Taxco de Alarcón weather in January

In January, Taxco de Alarcón sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Taxco de Alarcón's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taxco de Alarcón's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:18 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
31%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Taxco de Alarcón is municipal seat of Taxco, State of Guerrero, Mexico.

Density
145/km²
people per km²
Founded
1529

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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Taxco de Alarcón reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Taxco de Alarcón

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.

Taxco de Alarcón weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 14°101.3117.9
Feb30° / 16°81.111.46.5
Mar32° / 17°81.711.95.1
Apr34° / 19°122.912.43.7
May33° / 20°7211.812.93.3
Jun30° / 20°22623.113.13.4
Jul29° / 19°22523133.7
Aug29° / 19°2532612.63.5
Sep28° / 19°24825.912.13.6
Oct29° / 18°10916.311.64.9
Nov29° / 16°265.311.16.7
Dec28° / 14°5110.98.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27723
37723
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57723
67723
77723
87822
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Taxco de Alarcón gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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23
33
43
53
63
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296
306
317

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25973
26973
27973
28973
29973
30964
31964

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 12 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 7:14 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:146:09
210.97:156:09
310.97:156:10
410.97:156:10
510.97:166:11
610.97:166:12
710.97:166:12
810.97:176:13
910.97:176:13
1011.07:176:14
1111.07:176:15
1211.07:176:15
1311.07:176:16
1411.07:186:16
1511.07:186:17
1611.07:186:18
1711.07:186:18
1811.07:186:19
1911.07:186:19
2011.07:186:20
2111.07:186:21
2211.17:186:21
2311.17:186:22
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2611.17:186:24
2711.17:186:24
2811.17:176:25
2911.17:176:25
3011.17:176:26
3111.27:176:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Taxco de Alarcón

In seasonPeak

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

Taxco de Alarcón's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Taxco de Alarcón?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Taxco de Alarcón for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Taxco de Alarcón in January

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

In January, Taxco de Alarcón sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Taxco de Alarcón 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 Taxco de Alarcón peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Taxco de Alarcón 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 Taxco de Alarcón is worst in November — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (March, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorNov 1150 µg/m³Mar 1725 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb30Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May42Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul34Moderate
Aug36Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct49Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Taxco de Alarcón?

Taxco de Alarcón sits at 18.6°N, 99.6°W, 1,770 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Iguala de la Independencia, 24 km away.

Topography around Taxco de Alarcón

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taxco de Alarcón has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 937 m around an average of 1,769 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,795 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,280 m.

The land around Taxco de Alarcón is covered by trees (59%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and shrubs (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
937 m
16 km
1,795 m
80 km
4,280 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Iguala de la Independencia 24 km · Puente de Ixtla 31 km · Ixtapan de la Sal 33 km · Teloloapan 35 km · Ciudad de Huitzuco 40 km · Xoxocotla 41 km · Zacatepec 45 km · Jojutla 45 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 Taxco de Alarcón (18.5546°, -99.6059°, elevation 1,770 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).