Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Centenario features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 30 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 205 mm (8.1 inches) and receives 17 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Centenario enjoys an average of 3631 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 39 minutes to 13 hours 35 minutes per day.
The warmest months in El Centenario are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 30 °C (84 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 20 °C (65 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Centenario experiences 274 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 (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Average high | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Daily mean | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Average low | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 15°C (58°F) |
Mean minimum | 9°C (49°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Minimum | 9°C (48°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in El Centenario, Baja California Sur, Mexico with other places around the world.
El Centenario usually has the most precipitation in August, September and November, with an average of 4 rainy days and 50 mm (1.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Centenario are March, April and May. On average, 1 mm (0.0 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) | 10 (0.4) | 11 (0.4) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 7 (0.3) | 32 (1.2) | 92 (3.6) | 9 (0.3) | 25 (1.0) | 16 (0.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The sunniest months in El Centenario are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 29 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Centenario: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 10 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 221 | 254 | 305 | 324 | 357 | 349 | 350 | 325 | 297 | 305 | 272 | 267 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 49m | 11h 20m | 12h 1m | 12h 43m | 13h 18m | 13h 35m | 13h 26m | 12h 55m | 12h 14m | 11h 33m | 10h 57m | 10h 39m |
El Centenario 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 El Centenario UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 |