San Luis de la Paz weather in January

In January, San Luis de la Paz sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is San Luis de la Paz's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Luis de la Paz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:26 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
43%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

San Luis de la Paz is municipal seat of San Luis, State of Guanajuato, Mexico.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11 µg/m³ · 2018

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 21°C through the month.

A typical January day in San Luis de la Paz reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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San Luis de la Paz weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 122.710.87.8
Feb23° / 11211.38.5
Mar26° / 10°132.611.88.3
Apr28° / 13°184.312.57.3
May28° / 14°428.9136.4
Jun26° / 15°9213.413.36.2
Jul24° / 14°1061513.26.2
Aug24° / 14°8812.912.76.5
Sep23° / 14°10213.512.16.2
Oct23° / 12°416.711.57.3
Nov22° / 152.8118.1
Dec21° / 51.210.78.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36436
46436
56436
66535
76535
86535
96634
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116535
126535
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256238
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276337
286337
296337
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

San Luis de la Paz gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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27
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47
57
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
2810calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:23 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:236:07
210.77:246:08
310.77:246:08
410.77:246:09
510.77:256:09
610.87:256:10
710.87:256:11
810.87:256:11
910.87:266:12
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2010.97:266:19
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2510.97:266:22
2611.07:266:23
2711.07:266:24
2811.07:256:24
2911.07:256:25
3011.07:256:25
3111.07:256:26

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for San Luis de la Paz

In seasonPeak

None of San Luis de la Paz'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 Luis de la Paz's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit San Luis de la Paz?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit San Luis de la Paz for general sightseeing.

What to pack for San Luis de la Paz in January

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

In January, San Luis de la Paz sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in San Luis de la Paz in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San Luis de la Paz peaks around June 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highJun 14UV 14Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high
Location & terrain

Where is San Luis de la Paz?

San Luis de la Paz sits at 21.3°N, 100.5°W, 2,022 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San José Iturbide, 36 km away.

Topography around San Luis de la Paz

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Luis de la Paz.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Luis de la Paz has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m around an average of 2,053 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 719 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,692 m.

The land around San Luis de la Paz is covered by shrubs (47%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (68%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
329 m
16 km
719 m
80 km
2,692 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: San José Iturbide 36 km · Dolores Hidalgo 46 km · San Miguel de Allende 49 km · Santa Rosa Jáuregui 62 km · Comonfort 69 km · San Felipe 75 km · Santiago de Querétaro 80 km · Guanajuato 83 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 Luis de la Paz (21.2984°, -100.5148°, elevation 2,022 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).