Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mapastepec features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (61 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1978 mm (77.9 inches) and receives 179 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mapastepec enjoys an average of 3585 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 12 minutes to 13 hours 1 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Mapastepec are April, May and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mapastepec experiences 329 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 | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) |
Mean maximum | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) |
Average high | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Average low | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Mean minimum | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Minimum | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Mapastepec, Chiapas, Mexico with other places around the world.
Mapastepec usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 26 rainy days and 363 mm (14.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mapastepec are January, February and December. On average, 5 mm (0.2 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) | 6 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) | 14 (0.5) | 27 (1.1) | 193 (7.6) | 321 (12.6) | 266 (10.5) | 317 (12.5) | 386 (15.2) | 381 (15.0) | 59 (2.3) | 7 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 11 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Mapastepec are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mapastepec: January, February and June receive an average of 8 hours 57 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 249 | 282 | 321 | 315 | 316 | 275 | 322 | 301 | 288 | 289 | 309 | 314 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 18m | 11h 37m | 12h 2m | 12h 28m | 12h 50m | 13h 1m | 12h 55m | 12h 36m | 12h 11m | 11h 45m | 11h 23m | 11h 12m |
Mapastepec experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and July, 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 Mapastepec 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 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |