Sabinas weather in January

In January, Sabinas sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sabinas's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sabinas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
7:41 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
46%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Sabinas is municipal seat of Sabinas, State of Coahuila, Mexico.

Density
23/km²
people per km²
Founded
1883

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical January day in Sabinas reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1198
2198
3198
4198
5208
6208
7208
8208
9208
10208
11208
12208
13208
14208
15208
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31219

How January really feels in Sabinas

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.

Sabinas weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 173.510.47.5
Feb23° / 11°183.6118.0
Mar27° / 15°274.411.87.2
Apr32° / 18°305.112.64.9
May35° / 22°609.113.42.9
Jun37° / 25°406.913.71.9
Jul37° / 25°486.313.61.7
Aug37° / 25°485.3131.8
Sep33° / 23°8610.312.23.6
Oct29° / 18°525.511.36.3
Nov24° / 13°234.110.68.1
Dec20° / 203.610.37.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45842
55842
65941
75941
86040
96040
106040
116040
126139
136139
146238
156238
166337
176337
186337
196238
206238
216238
226139
236238
246139
256238
266139
276040
286040
296040
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sabinas gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.5 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 12% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
111
211
311
411
511
611
711
812
912
1012
1112
1212
1312
1412
1512
1612
1712
1812
1912
2012
2112
2212
2312
2412
2512
2612
2712
2812
2912
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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19262
29262
39262
49352
59352
69352
79352
89451
99451
109451
119451
129451
139451
149451
159451
169541
179541
189541
199541
209541
219541
229541
239541
249541
259541
269541
279541
289451
299451
309352
319352

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 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 7:40 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:405:56
210.37:405:56
310.37:405:57
410.37:405:57
510.37:415:58
610.37:415:59
710.37:416:00
810.37:416:00
910.37:416:01
1010.37:416:02
1110.47:416:02
1210.47:416:03
1310.47:416:04
1410.47:416:05
1510.47:416:05
1610.47:416:06
1710.47:416:07
1810.47:416:08
1910.57:416:09
2010.57:416:09
2110.57:416:10
2210.57:406:11
2310.57:406:12
2410.57:406:12
2510.67:406:13
2610.67:396:14
2710.67:396:15
2810.67:396:16
2910.67:386:16
3010.77:386:17
3110.77:386:18

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 3.6 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
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Sabinas?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sabinas in January

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

In January, Sabinas sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 4 days see rain.

UV index in Sabinas in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sabinas peaks around July 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 12Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Sabinas 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 Sabinas is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1617 µg/m³Jan 196 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr9Good
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sabinas?

Sabinas sits at 27.9°N, 101.1°W, 342 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Nueva Rosita, 13 km away.

Topography around Sabinas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sabinas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 345 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,843 m.

The land around Sabinas is covered by shrubs (48%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, shrubs (87%) within 16 km, and shrubs (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
220 m
80 km
1,843 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Nueva Rosita 13 km · Palaú 30 km · Ciudad Melchor Múzquiz 39 km · Allende 60 km · Nava 72 km · San Buenaventura 98 km · Frontera 108 km · Monclova 110 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 Sabinas (27.8559°, -101.1174°, elevation 342 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).