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Monthly climate in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cabo San Lucas features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (56 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 322 mm (12.7 inches) and receives 33 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cabo San Lucas enjoys an average of 3635 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 44 minutes to 13 hours 30 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico §

The warmest months in Cabo San Lucas are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (80 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cabo San Lucas experiences 187 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Average high 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico §

Cabo San Lucas usually has the most precipitation in August, September and November, with an average of 8 rainy days and 81 mm (3.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cabo San Lucas are March, April and May. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4 (0.2) 13 (0.5) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 15 (0.6) 20 (0.8) 87 (3.4) 125 (4.9) 19 (0.7) 30 (1.2) 7 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 9 13 3 2 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico §

The sunniest months in Cabo San Lucas are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 24 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cabo San Lucas: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 16 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 223 259 311 323 355 343 350 323 294 303 277 269
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 53m 11h 23m 12h 1m 12h 41m 13h 14m 13h 30m 13h 21m 12h 52m 12h 14m 11h 35m 11h 1m 10h 44m

Solar UV radiation in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico §

Cabo San Lucas experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, 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 High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Cabo San Lucas UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 7 10 11 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 8 7