Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santiago features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 28 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (43 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 510 mm (20.1 inches) and receives 55 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santiago enjoys an average of 3640 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 42 minutes to 13 hours 32 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Santiago are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (83 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 18 °C (63 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santiago experiences 286 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 (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Average high | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Daily mean | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Average low | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Mean minimum | 7°C (45°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Minimum | 6°C (44°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 8°C (46°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Santiago, Baja California Sur, Mexico with other places around the world.
Santiago usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 14 rainy days and 133 mm (5.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santiago 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) | 14 (0.6) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 22 (0.9) | 93 (3.7) | 131 (5.2) | 175 (6.9) | 25 (1.0) | 24 (0.9) | 14 (0.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Santiago are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santiago: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 16 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 224 | 258 | 311 | 323 | 357 | 346 | 350 | 324 | 294 | 303 | 276 | 270 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 51m | 11h 22m | 12h 1m | 12h 42m | 13h 16m | 13h 32m | 13h 23m | 12h 53m | 12h 14m | 11h 34m | 10h 59m | 10h 42m |
Santiago 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 Santiago UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 |