Teopisca weather in January

In January, Teopisca sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 19 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Teopisca's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Teopisca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
11th warmest
Overnight low
13°
1st coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:46 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
33%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Teopisca is municipal seat of Teopisca, State of Chiapas, 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 23°C through the month.

A typical January day in Teopisca reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 25°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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Teopisca weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 13°194.711.18.2
Feb24° / 13°113.511.48.6
Mar26° / 14°245.611.97.9
Apr27° / 16°8012.212.46.4
May26° / 17°29125.112.84.5
Jun25° / 17°49027.4133.9
Jul25° / 16°33925.212.94.3
Aug25° / 16°45327.912.64.0
Sep24° / 17°5332912.13.7
Oct24° / 16°3102611.64.3
Nov23° / 14°7814.511.26.3
Dec23° / 13°246.4117.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38416
48515
58515
68515
78515
88614
98614
108713
118713
128713
138713
148713
158713
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208416
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288416
298515
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318515

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Teopisca gets around 19 mm of rain over 4.7 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 15% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
120
220
320
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520
619
719
818
917
1017
1116
1215
1314
1414
1513
1613
1712
1812
1912
2012
2112
2211
2312
2412
2512
2612
2713
2813
2913
3013
3114

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
16238
26238
36337
46337
56436
66436
76535
86535
96634
106733
116832
126931
137030
147030
157129
167129
177129
187129
197228
207228
217228
227327
237327
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257327
267327
277327
287327
297327
307327
317327

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
15calm
25calm
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55calm
65calm
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135calm
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155calm
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255calm
265calm
275calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 18 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 6:42 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:425:44
211.06:425:44
311.06:435:45
411.06:435:46
511.06:435:46
611.16:445:47
711.16:445:47
811.16:445:48
911.16:455:48
1011.16:455:49
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1411.16:465:51
1511.16:465:52
1611.16:465:53
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1811.16:465:54
1911.16:465:54
2011.16:465:55
2111.26:465:55
2211.26:465:56
2311.26:465:57
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2511.26:465:58
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2711.26:465:59
2811.26:465:59
2911.26:466:00
3011.26:466:00
3111.36:466:01

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
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275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Teopisca

In seasonPeak

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

Teopisca's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Teopisca?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Teopisca in January

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

In January, Teopisca sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Teopisca in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Teopisca peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 11UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Teopisca 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 Teopisca is worst in April — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodApr 1955 µg/m³Dec 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr57Unhealthy
May45Poor
Jun19Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Teopisca?

Teopisca sits at 16.5°N, 92.5°W, 1,761 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Las Rosas, 22 km away.

Topography around Teopisca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Teopisca has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 451 m around an average of 1,835 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,096 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,702 m.

The land around Teopisca is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
451 m
16 km
2,096 m
80 km
2,702 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Las Rosas 22 km · Venustiano Carranza 25 km · San Cristóbal de las Casas 27 km · Comitán 49 km · Ocosingo 57 km · Las Margaritas 58 km · Chiapas 60 km · Suchiapa 67 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 Teopisca (16.5414°, -92.4729°, elevation 1,761 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).