Escuintla weather in January
In January, Escuintla has daytime highs averaging 30 °C, nights around 19 °C, with 3.0 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 30.3°C Average high
- 19.0°C Average low
- 3.0days Wet days
- 10mm Rainfall
- 11h Daylight
Daily temperatures through January
How January develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 January | 30.1 °C | 19.1 °C | 11 % |
| 11–20 January | 30.4 °C | 18.9 °C | 8 % |
| 21–31 January | 30.5 °C | 18.9 °C | 10 % |
What to expect
| Measure | Typical January | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 31 of 31 | 100 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 17 of 31 | 55 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 3.0 of 31 | 10 % |
Conditions in January
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 24 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 37 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 14 °C |
| Relative humidity | 66 % |
| Wind speed | 12 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 20 % |
Where Escuintla ranks in January
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in North America in January | 6th of 50 | 30 °C |
| The driest places in North America in January | 27th of 50 | 10 mm |
January compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.3 °C | 10 mm | 20 % |
| February | 31.2 °C | 10 mm | 20 % |
| March | 31.6 °C | 28 mm | 28 % |
| November | 28.4 °C | 142 mm | 48 % |
| December | 29.4 °C | 27 mm | 25 % |
See all twelve months for Escuintla
- January is the 4th warmest month here.
- It is the 2nd driest month of the year.
- It ranks 2nd for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 11 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 3.0 of 31 days — 10 % of the month.
- Nights are about 11 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest January day on record since 1991 reached 37 °C, 6.4 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsJanuary in Escuintla, answered
How warm is Escuintla in January?
Daily highs average 30 °C and nights fall to about 19 °C, a spread of 11 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes January the 7th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Escuintla in January?
January averages 10 mm of rain, spread over about 3 of the 31 days — 10 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 20 % of the sky.
How long are the days in January?
Escuintla averages 11 hours between sunrise and sunset in January. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.