Puerto Peñasco weather in January

In January, Puerto Peñasco sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Puerto Peñasco's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Peñasco's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 8 mm; 1.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 12 min; 7:38 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover: 30%; 10th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 3.83 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.7; out of 10

Puerto Peñasco is municipal seat of Puerto Peñasco, State of Sonora, Mexico.

Founded: 1927

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 18°C through the month.

A typical January day in Puerto Peñasco reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with 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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

How January really feels in Puerto Peñasco

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Puerto Peñasco weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	18° / 13°	8	1.6	10.2	7.7
Feb	19° / 14°	11	2.1	10.9	7.7
Mar	21° / 16°	8	1.5	11.8	8.3
Apr	23° / 19°	3	0.6	12.7	9.2
May	26° / 22°	1	0.1	13.6	9.3
Jun	29° / 25°	1	0	14	8.0
Jul	31° / 29°	2	0.4	13.8	5.7
Aug	32° / 30°	7	1	13.1	5.2
Sep	32° / 28°	9	1.4	12.2	5.7
Oct	28° / 24°	8	1	11.2	7.9
Nov	23° / 18°	8	1.1	10.4	8.9
Dec	19° / 14°	14	2.1	10	7.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

	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 (%)	76	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	78	77	77	78	78	78	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79
Cloudier (%)	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	23	23	22	22	22	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	78	22
11	77	23
12	77	23
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	77	23
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	79	21
31	79	21

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Puerto Peñasco gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 7% 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 (%)	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

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 92% 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 (%)	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	91
Comfortable (%)	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	91	9

Wind in January

Winds average 16 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	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
Wind speed (km/h)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	16	light breeze
4	16	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
13	16	light breeze
14	16	light breeze
15	16	light breeze
16	16	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:37 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 6:02 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)	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:37	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:39	7:39	7:39	7:39	7:39	7:39	7:39	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:36	7:36	7:36	7:35	7:35	7:34	7:34	7:33
Sunset (PM)	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	7:37	5:37
2	10.0	7:38	5:38
3	10.0	7:38	5:39
4	10.0	7:38	5:39
5	10.0	7:38	5:40
6	10.0	7:38	5:41
7	10.0	7:38	5:41
8	10.1	7:39	5:42
9	10.1	7:39	5:43
10	10.1	7:39	5:44
11	10.1	7:39	5:44
12	10.1	7:39	5:45
13	10.1	7:39	5:46
14	10.1	7:39	5:47
15	10.2	7:38	5:48
16	10.2	7:38	5:49
17	10.2	7:38	5:49
18	10.2	7:38	5:50
19	10.2	7:38	5:51
20	10.2	7:38	5:52
21	10.3	7:37	5:53
22	10.3	7:37	5:54
23	10.3	7:37	5:55
24	10.3	7:36	5:55
25	10.3	7:36	5:56
26	10.4	7:36	5:57
27	10.4	7:35	5:58
28	10.4	7:35	5:59
29	10.4	7:34	6:00
30	10.4	7:34	6:01
31	10.5	7:33	6:02

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 8.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.83 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)	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.6	Moderate
2	3.6	Moderate
3	3.6	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.6	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.7	Moderate
8	3.7	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	4.0	Moderate
22	4.0	Bright
23	4.0	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Puerto Peñasco?

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

7.7

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

2.9

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Puerto Peñasco for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Puerto Peñasco in January

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

In January, Puerto Peñasco sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 13°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

Sea temperature near Puerto Peñasco in January

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 31°C and coldest in January near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 7 to Dec 7 — about 8.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	17	17	19	21	23	26	29	31	30	27	23	19
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	17	Cool
Feb	17	Cool
Mar	19	Cool
Apr	21	Refreshing
May	23	Refreshing
Jun	26	Warm
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	31	Tropical
Sep	30	Tropical
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	23	Refreshing
Dec	19	Cool

UV index in Puerto Peñasco in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto Peñasco peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

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)	4	5	6	9	8	11	11	11	9	7	5	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	9	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Peñasco?

Puerto Peñasco sits at 31.3°N, 113.5°W, 11 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San Felipe, 128 km away.

Topography around Puerto Peñasco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Peñasco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,234 m.

The land around Puerto Peñasco is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), bare terrain (33%) and water (21%) within 3 km, water (53%) and bare terrain (42%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (52%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

55 m

artificial surfaces 40%

16 km

122 m

water 53%

80 km

1,234 m

bare terrain 52%

shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

January weather nearby: San Felipe 128 km · Heroica Caborca 147 km · Fortuna Foothills 170 km · San Luis Río Colorado 172 km · San Luis 175 km · Somerton 180 km · Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria 183 km · Yuma 187 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 Puerto Peñasco (31.3172°, -113.538°, elevation 11 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. 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. 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	18	13
2	18	13
3	18	13
4	18	13
5	18	13
6	18	13
7	18	13
8	18	13
9	18	13
10	18	13
11	19	13
12	19	13
13	19	13
14	19	13
15	19	13
16	19	13
17	19	13
18	19	13
19	19	13
20	19	13
21	19	13
22	19	13
23	19	13
24	19	14
25	19	14
26	19	14
27	19	14
28	19	14
29	19	14
30	19	14
31	19	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	78	22
11	77	23
12	77	23
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	77	23
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	79	21
31	79	21

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	91	9

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	78	22
11	77	23
12	77	23
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	77	23
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	79	21
31	79	21

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	91	9

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	78	22
11	77	23
12	77	23
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	77	23
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	79	21
31	79	21

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	91	9