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Mexico · Month guide
Mexico in January
Around 23 °C with 22 mm of rain and 7.3 hours of sun a day.
January is one of the strongest months to visit Mexico. Around 23 °C with 22 mm of rain and 7.3 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
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Mexico · January
What the weather usually does
Mexico · typical month
- Day / night9 – 23 °CYear range 9 – 32 °C
- Rainfall22 mmYear range 18 – 147 mm
- Sunshine7.3 hr / dayYear range 6.7 – 9.3 hr / day
What’s open · January
Things to do in Mexico in January
Nothing in Mexico shuts for the season, and 1 thing below is at its best in January.
- At its bestMonarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
peak season from mid-January to the end of March, when the overwintering population is at its largest
Sources: mexperience.com, monarchjointventure.org
Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.
33 regions · current month
Mexico, taken apart
- Aguascalientes21°C now · 21–30 °C yr
- Baja California19°C now · 19–33 °C yr
- Baja California Sur23°C now · 23–34 °C yr
- Campeche30°C now · 30–37 °C yr
- Chiapas26°C now · 26–32 °C yr
- Chihuahua18°C now · 18–34 °C yr
- Coahuila20°C now · 20–35 °C yr
- Colima28°C now · 28–30 °C yr
- Durango20°C now · 20–30 °C yr
- Guanajuato23°C now · 23–31 °C yr
- Guerrero29°C now · 28–32 °C yr
- Hidalgo21°C now · 21–28 °C yr
- Jalisco25°C now · 25–31 °C yr
- Mexico19°C now · 19–25 °C yr
- Michoacán26°C now · 26–32 °C yr
- Morelos26°C now · 26–32 °C yr
- Nayarit26°C now · 26–32 °C yr
- Nuevo León21°C now · 21–33 °C yr
- Oaxaca26°C now · 26–30 °C yr
- Puebla23°C now · 23–28 °C yr
- Querétaro23°C now · 22–30 °C yr
- Quintana Roo28°C now · 28–33 °C yr
- San Luis Potosí22°C now · 22–31 °C yr
- Sinaloa26°C now · 26–33 °C yr
- Sonora22°C now · 22–37 °C yr
- State of Mexico21°C now · 21–27 °C yr
- Tabasco28°C now · 28–36 °C yr
- Tamaulipas23°C now · 23–34 °C yr
- Tlaxcala20°C now · 20–25 °C yr
- Veracruz25°C now · 25–33 °C yr
- Yucatán29°C now · 29–35 °C yr
- Zacatecas21°C now · 21–30 °C yr
- nan24°C now · 24–29 °C yr
Safety · 6 governments
What the governments say about Mexico
Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
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Highest level across 6 governments · Advisory last changed
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CA
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DE
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NL
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UK
Level 1Exercise normal precautions
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US
Level 2Exercise increased caution
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Parts of Mexico carry a higher advisory — up to level 4, "Do not travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.
Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5
A decade of weather, in one page
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.7 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 25.1 |
| February | 25.0 | 11.1 | 7.8 | 28.3 |
| March | 27.4 | 13.1 | 10.3 | 29.5 |
| April | 29.8 | 15.4 | 12.8 | 32.0 |
| May | 31.5 | 18.0 | 16.0 | 34.3 |
| June | 31.8 | 20.2 | 18.5 | 34.7 |
| July | 31.2 | 20.6 | 19.6 | 33.5 |
| August | 31.0 | 20.5 | 19.6 | 32.6 |
| September | 29.7 | 19.4 | 18.2 | 32.2 |
| October | 28.2 | 16.7 | 13.5 | 30.3 |
| November | 25.6 | 13.1 | 10.7 | 28.2 |
| December | 23.4 | 10.7 | 7.5 | 26.0 |
View data table
| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 22 |
| February | 18 |
| March | 18 |
| April | 18 |
| May | 39 |
| June | 114 |
| July | 124 |
| August | 135 |
| September | 147 |
| October | 83 |
| November | 33 |
| December | 24 |
View data table
| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 7.3 |
| February | 8.0 |
| March | 8.8 |
| April | 9.3 |
| May | 9.1 |
| June | 7.9 |
| July | 7.5 |
| August | 7.2 |
| September | 6.7 |
| October | 7.1 |
| November | 7.2 |
| December | 7.0 |
— average▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.7 | 6.6 | 11.8 |
| February | 9.3 | 7.1 | 12.2 |
| March | 10.1 | 7.8 | 13.2 |
| April | 10.4 | 8.5 | 13.3 |
| May | 9.9 | 8.3 | 11.7 |
| June | 9.1 | 7.7 | 10.6 |
| July | 8.3 | 7.1 | 9.5 |
| August | 7.9 | 6.7 | 9.3 |
| September | 7.5 | 6.4 | 9.0 |
| October | 7.9 | 6.4 | 10.0 |
| November | 7.9 | 6.3 | 10.7 |
| December | 8.0 | 6.3 | 10.5 |
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