Pachuca de Soto weather in January

In January, Pachuca de Soto sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 12 mm of precipitation across 2.9 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 58% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Pachuca de Soto's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pachuca de Soto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
12 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:17 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
39%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Pachuca de Soto is capital of the Mexican state of Hidalgo.

Density
4,272/km²
people per km²

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 Pachuca de Soto reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°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)
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2195
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Pachuca de Soto 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
Jan20° / 122.910.97.6
Feb22° / 132.611.38.1
Mar24° / 215.411.98.0
Apr25° / 10°428.712.47.3
May25° / 11°5912.212.96.8
Jun23° / 12°12416.313.25.7
Jul22° / 11°12019.313.15.2
Aug22° / 12°11318.212.75.3
Sep21° / 11°12617.612.15.2
Oct21° / 651111.56.2
Nov20° / 234.6117.4
Dec20° / 81.710.87.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
47030
57129
67129
77228
87228
97228
107228
117327
127327
137327
147228
157228
167228
177228
187228
197228
207228
217129
227129
237030
247030
257030
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277030
287030
296931
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317030

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pachuca de Soto gets around 12 mm of rain and snow over 2.9 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
28
38
48
58
68
78
88
98
108
119
129
139
149
159
169
179
189
199
2010
2110
2210
2310
2410
2510
2611
2711
2811
2911
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 (%)
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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 8 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
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 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 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:14 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:146:02
210.87:146:03
310.87:156:03
410.87:156:04
510.87:156:05
610.87:156:05
710.87:166:06
810.87:166:06
910.87:166:07
1010.97:166:08
1110.97:176:08
1210.97:176:09
1310.97:176:09
1410.97:176:10
1510.97:176:11
1610.97:176:11
1710.97:176:12
1810.97:176:13
1910.97:176:13
2010.97:176:14
2111.07:176:15
2211.07:176:15
2311.07:176:16
2411.07:176:16
2511.07:176:17
2611.07:176:18
2711.07:176:18
2811.07:166:19
2911.17:166:20
3011.17:166:20
3111.17:166:21

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
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135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.1Bright
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175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.2Bright
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255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Pachuca de Soto

In seasonPeak

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

Pachuca de Soto's rainy season runs May–October, 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 Pachuca de Soto?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Pachuca de Soto for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Pachuca de Soto in January

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

In January, Pachuca de Soto sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Pachuca de Soto 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 Pachuca de Soto peaks around June 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJun 17UV 14Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Pachuca de Soto 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 Pachuca de Soto is worst in December — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (September, 41 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 2176 µg/m³Sep 1942 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan73Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun45Poor
Jul54Poor
Aug46Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct43Poor
Nov59Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Pachuca de Soto?

Pachuca de Soto sits at 20.1°N, 98.7°W, 2,393 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is La Providencia Siglo XXI, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Pachuca de Soto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pachuca de Soto has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 546 m around an average of 2,464 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,310 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,850 m.

The land around Pachuca de Soto is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and shrubs (32%) within 3 km, trees (30%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and trees (30%), shrubs (28%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
546 m
16 km
1,310 m
80 km
3,850 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: La Providencia Siglo XXI 6.0 km · Actopan 28 km · Don Antonio 34 km · Tulancingo 39 km · Tizayuca 40 km · Santiago Tulantepec 40 km · Tepeapulco 41 km · Ciudad Sahagun 41 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 Pachuca de Soto (20.117°, -98.7333°, elevation 2,393 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).