Soledad de Graciano Sánchez weather in January

In January, Soledad de Graciano Sánchez sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 10.8 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 50% 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 Soledad de Graciano Sánchez's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Soledad de Graciano Sánchez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:30 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
45%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Soledad de Graciano Sánchez is municipal seat of Soledad, State of San Luis Potosí, 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 20°C through the month.

A typical January day in Soledad de Graciano Sánchez reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 25°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)
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Soledad de Graciano Sánchez 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° / 16310.87.6
Feb23° / 142.511.28.3
Mar25° / 10°153.411.88.2
Apr28° / 12°224.512.57.3
May28° / 14°509.3136.2
Jun27° / 15°7311.313.36.4
Jul25° / 15°8310.513.26.8
Aug25° / 15°629.812.86.9
Sep24° / 14°8212.412.16.5
Oct23° / 12°427.111.57.5
Nov22° / 173.210.98.0
Dec21° / 101.910.77.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35941
46040
56040
66139
76139
86139
96139
106139
116238
126337
136337
146337
156337
166337
176337
186436
196436
206436
216436
226337
236337
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256238
266238
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286238
296238
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Soledad de Graciano Sánchez gets around 16 mm of rain over 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 10% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
49
59
69
79
89
99
109
119
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169
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189
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2010
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3115

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 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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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 7:27 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:276:07
210.77:276:07
310.77:286:08
410.77:286:09
510.77:286:09
610.77:286:10
710.77:296:11
810.77:296:11
910.77:296:12
1010.77:296:12
1110.77:296:13
1210.77:296:14
1310.77:296:14
1410.87:306:15
1510.87:306:16
1610.87:306:16
1710.87:306:17
1810.87:306:18
1910.87:306:18
2010.87:306:19
2110.87:306:20
2210.97:296:20
2310.97:296:21
2410.97:296:22
2510.97:296:22
2610.97:296:23
2710.97:296:24
2810.97:286:24
2910.97:286:25
3011.07:286:26
3111.07:286:26

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.32 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
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54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.6Bright
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144.7Bright
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274.8Bright
284.9Bright
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304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Soledad de Graciano Sánchez?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Soledad de Graciano Sánchez for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Soledad de Graciano Sánchez in January

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

In January, Soledad de Graciano Sánchez sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Soledad de Graciano Sánchez in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Soledad de Graciano Sánchez peaks around June 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJun 11UV 14Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High
Location & terrain

Where is Soledad de Graciano Sánchez?

Soledad de Graciano Sánchez sits at 22.2°N, 100.9°W, 1,853 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San Luis Potosí, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Soledad de Graciano Sánchez

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Soledad de Graciano Sánchez.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Soledad de Graciano Sánchez has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 1,852 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 774 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,925 m.

The land around Soledad de Graciano Sánchez is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) within 3 km, shrubs (56%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
774 m
80 km
1,925 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: San Luis Potosí 5.0 km · San Felipe 84 km · Salinas de Hidalgo 94 km · Ciudad Fernández 99 km · Rioverde 101 km · San Luis de la Paz 108 km · Loreto 108 km · Dolores Hidalgo 115 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 Soledad de Graciano Sánchez (22.1891°, -100.9379°, elevation 1,853 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).