Ticul weather in January

In January, Ticul sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 19 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 44% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Ticul's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ticul's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:41 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
47%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Ticul is city in Yucatán, Mexico.

Founded
1549

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 Ticul reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°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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33019
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How January really feels in Ticul

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.

Ticul 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
Jan30° / 18°193.910.96.0
Feb32° / 19°112.311.35.1
Mar34° / 21°112.411.93.7
Apr36° / 23°254.412.52.4
May36° / 24°487.4132.0
Jun35° / 24°10816.113.22.1
Jul35° / 24°7815.613.12.1
Aug35° / 24°911712.72.1
Sep34° / 24°12819.112.12.3
Oct32° / 22°8313.411.53.5
Nov31° / 20°296115.0
Dec30° / 19°183.810.85.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
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307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ticul gets around 19 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 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 48% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11112214213
21112214213
31212214213
41213214212
51213214212
61214224211
71214224111
81215224110
9121622409
10121623409
11121723398
12121824397
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2392125404
2492125414
2592125424
2682025425
2781925435
2881925435
2981825446
3081825446
3181724446

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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 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 6:38 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:385:25
210.86:385:25
310.86:385:26
410.86:395:27
510.86:395:27
610.86:395:28
710.86:395:28
810.86:405:29
910.86:405:30
1010.86:405:30
1110.86:405:31
1210.96:405:32
1310.96:415:32
1410.96:415:33
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1710.96:415:35
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2511.06:405:40
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2711.06:405:41
2811.06:405:42
2911.06:405:42
3011.16:405:43
3111.16:395:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 3.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
174.0Moderate
184.0Moderate
194.0Moderate
204.0Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ticul

In seasonPeak

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

Ticul'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 Ticul?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ticul in January

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

In January, Ticul sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Ticul 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 Ticul peaks around June 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 17UV 12Dec 17UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Ticul 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 Ticul is worst in April — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1928 µg/m³Jan 18 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ticul?

Ticul sits at 20.4°N, 89.5°W, 30 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Oxkutzkab, 16 km away.

Topography around Ticul

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ticul has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m.

The land around Ticul is covered by trees (66%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
151 m
80 km
203 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Oxkutzkab 16 km · Tecax 34 km · Ek Balam 58 km · Umán 58 km · Kanasín 60 km · Merida 64 km · Peto 71 km · Hunucmá 77 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 Ticul (20.3987°, -89.5349°, 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. 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).