Tlapa de Comonfort weather in January

In January, Tlapa de Comonfort sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-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 66% 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 Tlapa de Comonfort's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tlapa de Comonfort's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
12°
1st coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:12 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
33%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Tlapa de Comonfort is municipal seat of Tlapa, 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 Tlapa de Comonfort reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 14°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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Tlapa de Comonfort weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 12°101.811.18.5
Feb28° / 13°61.211.48.1
Mar29° / 14°112.511.96.8
Apr30° / 16°184.612.45.6
May29° / 17°6212.312.85.0
Jun27° / 17°16222.4134.4
Jul26° / 16°15022.612.94.5
Aug27° / 16°17023.812.64.4
Sep26° / 16°18623.212.14.4
Oct26° / 15°8412.411.66.1
Nov27° / 14°19411.27.7
Dec26° / 12°91.6118.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tlapa de Comonfort gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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317

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3964
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
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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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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 7:08 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:086:06
211.07:096:07
311.07:096:08
411.07:096:08
511.07:106:09
611.07:106:09
711.07:106:10
811.07:116:10
911.07:116:11
1011.07:116:12
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1211.07:116:13
1311.07:126:13
1411.07:126:14
1511.07:126:15
1611.17:126:15
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1811.17:126:16
1911.17:126:17
2011.17:126:18
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2511.17:126:21
2611.27:126:21
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2911.27:126:23
3011.27:126:23
3111.27:116:24

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tlapa de Comonfort

In seasonPeak

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

Tlapa de Comonfort's monsoon runs June–September, 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 Tlapa de Comonfort?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tlapa de Comonfort in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tlapa de Comonfort 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 Tlapa de Comonfort peaks around April 11 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 11UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tlapa de Comonfort 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 Tlapa de Comonfort is worst in May — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (February, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1229 µg/m³Feb 99 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tlapa de Comonfort?

Tlapa de Comonfort sits at 17.5°N, 98.6°W, 1,092 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Chilapa de Álvarez, 64 km away.

Topography around Tlapa de Comonfort

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tlapa de Comonfort has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 503 m around an average of 1,191 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,232 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,821 m.

The land around Tlapa de Comonfort is covered by shrubs (34%), artificial surfaces (27%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and shrubs (33%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and shrubs (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
503 m
16 km
1,232 m
80 km
2,821 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Chilapa de Álvarez 64 km · Ayutla de los Libres 85 km · Tixtla de Guerrero 87 km · Ciudad de Huajuapan de León 89 km · Acatlán de Osorio 92 km · Ometepec 97 km · Chilpancingo 98 km · Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco 100 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 Tlapa de Comonfort (17.5453°, -98.576°, elevation 1,092 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).