Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Ignacio features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (62 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (37 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 117 mm (4.6 inches) and receives 10 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Ignacio enjoys an average of 3644 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 26 minutes to 13 hours 49 minutes per day.
The warmest months in San Ignacio are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 30 °C (83 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 17 °C (62 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, San Ignacio experiences 255 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 | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Average high | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Daily mean | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 17°C (62°F) |
Average low | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 10°C (51°F) |
Mean minimum | 5°C (42°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Minimum | 4°C (40°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 3°C (37°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in San Ignacio, Baja California Sur, Mexico with other places around the world.
San Ignacio usually has the most precipitation in March, September and November, with an average of 1 rainy days and 20 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Ignacio are April, May and June. On average, 0 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) | 12 (0.5) | 10 (0.4) | 14 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 8 (0.3) | 28 (1.1) | 13 (0.5) | 16 (0.6) | 12 (0.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
The sunniest months in San Ignacio are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 44 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Ignacio: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 214 | 244 | 295 | 325 | 357 | 361 | 360 | 341 | 312 | 304 | 263 | 262 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 37m | 11h 14m | 12h 1m | 12h 49m | 13h 29m | 13h 49m | 13h 38m | 13h 2m | 12h 16m | 11h 28m | 10h 46m | 10h 26m |
San Ignacio 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 Moderate / 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 San Ignacio 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 | 5 |