Loma Bonita weather in January

In January, Loma Bonita sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 50 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Loma Bonita's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Loma Bonita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:02 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
55%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Loma Bonita is municipal seat of Loma Bonita, State of Oaxaca, 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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Loma Bonita reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 30°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)
12618
22618
32618
42618
52618
62618
72618
82618
92618
102618
112618
122618
132618
142618
152618
162618
172618
182618
192618
202618
212618
222618
232618
242618
252618
262618
272618
282618
292619
302619
312619

How January really feels in Loma Bonita

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.

Loma Bonita 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
Jan26° / 18°507.9117.1
Feb28° / 19°356.311.46.7
Mar31° / 21°325.711.95.2
Apr34° / 23°426.312.43.5
May34° / 25°11013.212.82.7
Jun33° / 25°32124.113.12.3
Jul32° / 24°34126.6132.5
Aug32° / 24°36027.112.62.4
Sep31° / 24°40326.512.12.6
Oct30° / 23°24819.111.63.8
Nov28° / 21°11312.311.15.7
Dec27° / 19°548.810.96.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35149
45149
55248
65248
75248
85248
95248
105149
115149
125149
135149
145149
155248
165149
175149
185149
195149
205050
215050
225050
235050
245050
255050
265149
275149
285149
295149
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Loma Bonita gets around 50 mm of rain over 7.9 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
325
425
524
624
724
824
924
1024
1124
1224
1324
1425
1525
1625
1725
1826
1926
2026
2126
2226
2326
2426
2526
2626
2727
2827
2927
3027
3127

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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
131231449
231330449
331330449
431430449
531430448
631431448
731531438
831532428
931533418
1031533408
1131634398
1231634398
1331634398
1431634398
1531634398
1631634398
1731634398
1831634399
1931634399
2031634399
2131534399
2231534399
2331533409
2431533409
25314324110
26314324210
27314324210
28314314210
29213324310
30213324310
31213324310

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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:59 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:595:55
210.96:595:55
310.96:595:56
410.97:005:56
510.97:005:57
611.07:005:57
711.07:015:58
811.07:015:59
911.07:015:59
1011.07:016:00
1111.07:016:00
1211.07:026:01
1311.07:026:02
1411.07:026:02
1511.07:026:03
1611.07:026:04
1711.07:026:04
1811.07:026:05
1911.17:026:05
2011.17:026:06
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2211.17:026:07
2311.17:026:08
2411.17:026:08
2511.17:026:09
2611.17:026:09
2711.17:026:10
2811.17:026:11
2911.27:026:11
3011.27:026:12
3111.27:016:12

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 3.47 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Loma Bonita

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Loma Bonita?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Loma Bonita in January

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

In January, Loma Bonita sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Loma Bonita in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Loma Bonita peaks around August 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 17UV 12Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May8Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Loma Bonita 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 Loma Bonita is worst in May — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.7× the cleanest month (January, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1647 µg/m³Jan 1513 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May49Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Loma Bonita?

Loma Bonita sits at 18.1°N, 95.9°W, 25 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Tuxtepec, 26 km away.

Topography around Loma Bonita

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Loma Bonita has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,715 m.

The land around Loma Bonita is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
2,715 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Tuxtepec 26 km · Cosamaloapan 30 km · Tres Valles 31 km · Carlos A. Carrillo 33 km · Isla 38 km · Tlacotalpan 61 km · La Isla 62 km · Tierra Blanca 63 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 Loma Bonita (18.1077°, -95.8805°, elevation 25 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).