Tantoyuca weather in January

In January, Tantoyuca sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 46 mm of rain across 7.6 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 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Tantoyuca's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tantoyuca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:17 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
64%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Tantoyuca is municipal seat of Tantoyuca, State of Veracruz, Mexico.

Founded
1850

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 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tantoyuca reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°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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How January really feels in Tantoyuca

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.

Tantoyuca 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
Jan24° / 15°467.610.87.2
Feb26° / 16°396.311.37.1
Mar29° / 19°446.411.86.1
Apr32° / 21°526.212.54.4
May34° / 24°768.9133.2
Jun34° / 24°14016.513.32.7
Jul33° / 24°13418.613.22.9
Aug33° / 24°12718.912.72.7
Sep32° / 23°20720.212.13.2
Oct29° / 21°1591311.54.9
Nov27° / 18°739.5116.6
Dec24° / 16°397.310.77.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tantoyuca gets around 46 mm of rain over 7.6 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 24% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3127

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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 23% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1222530221
2222530231
3222530231
4222530231
5222430230
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7232430230
8232429230
9242429230
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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
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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 7:14 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:145:58
210.77:155:58
310.77:155:59
410.77:155:59
510.77:166:00
610.77:166:01
710.87:166:01
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2611.07:176:14
2711.07:166:14
2811.07:166:15
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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 3.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 3.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
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183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tantoyuca

In seasonPeak

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

Tantoyuca'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 Tantoyuca?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Tantoyuca for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Tantoyuca in January

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

In January, Tantoyuca sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Tantoyuca in January

The nearest coast averages about 22°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 69 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr25Warm
May27Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec24Refreshing

UV index in Tantoyuca 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 Tantoyuca peaks around June 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighJun 19UV 12Dec 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb8Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Tantoyuca 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 Tantoyuca is worst in May — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1642 µg/m³Oct 1523 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr36Poor
May43Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tantoyuca?

Tantoyuca sits at 21.4°N, 98.2°W, 167 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Huejutla de Reyes, 31 km away.

Topography around Tantoyuca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tantoyuca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m around an average of 176 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,012 m.

The land around Tantoyuca is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
208 m
16 km
316 m
80 km
2,012 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Huejutla de Reyes 31 km · Cerro Azul 53 km · Naranjos 56 km · Tamazunchale 59 km · Álamo 75 km · Pánuco 78 km · Zacualtipán 90 km · Alto Lucero 92 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 Tantoyuca (21.3506°, -98.2257°, elevation 167 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).