Magdalena de Kino weather in January

In January, Magdalena de Kino sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 3.6 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Magdalena de Kino's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Magdalena de Kino's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
3.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:27 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
35%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Magdalena de Kino is municipal seat of Magdalena, State of Sonora, Mexico.

Founded
1700

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 19°C through the month.

A typical January day in Magdalena de Kino reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2184
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How January really feels in Magdalena de Kino

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.

Magdalena de Kino weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 383.610.27.4
Feb20° / 38410.97.4
Mar23° / 222.811.88.5
Apr27° / 10°6112.78.3
May31° / 15°30.713.55.7
Jun36° / 20°61.613.92.9
Jul35° / 23°6411.713.82.7
Aug33° / 22°6112.513.13.3
Sep32° / 19°466.112.24.5
Oct29° / 14°232.511.27.3
Nov23° / 252.410.58.5
Dec19° / 384.110.17.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
37030
47030
57030
67030
77030
87129
97129
107030
117129
127129
137129
147228
157228
167228
177228
187228
197228
207228
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227327
237327
247327
257327
267327
277327
287327
297426
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Magdalena de Kino gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 3.6 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
114
213
313
413
513
613
713
813
913
1013
1112
1212
1312
1412
1511
1611
1711
1811
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2011
2111
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2611
2711
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3012
3112

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
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5100
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22100
23100
24100
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28100
29100
30100
31100

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
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:25 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.17:255:29
210.17:265:29
310.17:265:30
410.17:265:31
510.17:265:31
610.17:265:32
710.17:275:33
810.17:275:33
910.17:275:34
1010.17:275:35
1110.17:275:36
1210.27:275:37
1310.27:275:37
1410.27:275:38
1510.27:275:39
1610.27:275:40
1710.27:265:41
1810.37:265:41
1910.37:265:42
2010.37:265:43
2110.37:265:44
2210.37:255:45
2310.37:255:46
2410.47:255:46
2510.47:245:47
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2810.47:235:50
2910.57:235:51
3010.57:225:52
3110.57:225:53

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 8.34 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 3.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
184.0Moderate
194.0Moderate
204.0Bright
214.0Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Magdalena de Kino?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Magdalena de Kino for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Magdalena de Kino in January

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

In January, Magdalena de Kino sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Magdalena de Kino 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 Magdalena de Kino peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Magdalena de Kino?

Magdalena de Kino sits at 30.6°N, 111.0°W, 779 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Cananea, 75 km away.

Topography around Magdalena de Kino

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magdalena de Kino has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m around an average of 787 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 783 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,079 m.

The land around Magdalena de Kino is covered by shrubs (60%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (91%) within 16 km, and shrubs (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
354 m
16 km
783 m
80 km
2,079 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Cananea 75 km · Nogales 76 km · Nogales 79 km · Rio Rico 94 km · Heroica Caborca 115 km · Sierra Vista 121 km · Green Valley 137 km · Sahuarita 148 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 Magdalena de Kino (30.6268°, -110.9615°, elevation 779 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).