Orizaba weather in January

In January, Orizaba sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 111 mm of rain across 15.9 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 30% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Orizaba's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orizaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 111 mm; 15.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 hours; 7:08 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 4th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.3; out of 10

Orizaba is municipal seat of Orizaba, State of Veracruz, Mexico.

Density: 4,404/km²; people per km²

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

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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 Orizaba reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	19	10
3	19	10
4	19	10
5	19	10
6	19	9
7	19	9
8	19	9
9	19	9
10	19	9
11	19	9
12	19	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	9
16	19	9
17	19	9
18	19	9
19	19	9
20	19	9
21	19	9
22	19	10
23	19	10
24	19	10
25	19	10
26	19	10
27	19	10
28	19	10
29	19	10
30	19	10
31	19	10

Orizaba weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	19° / 10°	111	15.9	11	5.3
Feb	21° / 10°	96	13.1	11.4	5.9
Mar	22° / 12°	151	16.7	11.9	5.8
Apr	24° / 14°	192	18.7	12.4	5.6
May	25° / 15°	211	21	12.9	5.2
Jun	24° / 16°	227	23	13.1	4.8
Jul	24° / 15°	145	18.1	13	5.6
Aug	24° / 15°	142	19.9	12.6	5.4
Sep	23° / 16°	204	23.9	12.1	4.5
Oct	22° / 14°	192	21	11.6	4.9
Nov	21° / 12°	140	16.7	11.1	5.3
Dec	20° / 10°	93	14.5	10.9	5.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	43	43	44	45	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	43	43
Cloudier (%)	57	57	56	55	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	57	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	45	55
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	47	53
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	43	57
31	43	57

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Orizaba gets around 111 mm of rain over 15.9 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 51% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	49
4	49
5	49
6	50
7	50
8	50
9	50
10	50
11	50
12	50
13	50
14	50
15	50
16	51
17	51
18	51
19	51
20	52
21	52
22	52
23	52
24	52
25	52
26	53
27	53
28	54
29	54
30	54
31	54

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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	76	76	77	78	78	79	80	80	81	82	82	82	83	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	79	78	77	76	75	74	74	73	71	71	71
Comfortable (%)	24	24	23	22	22	21	20	20	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	26	27	28	28	28
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	76	24	0
2	76	24	0
3	77	23	0
4	78	22	0
5	78	22	0
6	79	21	0
7	80	20	0
8	80	20	0
9	81	19	0
10	82	18	0
11	82	18	0
12	82	18	0
13	83	17	0
14	83	17	0
15	83	17	0
16	82	18	0
17	82	18	0
18	81	19	0
19	81	19	0
20	80	20	0
21	79	21	0
22	78	22	0
23	77	23	0
24	76	24	0
25	75	25	0
26	74	26	0
27	74	26	0
28	73	27	0
29	71	28	1
30	71	28	1
31	71	28	1

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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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 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:05 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:16 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:07
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	7:05	5:58
2	10.9	7:05	5:59
3	10.9	7:06	5:59
4	10.9	7:06	6:00
5	10.9	7:06	6:00
6	10.9	7:07	6:01
7	10.9	7:07	6:02
8	10.9	7:07	6:02
9	10.9	7:07	6:03
10	10.9	7:07	6:03
11	10.9	7:08	6:04
12	10.9	7:08	6:05
13	11.0	7:08	6:05
14	11.0	7:08	6:06
15	11.0	7:08	6:06
16	11.0	7:08	6:07
17	11.0	7:08	6:08
18	11.0	7:08	6:08
19	11.0	7:08	6:09
20	11.0	7:08	6:10
21	11.0	7:08	6:10
22	11.0	7:08	6:11
23	11.0	7:08	6:11
24	11.1	7:08	6:12
25	11.1	7:08	6:13
26	11.1	7:08	6:13
27	11.1	7:08	6:14
28	11.1	7:08	6:14
29	11.1	7:08	6:15
30	11.1	7:08	6:16
31	11.1	7:07	6:16

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.2	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
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17	4.3	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
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20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Orizaba?

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

5.3

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

2.3

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Orizaba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Orizaba in January

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

In January, Orizaba sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Orizaba in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Orizaba peaks around April 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	12	13	15	9	13	13	14	13	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Orizaba 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 Orizaba is worst in May — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (October, 21 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	24	28	32	38	48	31	30	24	25	21	22	25
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	24	Moderate
Feb	28	Moderate
Mar	32	Moderate
Apr	38	Poor
May	48	Poor
Jun	31	Moderate
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	22	Moderate
Dec	25	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Orizaba?

Orizaba sits at 18.9°N, 97.1°W, 1,238 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ixtaczoquitlán, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Orizaba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orizaba has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m around an average of 1,264 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,475 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,538 m.

