Tamazunchale weather in January

In January, Tamazunchale sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 80 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Tamazunchale's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tamazunchale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:19 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
63%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Tamazunchale is municipal seat of Tamazunchale, 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 22°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tamazunchale reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°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)
12213
22213
32213
42213
52213
62213
72213
82213
92213
102213
112213
122213
132213
142213
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302214
312214

How January really feels in Tamazunchale

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.

Tamazunchale 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
Jan22° / 14°8011.810.96.3
Feb24° / 15°741111.36.5
Mar26° / 17°8912.511.86.2
Apr29° / 20°10611.312.55.2
May31° / 22°11113.8134.2
Jun31° / 23°18317.813.33.7
Jul30° / 22°17118.813.23.8
Aug31° / 22°15818.412.73.8
Sep29° / 22°28520.412.13.9
Oct28° / 20°20414.811.55.6
Nov25° / 17°10512.2116.5
Dec23° / 14°6811.410.76.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34159
44159
54159
64258
74159
84159
94258
104159
114159
124159
134159
144060
154060
164159
174159
184060
194060
203961
213961
223961
233862
243961
253961
263862
273862
283862
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tamazunchale gets around 80 mm of rain over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
237
337
437
537
637
737
837
937
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2037
2137
2237
2338
2438
2539
2639
2740
2841
2942
3042
3143

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
124323311
224323311
324313411
424313411
525303411
625303510
725303510
826293510
926293410
1027293410
1127293410
1227293410
1327293410
142730349
152630349
162630359
172631359
182531349
1925313410
2024323410
2124323410
2224323410
2323323411
2423333411
2522333411
2622333412
2721333412
2821333313
2921333313
3021333214
3121333115

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 7:17 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:176:00
210.77:176:01
310.77:176:01
410.77:176:02
510.77:186:03
610.87:186:03
710.87:186:04
810.87:186:04
910.87:196:05
1010.87:196:06
1110.87:196:06
1210.87:196:07
1310.87:196:08
1410.87:196:08
1510.87:196:09
1610.87:196:10
1710.87:196:10
1810.97:196:11
1910.97:196:12
2010.97:196:12
2110.97:196:13
2210.97:196:13
2310.97:196:14
2410.97:196:15
2510.97:196:15
2611.07:196:16
2711.07:196:17
2811.07:186:17
2911.07:186:18
3011.07:186:19
3111.07:186:19

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 3.42 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tamazunchale

In seasonPeak

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

Tamazunchale'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 Tamazunchale?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Tamazunchale for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tamazunchale in January

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

In January, Tamazunchale sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Tamazunchale in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tamazunchale peaks around June 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 19UV 12Dec 18UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Tamazunchale 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 Tamazunchale is worst in April — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (September, 21 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 2136 µg/m³Sep 1721 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr36Poor
May36Poor
Jun27Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tamazunchale?

Tamazunchale sits at 21.3°N, 98.8°W, 131 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Huejutla de Reyes, 41 km away.

Topography around Tamazunchale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tamazunchale has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 598 m around an average of 245 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,372 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,137 m.

The land around Tamazunchale is covered by trees (87%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
598 m
16 km
1,372 m
80 km
3,137 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Huejutla de Reyes 41 km · Tantoyuca 59 km · Zacualtipán 69 km · Tamuín 83 km · Ciudad Valles 85 km · Ixmiquilpan 98 km · Pánuco 108 km · Cerro Azul 109 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 Tamazunchale (21.2599°, -98.7893°, elevation 131 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).