San Nicolás de los Garza weather in January

In January, San Nicolás de los Garza sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 6.3 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is San Nicolás de los Garza's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Nicolás de los Garza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:34 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
49%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

San Nicolás de los Garza is municipal seat of San Nicolás, State of Nuevo León, Mexico.

Density
6,870/km²
people per km²
Founded
1597

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 20°C through the month.

A typical January day in San Nicolás de los Garza reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 27°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)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
8199
9199
10199
11209
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How January really feels in San Nicolás de los Garza

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 Nicolás de los Garza weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 376.310.67.0
Feb23° / 11°335.711.17.6
Mar26° / 14°467.111.87.5
Apr29° / 17°466.712.66.1
May31° / 20°527.713.24.7
Jun33° / 22°395.413.63.9
Jul34° / 23°414.713.43.6
Aug34° / 23°314.512.93.6
Sep30° / 21°11710.412.24.9
Oct27° / 17°597.211.47.0
Nov23° / 13°386.310.77.7
Dec20° / 10°325.710.47.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45842
55743
65743
75644
85644
95644
105644
115644
125644
135644
145644
155644
165644
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285644
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315545

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

San Nicolás de los Garza gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 6.3 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
120
220
320
420
520
620
720
820
920
1020
1120
1219
1319
1419
1519
1619
1719
1819
1920
2020
2120
2220
2320
2421
2521
2621
2722
2822
2922
3022
3122

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19082
29082
39082
49082
59181
69091
79091
89091
99091
109091
119091
129091
139091
1489101
1589101
1689101
1788111
1888111
1988111
2087121
2187121
2287121
2387121
2487121
2586131
2686131
2786131
2886131
2986131
3085132
3184142

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 7 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
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287calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 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 7:32 AM to 7:31 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:325:57
210.47:325:58
310.47:325:58
410.47:335:59
510.47:335:59
610.57:336:00
710.57:336:01
810.57:336:01
910.57:346:02
1010.57:346:03
1110.57:346:04
1210.57:346:04
1310.57:346:05
1410.57:346:06
1510.57:346:06
1610.67:346:07
1710.67:346:08
1810.67:346:09
1910.67:346:09
2010.67:346:10
2110.67:336:11
2210.67:336:12
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2610.77:326:15
2710.77:326:15
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2910.87:326:17
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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 3.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
214.0Moderate
224.0Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit San Nicolás de los Garza?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit San Nicolás de los Garza for general sightseeing.

What to pack for San Nicolás de los Garza in January

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

In January, San Nicolás de los Garza sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in San Nicolás de los Garza 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 Nicolás de los Garza peaks around June 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 17UV 12Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5High

Air quality in San Nicolás de los Garza 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 Nicolás de los Garza is worst in December — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateDec 1724 µg/m³Aug 1518 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is San Nicolás de los Garza?

San Nicolás de los Garza sits at 25.7°N, 100.3°W, 510 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ciudad General Escobedo, 6.0 km away.

Topography around San Nicolás de los Garza

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Nicolás de los Garza.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Nicolás de los Garza has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m around an average of 518 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,549 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,524 m.

The land around San Nicolás de los Garza is covered by artificial surfaces (87%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (58%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (57%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
399 m
16 km
1,549 m
80 km
3,524 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Ciudad General Escobedo 6.0 km · Monterrey 7.0 km · Guadalupe 8.0 km · Ciudad Apodaca 12 km · Mitras Poniente 13 km · San Pedro Garza García 13 km · Parque Industrial Ciudad Mitras 15 km · Jardines de la Silla 17 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 Nicolás de los Garza (25.7417°, -100.3022°, elevation 510 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).