Climate averages 1991–2020
Matehuala weather
in January.
A mild, fairly dry month: the coolest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a mild month in Matehuala: daytime highs average 20.0°C and nights cool to about 6.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes January a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 51 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ciudad Victoria (153 km away). In January its highs average 22.4°C, 2.5°C warmer than Matehuala, with 27 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Matehuala ranks joint 111th of 153 for the warmest January highs and joint 61st of 153 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 153 cities is 22.4°C; Matehuala is 2.5°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 22.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 15 mm to 13 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Matehuala climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 20.0°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 15 | 2.8 | 10.911 h |
| February | 22.7°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 13 | 2.7 | 11.311 h |
| March | 25.6°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 16 | 3.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 28.3°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 29 | 5.1 | 12.713 h |
| May | 29.1°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 52 | 9.4 | 13.313 h |
| June | 28.5°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 51 | 8.2 | 13.614 h |
| July | 28.0°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 52 | 7.5 | 13.413 h |
| August | 28.3°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 45 | 7.5 | 13.013 h |
| September | 26.1°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 67 | 9.9 | 12.312 h |
| October | 25.1°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 35 | 5.2 | 11.612 h |
| November | 22.3°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 13 | 2.6 | 11.011 h |
| December | 20.5°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 11 | 2.0 | 10.711 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Ciudad Victoria in JanuaryMexico · 153 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 11.8°C · 27 mm rain
- Soledad de Graciano Sánchez in JanuaryMexico · 165 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 6.4°C · 15 mm rain
- San Luis Potosí in JanuaryMexico · 170 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 6.4°C · 15 mm rain
- Linares in JanuaryMexico · 173 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 9.5°C · 26 mm rain
- Ciudad Mante in JanuaryMexico · 198 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 14.4°C · 18 mm rain
- Saltillo in JanuaryMexico · 201 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 7.3°C · 21 mm rain
- Guadalupe in JanuaryMexico · 216 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 4.8°C · 16 mm rain
- Zacatecas in JanuaryMexico · 221 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 3.4°C · 16 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Matehuala) is explained once on the Matehuala year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.