Nuevo Laredo weather in January

In January, Nuevo Laredo sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 25 mm of rain across 4.4 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 Nuevo Laredo's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nuevo Laredo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
10°
1st coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
4.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
7:34 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
52%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Nuevo Laredo is municipal seat of Nuevo Laredo, State of Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Founded
1775

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical January day in Nuevo Laredo reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Nuevo Laredo

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.

Nuevo Laredo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 10°254.410.57.3
Feb24° / 12°224.4117.8
Mar28° / 16°445.311.86.9
Apr32° / 19°435.612.64.7
May35° / 23°637.413.32.9
Jun37° / 25°335.213.71.7
Jul38° / 26°455.313.61.2
Aug38° / 26°355131.2
Sep34° / 24°778.812.23.0
Oct31° / 20°445.311.35.4
Nov25° / 14°294.210.67.9
Dec21° / 10°29510.37.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
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75050
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95149
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Nuevo Laredo gets around 25 mm of rain over 4.4 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 15% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
115
215
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515
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1115
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1416
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1616
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2016
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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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1801172
2801172
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4801271
5801271
6801271
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Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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

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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 7:32 AM to 7:31 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:325:50
210.37:335:51
310.37:335:51
410.37:335:52
510.37:335:53
610.37:345:53
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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 3.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 3.29 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
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263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Nuevo Laredo?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nuevo Laredo in January

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

In January, Nuevo Laredo sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 4 days see rain.

UV index in Nuevo Laredo 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 Nuevo Laredo peaks around July 13 at about 11 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 11Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Nuevo Laredo 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 Nuevo Laredo is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1418 µg/m³Jan 165 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb5Good
Mar7Good
Apr9Good
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep9Good
Oct6Good
Nov5Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nuevo Laredo?

Nuevo Laredo sits at 27.5°N, 99.5°W, 130 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Laredo, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Nuevo Laredo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nuevo Laredo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 130 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m.

The land around Nuevo Laredo is covered by artificial surfaces (82%) within 3 km, shrubs (59%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
102 m
80 km
203 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Laredo 3.0 km · Anáhuac 66 km · Ciudad Sabinas Hidalgo 127 km · Ciudad Miguel Alemán 129 km · Alice 146 km · Nava 162 km · Allende 163 km · Sabinas 163 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 Nuevo Laredo (27.4763°, -99.5164°, elevation 130 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).