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Monthly climate in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Jose del Cabo features a hot desert climate (BWh). Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (55 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 354 mm (13.9 inches) and receives 34 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. San Jose del Cabo enjoys an average of 3637 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 43 minutes to 13 hours 30 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico

The warmest months in San Jose del Cabo are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 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, San Jose del Cabo experiences 212 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 San Jose del Cabo. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum27°C
(82°F)		26°C
(80°F)		27°C
(82°F)		28°C
(84°F)		30°C
(86°F)		31°C
(88°F)		32°C
(89°F)		32°C
(90°F)		31°C
(88°F)		32°C
(90°F)		31°C
(87°F)		29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(79°F)		27°C
(80°F)		27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(83°F)		29°C
(85°F)		31°C
(88°F)		32°C
(89°F)		31°C
(87°F)		31°C
(89°F)		30°C
(86°F)		27°C
(81°F)
Average high24°C
(75°F)		23°C
(74°F)		24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(77°F)		26°C
(79°F)		27°C
(81°F)		29°C
(85°F)		30°C
(86°F)		29°C
(85°F)		29°C
(85°F)		27°C
(81°F)		25°C
(77°F)
Daily mean20°C
(69°F)		20°C
(68°F)		21°C
(70°F)		22°C
(72°F)		23°C
(74°F)		25°C
(77°F)		27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(80°F)		25°C
(77°F)		22°C
(71°F)
Average low18°C
(64°F)		17°C
(63°F)		18°C
(64°F)		19°C
(66°F)		21°C
(69°F)		23°C
(73°F)		25°C
(77°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		22°C
(72°F)		19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum15°C
(59°F)		14°C
(57°F)		15°C
(60°F)		17°C
(62°F)		18°C
(65°F)		20°C
(69°F)		23°C
(73°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(76°F)		22°C
(71°F)		19°C
(67°F)		16°C
(61°F)
Minimum14°C
(57°F)		13°C
(55°F)		15°C
(59°F)		16°C
(61°F)		17°C
(63°F)		19°C
(66°F)		21°C
(69°F)		24°C
(76°F)		23°C
(74°F)		21°C
(69°F)		19°C
(66°F)		15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico

San Jose del Cabo usually has the most precipitation in August, September and November, with an average of 8 rainy days and 90 mm (3.5 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in San Jose del Cabo 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 San Jose del Cabo. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)4 (0.2)11 (0.4)1 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)17 (0.7)21 (0.8)97 (3.8)143 (5.6)23 (0.9)31 (1.2)7 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)0100013913421

Monthly sunshine hours in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico

The sunniest months in San Jose del Cabo are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 26 minutes a day. Least sunny months in San Jose del Cabo: 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 San Jose del Cabo. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours224259312323356344351323293302276270
Mean daily daylight hours10h 53m11h 23m12h 1m12h 41m13h 14m13h 30m13h 22m12h 52m12h 14m11h 34m11h 0m10h 43m

Solar UV radiation in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico

San Jose del Cabo 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 San Jose del Cabo UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for San Jose del Cabo. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)710111313131212121186