Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada weather in January

In January, Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 58 mm of rain across 5.2 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-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 53% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
10th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
6:51 AM – 5:00 PM
Cloud cover
40%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada is town in Ensenada Municipality, State of Baja California, Mexico.

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 18°C through the month.

A typical January day in Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1187
2188
3188
4188
5188
6188
7188
8188
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10188
11188
12188
13188
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Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 585.210.27.0
Feb18° / 726.110.86.6
Mar19° / 48511.87.1
Apr20° / 11°213.212.87.9
May22° / 13°71.513.68.6
Jun24° / 16°10.1149.4
Jul27° / 19°10.213.98.8
Aug28° / 20°20.313.28.4
Sep27° / 18°40.712.28.6
Oct25° / 15°121.911.28.9
Nov21° / 11°223.310.48.0
Dec18° / 454.9106.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46535
56535
66535
76436
86535
96535
106535
116634
126634
136634
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada gets around 58 mm of rain over 5.2 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 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
117
217
318
418
518
618
718
818
918
1017
1117
1217
1316
1416
1516
1615
1715
1815
1915
2015
2115
2215
2315
2415
2516
2616
2716
2816
2916
3016
3116

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
131000
141000
151000
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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
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277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 4:48 PM to 5:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.06:514:48
210.06:514:49
310.06:514:50
410.06:514:50
510.06:514:51
610.06:514:52
710.06:524:53
810.06:524:53
910.06:524:54
1010.16:524:55
1110.16:524:56
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1310.16:524:57
1410.16:524:58
1510.16:514:59
1610.16:515:00
1710.26:515:01
1810.26:515:01
1910.26:515:02
2010.26:515:03
2110.26:505:04
2210.26:505:05
2310.36:505:06
2410.36:495:07
2510.36:495:08
2610.36:495:09
2710.46:485:09
2810.46:485:10
2910.46:475:11
3010.46:475:12
3110.46:465:13

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.33 kWh/m² to a high of 8.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
304.0Moderate
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada in January

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

In January, Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada in January

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 20°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

14°16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May16Cool
Jun17Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug20Cool
Sep20Cool
Oct19Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada 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 Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada peaks around June 21 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada?

Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada sits at 31.7°N, 116.6°W, 47 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ensenada, 17 km away.

Topography around Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,062 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,863 m.

The land around Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada is covered by cropland (34%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (42%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (48%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
263 m
16 km
1,062 m
80 km
1,863 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Ensenada 17 km · Rosarito 84 km · Las Delicias 84 km · Villa del Prado 2da Sección 87 km · Terrazas del Valle 88 km · La Joya 90 km · Pórticos de San Antonio 91 km · Tecate 94 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 Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada (31.7229°, -116.572°, 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. 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).