San José del Cabo weather in January

In January, San José del Cabo sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is San José del Cabo's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San José del Cabo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:06 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
40%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

San José del Cabo is municipal seat of Los Cabos, State of Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Founded
1730

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 23°C through the month.

A typical January day in San José del Cabo reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in San José del Cabo

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 José del Cabo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 17°81.310.78.6
Feb23° / 17°80.811.28.8
Mar24° / 18°10.211.89.1
Apr25° / 19°10.112.58.9
May26° / 21°00.213.18.9
Jun28° / 23°60.613.48.6
Jul29° / 25°213.713.36.5
Aug30° / 26°739.212.85.3
Sep29° / 26°14010.612.15.4
Oct29° / 24°253.211.56.9
Nov27° / 21°181.810.98.3
Dec24° / 19°91.110.68.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46733
56832
66733
76733
86733
96733
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116634
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

San José del Cabo gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14044142
24045142
33945142
43945142
54044142
64044142
74044142
84144142
94144141
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114343131
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Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January, the calmest month.

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
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58calm
68calm
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88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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158calm
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228calm
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278calm
288calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 54 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 7:04 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:045:40
210.67:045:41
310.67:045:41
410.67:055:42
510.67:055:43
610.67:055:43
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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 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.61 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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104.5Bright
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304.9Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for San José del Cabo

In seasonPeak

None of San José del Cabo'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 José del Cabo sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Pacific hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit San José del Cabo?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit San José del Cabo for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for San José del Cabo in January

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

In January, San José del Cabo sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near San José del Cabo in January

The nearest coast averages about 23°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 September at about 29°C and coldest in March near 22°C.

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

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr22Refreshing
May24Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in San José del Cabo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 6 — 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 José del Cabo peaks around May 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 15UV 12Dec 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High
Location & terrain

Where is San José del Cabo?

San José del Cabo sits at 23.1°N, 109.7°W, 34 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Colonia del Sol, 28 km away.

NavolatoLicenciado Benito JuárezCosta RicaCiudad Constitución

Topography around San José del Cabo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San José del Cabo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San José del Cabo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,008 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,062 m.

The land around San José del Cabo is covered by shrubs (32%), artificial surfaces (24%) and water (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (49%) and water (38%) within 16 km, and water (58%) and shrubs (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
223 m
16 km
1,008 m
80 km
2,062 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Colonia del Sol 28 km · Cabo San Lucas 28 km · Todos Santos 69 km · La Paz 136 km · Navolato 279 km · Licenciado Benito Juárez 283 km · Costa Rica 291 km · Ciudad Constitución 297 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 José del Cabo (23.0541°, -109.7037°, elevation 34 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).