Tixtla de Guerrero weather in January

In January, Tixtla de Guerrero sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 16 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tixtla de Guerrero's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tixtla de Guerrero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12°
1st coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:15 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
38%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Tixtla de Guerrero is municipal seat of Tixtla, 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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tixtla de Guerrero reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°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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Tixtla de Guerrero weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 12°162.611.18.2
Feb27° / 13°121.711.48.0
Mar29° / 14°183.211.96.9
Apr30° / 15°376.112.45.7
May29° / 17°15717.412.84.7
Jun26° / 17°35326.9133.8
Jul26° / 17°37628.612.93.7
Aug26° / 17°40829.112.63.7
Sep25° / 17°38428.512.13.7
Oct26° / 16°18821.511.64.9
Nov26° / 14°528.611.27.1
Dec26° / 13°172.6118.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47426
57426
67426
77426
87426
97525
107426
117426
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317921

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tixtla de Guerrero gets around 16 mm of rain over 2.6 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 9% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
38
48
58
68
78
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98
109
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269
279
2810
2910
3010
3110

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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
172271
273261
374251
474251
575241
676231
776231
877230
978220
1078220
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3078220
3178220

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
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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 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 7:12 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:126:10
211.07:126:10
311.07:126:11
411.07:136:11
511.07:136:12
611.07:136:13
711.07:146:13
811.07:146:14
911.07:146:14
1011.07:146:15
1111.07:156:16
1211.07:156:16
1311.07:156:17
1411.07:156:17
1511.07:156:18
1611.17:156:19
1711.17:156:19
1811.17:156:20
1911.17:156:20
2011.17:166:21
2111.17:166:21
2211.17:166:22
2311.17:166:23
2411.17:156:23
2511.17:156:24
2611.27:156:24
2711.27:156:25
2811.27:156:26
2911.27:156:26
3011.27:156:27
3111.27:156:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.35 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.4Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tixtla de Guerrero

In seasonPeak

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

Tixtla de Guerrero's monsoon runs June–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 Tixtla de Guerrero?

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
7.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tixtla de Guerrero in January

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

In January, Tixtla de Guerrero sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tixtla de Guerrero 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 Tixtla de Guerrero peaks around April 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 10UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tixtla de Guerrero 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 Tixtla de Guerrero is worst in May — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (February, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1254 µg/m³Feb 1115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr48Poor
May56Unhealthy
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tixtla de Guerrero?

Tixtla de Guerrero sits at 17.6°N, 99.4°W, 1,354 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Chilpancingo, 11 km away.

Topography around Tixtla de Guerrero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tixtla de Guerrero has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 481 m around an average of 1,440 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,368 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,514 m.

The land around Tixtla de Guerrero is covered by shrubs (38%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (41%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and shrubs (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
481 m
16 km
1,368 m
80 km
3,514 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Chilpancingo 11 km · Zumpango del Río 17 km · Chilapa de Álvarez 24 km · Ayutla de los Libres 74 km · Ciudad de Huitzuco 82 km · Tlapa de Comonfort 87 km · Iguala de la Independencia 88 km · Acapulco 97 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 Tixtla de Guerrero (17.5673°, -99.398°, elevation 1,354 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).