Paracho de Verduzco weather in January

In January, Paracho de Verduzco sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 32 mm of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 Paracho de Verduzco's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paracho de Verduzco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:29 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
44%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical January day in Paracho de Verduzco reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°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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2206
3206
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Paracho de Verduzco weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 325.410.97.4
Feb22° / 294.711.37.9
Mar24° / 284.911.98.2
Apr26° / 10°23612.47.5
May26° / 12°10215.312.96.0
Jun24° / 13°25222.813.24.6
Jul23° / 13°35728.813.13.8
Aug22° / 13°32827.312.73.9
Sep22° / 12°28924.212.14.3
Oct22° / 11°13115.911.55.7
Nov22° / 437.611.17.2
Dec21° / 183.710.87.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36238
46238
56337
66337
76436
86436
96436
106535
116535
126634
136634
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Paracho de Verduzco gets around 32 mm of rain over 5.4 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 17% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
113
213
313
414
514
614
715
815
915
1016
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3021
3121

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 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)Feels
15calm
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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 7:26 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:266:16
210.87:276:17
310.87:276:17
410.87:276:18
510.97:286:19
610.97:286:19
710.97:286:20
810.97:286:20
910.97:296:21
1010.97:296:22
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1210.97:296:23
1310.97:296:24
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1510.97:296:25
1610.97:296:25
1710.97:306:26
1811.07:306:27
1911.07:306:27
2011.07:306:28
2111.07:306:29
2211.07:306:29
2311.07:306:30
2411.07:296:30
2511.07:296:31
2611.07:296:32
2711.17:296:32
2811.17:296:33
2911.17:296:34
3011.17:296:34
3111.17:286:35

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Paracho de Verduzco

In seasonPeak

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

Paracho de Verduzco's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Paracho de Verduzco?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Paracho de Verduzco for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Paracho de Verduzco in January

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

In January, Paracho de Verduzco sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Paracho de Verduzco 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 Paracho de Verduzco peaks around June 11 at about 14 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJun 11UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Paracho de Verduzco 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 Paracho de Verduzco is worst in May — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (February, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1031 µg/m³Feb 1613 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Paracho de Verduzco?

Paracho de Verduzco sits at 19.6°N, 102.0°W, 2,238 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Uruapan, 26 km away.

Topography around Paracho de Verduzco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paracho de Verduzco has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 508 m around an average of 2,294 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,316 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,622 m.

The land around Paracho de Verduzco is covered by trees (40%), grassland (24%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, trees (64%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
508 m
16 km
1,316 m
80 km
3,622 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Uruapan 26 km · Purépero de Echáiz 30 km · Tangancícuaro de Arista 31 km · Zacapu 33 km · Peribán de Ramos 41 km · Jacona de Plancarte 44 km · Zamora de Hidalgo 45 km · Los Reyes de Salgado 45 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 Paracho de Verduzco (19.6476°, -102.0477°, elevation 2,238 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).