Weather at Mexico Beaches in January

This page pulls together weather information for January at popular resort beaches in Mexico.

You can compare this month's averages for temperature, total rainfall and ocean temperature at vacation spots along the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

The temperatures here are in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius. Total rainfall is given in days, inches and millimetres.

January generally stays a little cooler than other months at Mexico's beaches. But the farther south you go, the hotter it gets in the cities and the ocean. So you have a range of warm temperatures to choose from.

While the Yucatan Peninsula in eastern Mexico is somewhat rainy this month, the climate's dry anywhere along the Pacific Ocean, making for wonderful beach weather.

Temperature

Average January temperatures

High °F	Low °F	Beach	High °C	Low °C
		Pacific Beaches
79	54	Cabo San Lucas	26	12
75	60	Mazatlán	24	16
78	55	Puerto Vallarta	26	13
85	69	Manzanillo	29	20
89	70	Zihuatanejo	32	21
87	74	Acapulco	30	23
92	65	Huatulco	33	19
		Caribbean Beaches
83	68	Cancun	28	20
83	67	Cozumel	29	19
85	63	Tulum	29	17

Rainfall

Total average January precipitation

Days	Beach	Inches	Milli­metres
	Pacific Beaches
1	Cabo San Lucas	0.5	13
1	Mazatlán	0.7	17
2	Puerto Vallarta	1.5	37
2	Manzanillo	1.1	29
1	Zihuatanejo	0.8	21
1	Acapulco	0.5	14
1	Huatulco	0.1	3
	Caribbean Beaches
10	Cancun	4.1	105
9	Cozumel	3.2	81
6	Tulum	2.5	65

Ocean Temperature

Average water temperature in January at beaches in Mexico

Beach	°F	°C
Pacific Beaches
Cabo San Lucas	73	23
Mazatlán	72	22
Puerto Vallarta	76	25
Manzanillo	80	27
Zihuatanejo	83	28
Acapulco	83	28
Huatulco	80	26
Caribbean Beaches
Cancun	79	26
Cozumel	80	26
Tulum	80	26