Técpan de Galeana weather in January

In January, Técpan de Galeana sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 11 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Técpan de Galeana's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Técpan de Galeana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:20 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
30%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Técpan de Galeana is municipal seat of Técpan, State of Guerrero, 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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Técpan de Galeana reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Técpan de Galeana

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.

Técpan de Galeana weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°111.311.16.1
Feb31° / 20°70.611.45.9
Mar32° / 21°50.411.95.4
Apr33° / 22°10.112.44.7
May33° / 24°315.212.84.0
Jun31° / 24°21518.8133.5
Jul31° / 24°18618.212.93.5
Aug31° / 24°24420.312.63.4
Sep30° / 24°3142412.13.3
Oct30° / 23°21821.411.63.8
Nov30° / 22°407.111.25.4
Dec30° / 20°71.3116.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Técpan de Galeana gets around 11 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 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 44% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10837514
20837514
30838504
40939493
50939483
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711041472
811041462
911042452
1011043442
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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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:16 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:166:15
211.07:166:16
311.07:176:16
411.07:176:17
511.07:176:18
611.07:186:18
711.07:186:19
811.07:186:19
911.07:186:20
1011.07:196:20
1111.07:196:21
1211.07:196:22
1311.17:196:22
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1611.17:206:24
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1911.17:206:26
2011.17:206:26
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2911.27:196:32
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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 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Técpan de Galeana

In seasonPeak

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

Técpan de Galeana sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Técpan de Galeana's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific hurricane
Monsoon
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Oct
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Is January a good time to visit Técpan de Galeana?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Técpan de Galeana for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Técpan de Galeana in January

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

In January, Técpan de Galeana sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Técpan de Galeana in January

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in April near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb28Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Técpan de Galeana 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 Técpan de Galeana peaks around March 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highMar 21UV 12Dec 13UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Técpan de Galeana 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 Técpan de Galeana is worst in May — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.0× the cleanest month (February, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodMay 1636 µg/m³Feb 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr17Moderate
May39Poor
Jun12Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Técpan de Galeana?

Técpan de Galeana sits at 17.2°N, 100.6°W, 30 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Atoyac de Álvarez, 21 km away.

Topography around Técpan de Galeana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Técpan de Galeana has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,227 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,534 m.

The land around Técpan de Galeana is covered by trees (37%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
296 m
16 km
1,227 m
80 km
3,534 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Atoyac de Álvarez 21 km · Petatlán 76 km · Acapulco 87 km · Zihuatanejo 109 km · Chilpancingo 125 km · Zumpango del Río 127 km · Ciudad Altamirano 127 km · Arcelia 128 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 Técpan de Galeana (17.2198°, -100.6303°, elevation 30 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).