The land around Orizaba is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (82%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) within 80 km.

3 km

603 m

artificial surfaces 55%

16 km

2,475 m

trees 82%

80 km

5,538 m

trees 48%

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← December Orizaba year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Ixtaczoquitlán 4.0 km · Río Blanco 6.0 km · Nogales 7.0 km · Ciudad Mendoza 10 km · Fortín de las Flores 12 km · Córdoba 19 km · Coscomatepec de Bravo 25 km · Huatusco 36 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

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 Orizaba (18.8519°, -97.0996°, elevation 1,238 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	19	10
3	19	10
4	19	10
5	19	10
6	19	9
7	19	9
8	19	9
9	19	9
10	19	9
11	19	9
12	19	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	9
16	19	9
17	19	9
18	19	9
19	19	9
20	19	9
21	19	9
22	19	10
23	19	10
24	19	10
25	19	10
26	19	10
27	19	10
28	19	10
29	19	10
30	19	10
31	19	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	45	55
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	47	53
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	43	57
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	49
4	49
5	49
6	50
7	50
8	50
9	50
10	50
11	50
12	50
13	50
14	50
15	50
16	51
17	51
18	51
19	51
20	52
21	52
22	52
23	52
24	52
25	52
26	53
27	53
28	54
29	54
30	54
31	54

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	76	24	0
2	76	24	0
3	77	23	0
4	78	22	0
5	78	22	0
6	79	21	0
7	80	20	0
8	80	20	0
9	81	19	0
10	82	18	0
11	82	18	0
12	82	18	0
13	83	17	0
14	83	17	0
15	83	17	0
16	82	18	0
17	82	18	0
18	81	19	0
19	81	19	0
20	80	20	0
21	79	21	0
22	78	22	0
23	77	23	0
24	76	24	0
25	75	25	0
26	74	26	0
27	74	26	0
28	73	27	0
29	71	28	1
30	71	28	1
31	71	28	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	19	10
3	19	10
4	19	10
5	19	10
6	19	9
7	19	9
8	19	9
9	19	9
10	19	9
11	19	9
12	19	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	9
16	19	9
17	19	9
18	19	9
19	19	9
20	19	9
21	19	9
22	19	10
23	19	10
24	19	10
25	19	10
26	19	10
27	19	10
28	19	10
29	19	10
30	19	10
31	19	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	45	55
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	47	53
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	43	57
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	49
4	49
5	49
6	50
7	50
8	50
9	50
10	50
11	50
12	50
13	50
14	50
15	50
16	51
17	51
18	51
19	51
20	52
21	52
22	52
23	52
24	52
25	52
26	53
27	53
28	54
29	54
30	54
31	54

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	76	24	0
2	76	24	0
3	77	23	0
4	78	22	0
5	78	22	0
6	79	21	0
7	80	20	0
8	80	20	0
9	81	19	0
10	82	18	0
11	82	18	0
12	82	18	0
13	83	17	0
14	83	17	0
15	83	17	0
16	82	18	0
17	82	18	0
18	81	19	0
19	81	19	0
20	80	20	0
21	79	21	0
22	78	22	0
23	77	23	0
24	76	24	0
25	75	25	0
26	74	26	0
27	74	26	0
28	73	27	0
29	71	28	1
30	71	28	1
31	71	28	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	19	10
3	19	10
4	19	10
5	19	10
6	19	9
7	19	9
8	19	9
9	19	9
10	19	9
11	19	9
12	19	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	9
16	19	9
17	19	9
18	19	9
19	19	9
20	19	9
21	19	9
22	19	10
23	19	10
24	19	10
25	19	10
26	19	10
27	19	10
28	19	10
29	19	10
30	19	10
31	19	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	45	55
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	47	53
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	43	57
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	49
4	49
5	49
6	50
7	50
8	50
9	50
10	50
11	50
12	50
13	50
14	50
15	50
16	51
17	51
18	51
19	51
20	52
21	52
22	52
23	52
24	52
25	52
26	53
27	53
28	54
29	54
30	54
31	54

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	76	24	0
2	76	24	0
3	77	23	0
4	78	22	0
5	78	22	0
6	79	21	0
7	80	20	0
8	80	20	0
9	81	19	0
10	82	18	0
11	82	18	0
12	82	18	0
13	83	17	0
14	83	17	0
15	83	17	0
16	82	18	0
17	82	18	0
18	81	19	0
19	81	19	0
20	80	20	0
21	79	21	0
22	78	22	0
23	77	23	0
24	76	24	0
25	75	25	0
26	74	26	0
27	74	26	0
28	73	27	0
29	71	28	1
30	71	28	1
31	71	28	1