Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río weather in January

In January, Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 70 mm of rain across 10.7 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 34% 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 Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:56 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
56%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río 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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°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)
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How January really feels in Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río

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.

Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río 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° / 20°7010.7116.7
Feb27° / 21°346.711.46.9
Mar30° / 22°214.411.96.0
Apr32° / 24°224.612.44.5
May33° / 25°7210.712.83.5
Jun32° / 25°24923.613.12.7
Jul31° / 25°29027132.8
Aug31° / 25°33127.612.62.7
Sep31° / 25°33427.112.12.7
Oct29° / 24°24621.511.63.9
Nov28° / 22°13815.911.25.5
Dec26° / 21°7312.810.96.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río gets around 70 mm of rain over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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239
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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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12154241
22164240
32164240
42164240
52174239
62174238
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93194336
103204335
113204334
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Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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 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 6:53 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:535:49
210.96:535:49
310.96:535:50
410.96:545:51
511.06:545:51
611.06:545:52
711.06:555:52
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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 3.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 3.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
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33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
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93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
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273.7Moderate
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303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río

In seasonPeak

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

Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Monsoon
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Is January a good time to visit Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río in January

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

In January, Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río in January

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 24°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Warm
Feb24Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río peaks around August 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highAug 16UV 12Dec 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río 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 Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río is worst in May — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1842 µg/m³Jan 1816 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May43Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul36Poor
Aug29Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río?

Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río sits at 18.1°N, 94.4°W, 16 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Allende, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,661 m.

The land around Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río is covered by grassland (32%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (30%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%), trees (26%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
153 m
80 km
1,661 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Allende 9.0 km · Coatzacoalcos 9.0 km · Minatitlán 18 km · Fraccionamiento Ciudad Olmeca 18 km · Cosoleacaque 25 km · Agua Dulce 29 km · Jáltipan de Morelos 34 km · Las Choapas 37 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 Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río (18.0712°, -94.4076°, elevation 16 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).