Santiago Tulantepec weather in January

In January, Santiago Tulantepec sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Santiago Tulantepec's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santiago Tulantepec's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:15 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
53%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Santiago Tulantepec is human settlement in Mexico.

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 17°C through the month.

A typical January day in Santiago Tulantepec reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2175
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Santiago Tulantepec 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 429.610.95.5
Feb19° / 429.611.36.1
Mar20° / 6314.611.95.9
Apr22° / 10°10018.812.45.3
May22° / 11°11120.312.95.2
Jun21° / 12°22723.213.24.4
Jul20° / 11°22028.113.13.7
Aug20° / 12°22327.512.73.8
Sep20° / 12°26025.712.13.8
Oct19° / 10°1851911.54.8
Nov18° / 821311.15.4
Dec17° / 359.110.85.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25545
35644
45644
55644
65842
75842
85842
95842
105842
115743
125842
135842
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295149
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315149

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Santiago Tulantepec gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
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530
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730
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1030
1129
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2131
2231
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2634
2734
2835
2936
3037
3137

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 (%)
1100
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 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 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:126:01
210.87:136:01
310.87:136:02
410.87:136:03
510.87:146:03
610.87:146:04
710.87:146:04
810.87:146:05
910.97:146:06
1010.97:156:06
1110.97:156:07
1210.97:156:07
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1410.97:156:09
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1810.97:166:11
1910.97:166:12
2011.07:166:13
2111.07:156:13
2211.07:156:14
2311.07:156:14
2411.07:156:15
2511.07:156:16
2611.07:156:16
2711.07:156:17
2811.07:156:18
2911.17:156:18
3011.17:146:19
3111.17:146:19

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.42 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Santiago Tulantepec

In seasonPeak

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

Santiago Tulantepec's rainy season runs June–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 Santiago Tulantepec?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Santiago Tulantepec for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santiago Tulantepec in January

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

In January, Santiago Tulantepec sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Santiago Tulantepec 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 Santiago Tulantepec peaks around June 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJun 19UV 14Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Santiago Tulantepec 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 Santiago Tulantepec is worst in December — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (September, 49 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 2194 µg/m³Sep 1649 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan88Unhealthy
Feb89Unhealthy
Mar85Unhealthy
Apr90Unhealthy
May85Unhealthy
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug52Poor
Sep49Poor
Oct52Poor
Nov70Unhealthy
Dec95Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Santiago Tulantepec?

Santiago Tulantepec sits at 20.0°N, 98.4°W, 2,196 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Cuautepec de Hinojosa, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Santiago Tulantepec

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santiago Tulantepec.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santiago Tulantepec has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m around an average of 2,226 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 939 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,004 m.

The land around Santiago Tulantepec is covered by cropland (31%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
308 m
16 km
939 m
80 km
4,004 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Cuautepec de Hinojosa 5.0 km · Tulancingo 5.0 km · Tepeapulco 34 km · Huauchinango 35 km · Ciudad Sahagun 37 km · Apan 37 km · La Providencia Siglo XXI 38 km · Chignahuapan 40 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 Santiago Tulantepec (20.0362°, -98.3556°, elevation 2,196 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).