan 111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May43Poor
Jun23Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Licenciado Benito Juárez?

Licenciado Benito Juárez sits at 24.7°N, 107.5°W, 11 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Costa Rica, 17 km away.

Topography around Licenciado Benito Juárez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Licenciado Benito Juárez has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,849 m.

The land around Licenciado Benito Juárez is covered by cropland (67%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), water (31%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
79 m
80 km
1,849 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Costa Rica 17 km · Navolato 20 km · Culiacán 22 km · Guamúchil 104 km · La Cruz 105 km · Guasave 138 km · Gabriel Leyva Solano 157 km · Juan José Ríos 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 Licenciado Benito Juárez (24.6567°, -107.545°, elevation 11 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).