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Monthly climate in El Zapotillo, Mexico

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Zapotillo features a subtropical climate (Cwb). Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (45 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1696 mm (66.8 inches) and receives 170 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. El Zapotillo enjoys an average of 3397 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 8 minutes to 13 hours 5 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in El Zapotillo, Mexico

The warmest months in El Zapotillo are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (73 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Zapotillo experiences 290 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 El Zapotillo. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum31°C
(88°F)		32°C
(90°F)		33°C
(92°F)		34°C
(94°F)		35°C
(95°F)		32°C
(90°F)		31°C
(89°F)		31°C
(88°F)		31°C
(87°F)		30°C
(87°F)		30°C
(87°F)		30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum30°C
(86°F)		31°C
(89°F)		33°C
(91°F)		34°C
(93°F)		33°C
(92°F)		30°C
(87°F)		31°C
(88°F)		30°C
(87°F)		30°C
(86°F)		29°C
(85°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(85°F)
Average high26°C
(79°F)		28°C
(83°F)		29°C
(85°F)		31°C
(87°F)		30°C
(87°F)		28°C
(83°F)		29°C
(84°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(81°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean20°C
(68°F)		21°C
(70°F)		23°C
(73°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(76°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)		22°C
(72°F)		21°C
(70°F)		20°C
(68°F)
Average low15°C
(59°F)		15°C
(60°F)		17°C
(63°F)		18°C
(65°F)		19°C
(67°F)		19°C
(67°F)		18°C
(65°F)		19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(66°F)		17°C
(62°F)		15°C
(59°F)
Mean minimum10°C
(51°F)		11°C
(53°F)		14°C
(57°F)		14°C
(58°F)		17°C
(64°F)		18°C
(64°F)		16°C
(62°F)		17°C
(63°F)		17°C
(63°F)		16°C
(61°F)		13°C
(55°F)		10°C
(50°F)
Minimum9°C
(48°F)		10°C
(50°F)		12°C
(54°F)		12°C
(54°F)		15°C
(60°F)		16°C
(62°F)		16°C
(61°F)		16°C
(62°F)		16°C
(62°F)		15°C
(59°F)		11°C
(52°F)		7°C
(45°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Zapotillo, Mexico

El Zapotillo usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 27 rainy days and 323 mm (12.7 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in El Zapotillo are January, February and March. On average, 8 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Zapotillo. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)10 (0.4)6 (0.2)9 (0.3)35 (1.4)165 (6.5)333 (13.1)230 (9.1)299 (11.8)339 (13.3)226 (8.9)30 (1.2)16 (0.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)212821282425282272

Monthly sunshine hours in El Zapotillo, Mexico

The sunniest months in El Zapotillo are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 0 minutes a day. Least sunny months in El Zapotillo: January, February and June receive an average of 8 hours 26 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in El Zapotillo. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours228270310307313261307296276270270283
Mean daily daylight hours11h 14m11h 35m12h 2m12h 30m12h 54m13h 5m12h 59m12h 38m12h 11m11h 43m11h 20m11h 8m

Solar UV radiation in El Zapotillo, Mexico

El Zapotillo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, 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 Zapotillo UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Zapotillo. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)10121414141414131312109