Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Loreto features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (56 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 129 mm (5.1 inches) and receives 7 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Loreto enjoys an average of 3657 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 31 minutes to 13 hours 43 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Loreto are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 19 °C (65 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Loreto experiences 159 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 | 23°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 25°C (76°F) |
Mean maximum | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Average high | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Daily mean | 18°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Average low | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Mean minimum | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Minimum | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 14°C (58°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico with other places around the world.
Loreto usually has the most precipitation in September, October and November, with an average of 1 rainy days and 29 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Loreto are April, May and July. 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) | 8 (0.3) | 4 (0.1) | 4 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 12 (0.5) | 46 (1.8) | 23 (0.9) | 18 (0.7) | 6 (0.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Loreto are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 37 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Loreto: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 9 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 220 | 256 | 301 | 325 | 360 | 355 | 354 | 339 | 309 | 303 | 265 | 265 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 42m | 11h 16m | 12h 1m | 12h 47m | 13h 25m | 13h 43m | 13h 33m | 12h 59m | 12h 15m | 11h 30m | 10h 51m | 10h 31m |
Loreto experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Loreto UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 |