Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Ixcan features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2543 mm (100.1 inches) and receives 229 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Ixcan enjoys an average of 3519 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 10 minutes to 13 hours 3 minutes per day.
The warmest months in El Ixcan are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (78 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Ixcan experiences 289 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) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Average high | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Daily mean | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (71°F) |
Average low | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Mean minimum | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Minimum | 11°C (51°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 13°C (57°F) | 11°C (53°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in El Ixcan, Chiapas, Mexico with other places around the world.
El Ixcan usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 27 rainy days and 449 mm (17.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Ixcan are February, March and April. On average, 59 mm (2.3 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) | 125 (4.9) | 62 (2.5) | 51 (2.0) | 63 (2.5) | 179 (7.0) | 634 (25.0) | 167 (6.6) | 253 (9.9) | 344 (13.5) | 367 (14.5) | 192 (7.5) | 107 (4.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 16 |
The sunniest months in El Ixcan are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Ixcan: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 32 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 219 | 271 | 307 | 311 | 315 | 284 | 325 | 323 | 305 | 289 | 278 | 286 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 16m | 11h 36m | 12h 2m | 12h 29m | 12h 52m | 13h 3m | 12h 57m | 12h 37m | 12h 11m | 11h 44m | 11h 21m | 11h 10m |
El Ixcan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly El Ixcan UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 |