Navojoa weather in January

In January, Navojoa sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-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 61% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Navojoa's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Navojoa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
11°
1st coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:13 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
35%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Navojoa is city in the Mexican state of Sonora.

Founded
1907

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 Navojoa reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 16°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 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Navojoa

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.

Navojoa 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
Jan26° / 11°14210.58.3
Feb28° / 12°131.7117.9
Mar30° / 13°40.711.86.6
Apr33° / 15°20.312.64.9
May35° / 19°10.313.33.2
Jun37° / 24°101.313.71.9
Jul37° / 27°649.513.51.5
Aug36° / 26°10413.9131.7
Sep36° / 25°9010.212.22.0
Oct35° / 21°31311.43.0
Nov31° / 15°202.210.75.8
Dec27° / 11°182.210.38.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47228
57228
67228
77228
87129
97129
107129
117030
126931
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227030
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307030
316931

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Navojoa gets around 14 mm of rain over 2 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 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
56
66
76
86
96
106
116
126
136
146
156
166
176
186
196
206
216
226
236
246
256
266
277
287
297
307
317

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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
186104
286104
386104
485114
586113
686113
786113
886113
986113
1086113
1186113
1287112
1386122
1486122
1586122
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1985132
2085132
2185132
2284142
2384142
2484142
2584142
2684142
2783152
2883152
2983152
3083152
3183152

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 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 7:11 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:115:31
210.37:125:31
310.37:125:32
410.37:125:33
510.37:125:33
610.47:125:34
710.47:135:35
810.47:135:35
910.47:135:36
1010.47:135:37
1110.47:135:37
1210.47:135:38
1310.47:135:39
1410.47:135:40
1510.57:135:40
1610.57:135:41
1710.57:135:42
1810.57:135:43
1910.57:135:43
2010.57:135:44
2110.57:125:45
2210.67:125:46
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2610.67:115:49
2710.67:115:50
2810.77:115:50
2910.77:105:51
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3110.77:105:53

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.96 kWh/m² to a high of 8.06 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.23 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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304.6Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Navojoa

In seasonPeak

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

Navojoa sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

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

Is January a good time to visit Navojoa?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Navojoa in January

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

In January, Navojoa sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Navojoa in January

The nearest coast averages about 19°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 48 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in February near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 27 to Dec 29 — about 9.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr21Refreshing
May24Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul29Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov25Warm
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Navojoa 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 Navojoa peaks around July 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 12Dec 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Navojoa?

Navojoa sits at 27.1°N, 109.4°W, 47 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Huatabampo, 34 km away.

Topography around Navojoa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Navojoa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 418 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,824 m.

The land around Navojoa is covered by artificial surfaces (70%) within 3 km, shrubs (42%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and shrubs (32%), trees (23%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
418 m
80 km
1,824 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Huatabampo 34 km · Ciudad Obregón 67 km · Esperanza 74 km · Los Mochis 149 km · Juan José Ríos 159 km · Empalme 168 km · Heroica Guaymas 172 km · Gabriel Leyva Solano 176 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 Navojoa (27.0706°, -109.4434°, elevation 47 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).