Pijijiapan weather in January

In January, Pijijiapan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Pijijiapan's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pijijiapan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:47 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
20%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Pijijiapan is municipal seat of Pijijiapan, State of Chiapas, Mexico.

Founded
1611

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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Pijijiapan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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 Pijijiapan

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.

Pijijiapan weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°20.711.26.5
Feb31° / 19°30.911.56.0
Mar32° / 20°7211.95.4
Apr32° / 21°357.812.34.5
May31° / 22°18321.812.73.5
Jun29° / 22°36326.712.93.1
Jul30° / 22°32429.112.82.9
Aug29° / 22°36429.512.52.9
Sep29° / 22°44228.312.13.0
Oct29° / 21°24623.411.63.7
Nov30° / 20°648.811.35.6
Dec30° / 19°71.611.16.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
29010
3919
4919
5919
6919
7928
8937
9937
10937
11937
12937
13937
14928
15928
16928
17928
18928
19928
20928
21919
22919
23919
24919
25919
26928
27928
28928
29928
30928
31937

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pijijiapan gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.7 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
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93
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16205717
27215616
37225516
47225615
58235415
68245315
78255215
89265015
99275014
1010274914
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238315011
247315111
257315210
266315310
276315310
285305411
295305411
305305411
315295412

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 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 6:44 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:445:48
211.16:445:49
311.16:445:50
411.16:455:50
511.16:455:51
611.16:455:51
711.16:455:52
811.16:465:52
911.16:465:53
1011.16:465:54
1111.16:465:54
1211.16:475:55
1311.16:475:55
1411.16:475:56
1511.26:475:56
1611.26:475:57
1711.26:475:58
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1911.26:485:59
2011.26:485:59
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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 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Pijijiapan

In seasonPeak

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

Pijijiapan sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Pijijiapan's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Pijijiapan?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Pijijiapan for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Pijijiapan in January

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

In January, Pijijiapan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Pijijiapan in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 19 km away) is warmest in July at about 31°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul31Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Pijijiapan in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pijijiapan peaks around March 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highMar 17UV 12Dec 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Pijijiapan 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 Pijijiapan is worst in May — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.6× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1335 µg/m³Jan 110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May36Poor
Jun20Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pijijiapan?

Pijijiapan sits at 15.7°N, 93.2°W, 47 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Mapastepec, 43 km away.

Topography around Pijijiapan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pijijiapan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 352 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,389 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,750 m.

The land around Pijijiapan is covered by grassland (53%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and trees (43%), water (28%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
352 m
16 km
2,389 m
80 km
2,750 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Mapastepec 43 km · Villaflores 61 km · Tonalá 74 km · Arriaga 96 km · Venustiano Carranza 100 km · Huixtla 100 km · Suchiapa 105 km · Motozintla 109 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 Pijijiapan (15.6862°, -93.2094°, 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. 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).