San Andrés Tuxtla weather in January

In January, San Andrés Tuxtla sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 117 mm of rain across 14.3 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is San Andrés Tuxtla's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Andrés Tuxtla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
117 mm
14.3 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
58%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

San Andrés Tuxtla is municipal seat of San Andrés Tuxtla, State of Veracruz, Mexico.

Founded
1530

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 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in San Andrés Tuxtla reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in San Andrés Tuxtla

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.

San Andrés Tuxtla 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
Jan24° / 19°11714.3116.4
Feb25° / 19°709.711.46.9
Mar28° / 21°467.611.96.8
Apr30° / 23°396.812.45.6
May31° / 25°8010.812.94.6
Jun30° / 25°24823.113.13.4
Jul29° / 24°26726.3133.3
Aug29° / 24°31327.512.63.2
Sep29° / 24°39026.212.13.3
Oct28° / 23°32721.811.64.6
Nov26° / 21°20217.311.15.5
Dec25° / 20°12315.410.96.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24753
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85149
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135347
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

San Andrés Tuxtla gets around 117 mm of rain over 14.3 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 45% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 58% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
119294813
219294813
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519294812
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2811028556
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Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 12 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 6:57 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:575:51
210.96:575:52
310.96:575:52
410.96:585:53
510.96:585:54
610.96:585:54
710.96:595:55
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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 3.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 3.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
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93.6Moderate
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273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for San Andrés Tuxtla

In seasonPeak

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

San Andrés Tuxtla sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

San Andrés Tuxtla's rainy season runs June–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit San Andrés Tuxtla?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit San Andrés Tuxtla for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Andrés Tuxtla in January

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

In January, San Andrés Tuxtla sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near San Andrés Tuxtla in January

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 22 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 24°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb24Refreshing
Mar24Warm
Apr26Warm
May28Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in San Andrés Tuxtla in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San Andrés Tuxtla peaks around August 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 16UV 13Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in San Andrés Tuxtla 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 San Andrés Tuxtla is worst in July — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1529 µg/m³Jan 1711 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is San Andrés Tuxtla?

San Andrés Tuxtla sits at 18.4°N, 95.2°W, 304 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Santiago Tuxtla, 9.0 km away.

Topography around San Andrés Tuxtla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Andrés Tuxtla has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 455 m around an average of 344 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,646 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,657 m.

The land around San Andrés Tuxtla is covered by trees (61%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), water (32%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
455 m
16 km
1,646 m
80 km
1,657 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Santiago Tuxtla 9.0 km · Catemaco 11 km · Lerdo de Tejada 38 km · Tlacotalpan 50 km · Isla 57 km · Carlos A. Carrillo 58 km · Cosamaloapan 62 km · Acayucan 64 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 San Andrés Tuxtla (18.4487°, -95.2133°, elevation 304 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).