Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Palenque features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (59 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1245 mm (49.0 inches) and receives 227 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Palenque enjoys an average of 3869 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 54 minutes to 13 hours 19 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Palenque are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 23 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Palenque experiences 323 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 30°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Average high | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Daily mean | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Average low | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Mean minimum | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Minimum | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
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Palenque usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 23 rainy days and 177 mm (7.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Palenque are January, February and December. On average, 44 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43 (1.7) | 32 (1.3) | 62 (2.4) | 81 (3.2) | 240 (9.4) | 106 (4.2) | 103 (4.0) | 115 (4.5) | 154 (6.0) | 137 (5.4) | 115 (4.5) | 57 (2.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 16 |
The sunniest months in Palenque are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Palenque: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 19 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 244 | 303 | 341 | 343 | 336 | 344 | 362 | 344 | 327 | 318 | 289 | 312 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 2m | 11h 28m | 12h 2m | 12h 36m | 13h 5m | 13h 19m | 13h 12m | 12h 46m | 12h 13m | 11h 38m | 11h 9m | 10h 54m |
Palenque experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Palenque UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 |