Zumpango del Río weather in January

In January, Zumpango del Río sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 13 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 Zumpango del Río's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zumpango del Río's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:16 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
34%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Zumpango del Río is municipal seat of Eduardo Neri, State of Guerrero, Mexico.

Founded
1530

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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Zumpango del Río reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°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 Zumpango del Río

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.

Zumpango del Río 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
Jan28° / 14°131.711.17.8
Feb30° / 15°91.411.46.6
Mar32° / 16°102.511.95.3
Apr33° / 18°174.412.44.1
May32° / 19°7514.412.83.5
Jun29° / 19°20725.3133.2
Jul29° / 19°21327.4133.2
Aug29° / 19°24028.312.63.2
Sep28° / 19°22826.812.13.6
Oct29° / 18°10517.111.64.6
Nov29° / 16°285.811.26.3
Dec28° / 14°101.7117.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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

Any precipitation

Zumpango del Río gets around 13 mm of rain over 1.7 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 8% on the wettest days.

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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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
186131
287121
388120
488120
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689110
789110
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3188120

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 4 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 7:12 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:126:10
211.07:136:11
311.07:136:11
411.07:136:12
511.07:146:12
611.07:146:13
711.07:146:14
811.07:156:14
911.07:156:15
1011.07:156:15
1111.07:156:16
1211.07:156:16
1311.07:166:17
1411.07:166:18
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1611.07:166:19
1711.17:166:19
1811.17:166:20
1911.17:166:21
2011.17:166:21
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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 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 7.41 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.25 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Zumpango del Río

In seasonPeak

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

Zumpango del Río'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 Zumpango del Río?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zumpango del Río in January

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

In January, Zumpango del Río sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zumpango del Río 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 Zumpango del Río peaks around March 23 at about 13 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Zumpango del Río 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 Zumpango del Río is worst in May — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (March, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1434 µg/m³Mar 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May36Poor
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zumpango del Río?

Zumpango del Río sits at 17.7°N, 99.5°W, 1,040 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Chilpancingo, 12 km away.

Topography around Zumpango del Río

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zumpango del Río has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m around an average of 1,134 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,158 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,502 m.

The land around Zumpango del Río is covered by shrubs (71%) within 3 km, shrubs (55%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and shrubs (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
391 m
16 km
2,158 m
80 km
3,502 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Chilpancingo 12 km · Tixtla de Guerrero 17 km · Chilapa de Álvarez 38 km · Ciudad de Huitzuco 75 km · Iguala de la Independencia 77 km · Teloloapan 87 km · Ayutla de los Libres 89 km · Acapulco 98 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 Zumpango del Río (17.6544°, -99.5272°, elevation 1,040 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).