Medina weather in January

In January, Medina sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 16 mm of precipitation across 2.7 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 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 Medina's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Medina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
16 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:30 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
40%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Medina is human settlement in 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 20°C through the month.

A typical January day in Medina reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 23°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)
1206
2206
3206
4206
5206
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Medina 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
Jan20° / 162.710.97.8
Feb23° / 14211.38.5
Mar25° / 132.111.98.6
Apr27° / 12°122.812.57.8
May28° / 13°488.3136.9
Jun26° / 14°13814.413.35.9
Jul24° / 13°16317.813.25.8
Aug24° / 13°14415.912.76.0
Sep23° / 13°13514.712.16.0
Oct23° / 11°487.111.57.5
Nov22° / 132.8118.3
Dec21° / 81.610.78.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36535
46634
56733
66733
76832
86832
96832
106931
116931
126931
136931
146931
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196931
206931
216931
226832
236832
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276634
286634
296634
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Medina gets around 16 mm of rain and snow over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
57
67
77
88
98
108
118
128
138
148
158
168
178
188
199
209
219
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239
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2711
2811
2912
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
4100
5100
6100
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8100
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Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:286:12
210.77:286:12
310.77:286:13
410.77:296:13
510.87:296:14
610.87:296:15
710.87:296:15
810.87:296:16
910.87:306:17
1010.87:306:17
1110.87:306:18
1210.87:306:18
1310.87:306:19
1410.87:306:20
1510.87:306:20
1610.87:306:21
1710.97:316:22
1810.97:316:22
1910.97:316:23
2010.97:316:24
2110.97:306:24
2210.97:306:25
2310.97:306:26
2410.97:306:26
2510.97:306:27
2611.07:306:28
2711.07:306:28
2811.07:306:29
2911.07:296:30
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 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
125.0Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Medina

In seasonPeak

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

Medina'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 Medina?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Medina in January

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

In January, Medina sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Medina 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 Medina 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 Medina 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 Medina 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 1521 µg/m³Oct 1614 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Medina?

Medina sits at 21.1°N, 101.6°W, 1,844 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is León de los Aldama, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Medina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Medina has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 463 m around an average of 1,889 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,099 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,267 m.

The land around Medina is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and shrubs (30%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (40%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
463 m
16 km
1,099 m
80 km
1,267 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: León de los Aldama 7.0 km · La Ermita 11 km · Centro Familiar la Soledad 13 km · San Francisco del Rincón 28 km · Purísima de Bustos 30 km · Silao de la Victoria 31 km · Romita 33 km · Marfil 39 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 Medina (21.1497°, -101.6225°, elevation 1,844 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).