Tlacotalpan weather in January

In January, Tlacotalpan sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 40 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 36% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tlacotalpan's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tlacotalpan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:02 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Tlacotalpan is municipal seat of Tlacotalpan, State of Veracruz, Mexico.

Founded
1847

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 Tlacotalpan reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Tlacotalpan

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.

Tlacotalpan 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
Jan26° / 19°407.9117.1
Feb27° / 20°285.111.47.1
Mar30° / 22°234.511.96.0
Apr33° / 24°254.512.44.4
May34° / 25°649.612.93.3
Jun33° / 25°23522.513.12.6
Jul32° / 25°26525132.8
Aug32° / 25°27125.112.62.7
Sep31° / 25°31824.912.12.8
Oct30° / 24°20218.811.64.0
Nov28° / 22°951311.15.8
Dec26° / 20°448.710.96.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24753
34753
44753
54852
64951
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94951
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115050
125149
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tlacotalpan gets around 40 mm of rain over 7.9 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 25% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
126
226
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525
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2125
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3124

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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 60% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
119294020
229294020
3210294020
4210294020
5210293920
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7210303919
8210313918
9210313918
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Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min 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 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:595:53
210.96:595:53
310.96:595:54
410.97:005:54
510.97:005:55
610.97:005:56
710.97:015:56
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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 3.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 3.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
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273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tlacotalpan

In seasonPeak

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

Tlacotalpan sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

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

Atlantic hurricane
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Tlacotalpan?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tlacotalpan in January

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

In January, Tlacotalpan sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Tlacotalpan in January

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 29 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 23°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar24Warm
Apr26Warm
May28Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Tlacotalpan 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 Tlacotalpan peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighAug 17UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Tlacotalpan 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 Tlacotalpan is worst in May — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1639 µg/m³Nov 1215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May40Poor
Jun29Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tlacotalpan?

Tlacotalpan sits at 18.6°N, 95.7°W, 0 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Lerdo de Tejada, 15 km away.

Topography around Tlacotalpan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tlacotalpan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,630 m.

The land around Tlacotalpan is covered by wetland (49%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, wetland (36%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
16 km
88 m
80 km
1,630 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Lerdo de Tejada 15 km · Alvarado 21 km · Carlos A. Carrillo 28 km · Cosamaloapan 31 km · Santiago Tuxtla 41 km · San Andrés Tuxtla 50 km · La Isla 52 km · Loma Bonita 61 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 Tlacotalpan (18.6133°, -95.6589°, elevation 0 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).