Tepeapulco weather in January

In January, Tepeapulco sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.9 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 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tepeapulco's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tepeapulco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:16 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
39%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Tepeapulco is human settlement.

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 19°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tepeapulco reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 22°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)
1184
2184
3184
4184
5184
6184
7184
8184
9184
10184
11184
12184
13184
14184
15184
16184
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18184
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20194
21194
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28194
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30194
31194

Tepeapulco 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
Jan19° / 173.910.97.2
Feb20° / 163.611.37.7
Mar22° / 286.811.97.6
Apr23° / 5110.612.46.9
May23° / 6612.712.96.5
Jun22° / 10°13117.213.25.4
Jul20° / 10°12819.613.14.9
Aug20° / 10°12719.812.74.9
Sep20° / 10°13718.512.14.9
Oct19° / 7210.811.56.0
Nov19° / 295.411.17.0
Dec19° / 112.310.87.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36931
46931
57129
67129
77129
87129
97129
107129
117228
127228
137228
147228
157228
167228
177228
187129
197129
207129
217129
227129
237129
247030
257030
267030
276931
286931
296931
306931
316931

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tepeapulco gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.9 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 12% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
210
310
410
510
610
711
811
911
1011
1111
1211
1311
1411
1512
1612
1712
1812
1913
2013
2113
2214
2314
2414
2514
2615
2715
2815
2915
3016
3116

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 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 7:13 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:136:02
210.87:136:03
310.87:136:03
410.87:146:04
510.87:146:04
610.87:146:05
710.97:146:06
810.97:156:06
910.97:156:07
1010.97:156:07
1110.97:156:08
1210.97:156:09
1310.97:156:09
1410.97:166:10
1510.97:166:11
1610.97:166:11
1710.97:166:12
1810.97:166:13
1911.07:166:13
2011.07:166:14
2111.07:166:14
2211.07:166:15
2311.07:166:16
2411.07:166:16
2511.07:166:17
2611.07:156:18
2711.07:156:18
2811.17:156:19
2911.17:156:19
3011.17:156:20
3111.17:156:21

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.01 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tepeapulco

In seasonPeak

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

Tepeapulco's rainy season runs May–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 Tepeapulco?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tepeapulco in January

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

In January, Tepeapulco sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Tepeapulco 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 Tepeapulco peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 12UV 14Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun15Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tepeapulco 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 Tepeapulco is worst in December — around 165 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 13163 µg/m³Aug 15114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan137Unhealthy
Feb131Unhealthy
Mar122Unhealthy
Apr120Unhealthy
May143Unhealthy
Jun121Unhealthy
Jul118Unhealthy
Aug113Unhealthy
Sep120Unhealthy
Oct121Unhealthy
Nov155Very unhealthy
Dec165Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tepeapulco?

Tepeapulco sits at 19.8°N, 98.6°W, 2,504 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Sahagun, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Tepeapulco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tepeapulco has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 409 m around an average of 2,528 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 901 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,696 m.

The land around Tepeapulco is covered by shrubs (29%), cropland (26%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and trees (31%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
409 m
16 km
901 m
80 km
4,696 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Ciudad Sahagun 3.0 km · Apan 14 km · Calpulalpan 22 km · Teotihuacán de Arista 34 km · Teotihuacan 34 km · Santiago Tulantepec 34 km · La Providencia Siglo XXI 35 km · Cuautepec de Hinojosa 37 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 Tepeapulco (19.7884°, -98.5527°, elevation 2,504 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).