San Rafael Tlanalapan weather in January

In January, San Rafael Tlanalapan sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 21 mm of rain across 4.2 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is San Rafael Tlanalapan's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Rafael Tlanalapan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 21 mm; 4.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 hours; 7:15 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover: 38%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.4; out of 10

San Rafael Tlanalapan is town in Texmelucan Municipality, State of Puebla, Mexico.

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

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical January day in San Rafael Tlanalapan reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	5
2	19	5
3	19	5
4	19	5
5	19	5
6	19	5
7	19	5
8	19	5
9	19	5
10	19	5
11	19	5
12	19	5
13	19	5
14	19	5
15	19	5
16	19	5
17	19	5
18	19	5
19	19	5
20	19	5
21	19	5
22	19	5
23	19	5
24	19	5
25	19	5
26	20	5
27	20	5
28	20	5
29	20	5
30	20	5
31	20	6

San Rafael Tlanalapan weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	19° / 5°	21	4.2	11	7.4
Feb	21° / 6°	21	4.4	11.3	7.7
Mar	22° / 8°	44	8.4	11.9	7.4
Apr	23° / 9°	78	12	12.4	6.6
May	23° / 10°	121	16.8	12.9	5.9
Jun	22° / 11°	173	19	13.1	5.1
Jul	21° / 10°	145	20.5	13	4.9
Aug	21° / 11°	149	20.1	12.7	4.9
Sep	21° / 11°	160	20.3	12.1	4.7
Oct	21° / 9°	84	12.4	11.6	6.1
Nov	21° / 7°	35	6.3	11.1	7.2
Dec	20° / 6°	13	2.7	10.9	7.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	70	71	71	71	71	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	74	74	73	73	72	72	72	72	73	72
Cloudier (%)	30	29	29	29	29	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	28	27	28

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	73	27
31	72	28

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

San Rafael Tlanalapan gets around 21 mm of rain over 4.2 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 14% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	13
4	13
5	13
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	12
12	12
13	12
14	12
15	12
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	14
21	14
22	14
23	14
24	15
25	15
26	15
27	16
28	16
29	16
30	17
31	17

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:11 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:21 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:11	7:12	7:12	7:12	7:13	7:13	7:13	7:13	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:13
Sunset (PM)	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	7:11	6:03
2	10.9	7:12	6:03
3	10.9	7:12	6:04
4	10.9	7:12	6:04
5	10.9	7:13	6:05
6	10.9	7:13	6:06
7	10.9	7:13	6:06
8	10.9	7:13	6:07
9	10.9	7:14	6:07
10	10.9	7:14	6:08
11	10.9	7:14	6:09
12	10.9	7:14	6:09
13	10.9	7:14	6:10
14	10.9	7:14	6:11
15	10.9	7:14	6:11
16	11.0	7:15	6:12
17	11.0	7:15	6:12
18	11.0	7:15	6:13
19	11.0	7:15	6:14
20	11.0	7:15	6:14
21	11.0	7:15	6:15
22	11.0	7:15	6:16
23	11.0	7:15	6:16
24	11.0	7:15	6:17
25	11.0	7:14	6:17
26	11.1	7:14	6:18
27	11.1	7:14	6:19
28	11.1	7:14	6:19
29	11.1	7:14	6:20
30	11.1	7:14	6:20
31	11.1	7:13	6:21

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for San Rafael Tlanalapan

In seasonPeak

None of San Rafael Tlanalapan'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 Rafael Tlanalapan's rainy season runs April–October, 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 Rafael Tlanalapan?

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

7.4

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

3.4

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit San Rafael Tlanalapan for general sightseeing.

What to pack for San Rafael Tlanalapan in January

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

In January, San Rafael Tlanalapan sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in San Rafael Tlanalapan in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 9 (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 Rafael Tlanalapan peaks around April 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	12	14	15	11	14	13	14	13	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in San Rafael Tlanalapan 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 Rafael Tlanalapan is worst in December — around 165 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	137	131	122	120	143	121	118	113	120	121	155	165
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	137	Unhealthy
Feb	131	Unhealthy
Mar	122	Unhealthy
Apr	120	Unhealthy
May	143	Unhealthy
Jun	121	Unhealthy
Jul	118	Unhealthy
Aug	113	Unhealthy
Sep	120	Unhealthy
Oct	121	Unhealthy
Nov	155	Very unhealthy
Dec	165	Very unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is San Rafael Tlanalapan?

San Rafael Tlanalapan sits at 19.3°N, 98.5°W, 2,294 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San Martin Texmelucan de Labastida, 3.0 km away.

Topography around San Rafael Tlanalapan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Rafael Tlanalapan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 2,300 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,474 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,248 m.

The land around San Rafael Tlanalapan is covered by cropland (37%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

111 m

cropland 37%

16 km

1,474 m

cropland 43%

80 km

4,248 m

cropland 33%

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← December San Rafael Tlanalapan year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: San Martin Texmelucan de Labastida 3.0 km · Moyotzingo 8.0 km · Santa Ana Xalmimilulco 13 km · Huejotzingo 16 km · Tlaxcala 24 km · Zacatelco 25 km · La Magdalena Tlaltelulco 29 km · Santa Ana Chiautempan 29 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

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 Rafael Tlanalapan (19.2917°, -98.4681°, elevation 2,294 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	5
2	19	5
3	19	5
4	19	5
5	19	5
6	19	5
7	19	5
8	19	5
9	19	5
10	19	5
11	19	5
12	19	5
13	19	5
14	19	5
15	19	5
16	19	5
17	19	5
18	19	5
19	19	5
20	19	5
21	19	5
22	19	5
23	19	5
24	19	5
25	19	5
26	20	5
27	20	5
28	20	5
29	20	5
30	20	5
31	20	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	73	27
31	72	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	13
4	13
5	13
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	12
12	12
13	12
14	12
15	12
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	14
21	14
22	14
23	14
24	15
25	15
26	15
27	16
28	16
29	16
30	17
31	17

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	5
2	19	5
3	19	5
4	19	5
5	19	5
6	19	5
7	19	5
8	19	5
9	19	5
10	19	5
11	19	5
12	19	5
13	19	5
14	19	5
15	19	5
16	19	5
17	19	5
18	19	5
19	19	5
20	19	5
21	19	5
22	19	5
23	19	5
24	19	5
25	19	5
26	20	5
27	20	5
28	20	5
29	20	5
30	20	5
31	20	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	73	27
31	72	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	13
4	13
5	13
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	12
12	12
13	12
14	12
15	12
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	14
21	14
22	14
23	14
24	15
25	15
26	15
27	16
28	16
29	16
30	17
31	17

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	5
2	19	5
3	19	5
4	19	5
5	19	5
6	19	5
7	19	5
8	19	5
9	19	5
10	19	5
11	19	5
12	19	5
13	19	5
14	19	5
15	19	5
16	19	5
17	19	5
18	19	5
19	19	5
20	19	5
21	19	5
22	19	5
23	19	5
24	19	5
25	19	5
26	20	5
27	20	5
28	20	5
29	20	5
30	20	5
31	20	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	73	27
31	72	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	13
4	13
5	13
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	12
12	12
13	12
14	12
15	12
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	14
21	14
22	14
23	14
24	15
25	15
26	15
27	16
28	16
29	16
30	17
31	17

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100