Tuxtla weather in January

In January, Tuxtla sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 61% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Tuxtla's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tuxtla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:49 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
35%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Tuxtla is capital of the state of Chiapas, Mexico.

Founded
~400 BCE

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 Tuxtla reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°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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Tuxtla weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 15°71.911.18.5
Feb28° / 15°51.411.47.9
Mar29° / 17°112.811.96.5
Apr31° / 18°337.312.45.1
May30° / 19°15818.712.84.1
Jun28° / 19°36926.9133.6
Jul28° / 18°2942612.93.9
Aug28° / 19°32626.712.63.9
Sep27° / 19°34127.812.13.7
Oct26° / 18°17218.111.65.2
Nov26° / 16°456.511.27.4
Dec26° / 15°132118.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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

Any precipitation

Tuxtla gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.9 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 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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2185329
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5195427
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Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
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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 6:45 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:455:46
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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 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tuxtla

In seasonPeak

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

Tuxtla'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 Tuxtla?

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
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tuxtla in January

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

In January, Tuxtla sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tuxtla 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 Tuxtla peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 11UV 14Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tuxtla 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 Tuxtla is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 2337 µg/m³Dec 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr38Poor
May37Poor
Jun21Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tuxtla?

Tuxtla sits at 16.8°N, 93.1°W, 535 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Chiapas, 12 km away.

Topography around Tuxtla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tuxtla has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m around an average of 570 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,373 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,840 m.

The land around Tuxtla is covered by artificial surfaces (82%) within 3 km, trees (37%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
292 m
16 km
1,373 m
80 km
2,840 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Chiapas 12 km · Suchiapa 14 km · Berriozábal 17 km · Ocozocoautla de Espinosa 28 km · San Cristóbal de las Casas 51 km · Villaflores 60 km · Cintalapa de Figueroa 65 km · Teopisca 72 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 Tuxtla (16.7536°, -93.1158°, elevation 535 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).