Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dolores features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (53 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (27 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 959 mm (37.8 inches) and receives 122 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Dolores enjoys an average of 3522 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 31 minutes to 13 hours 43 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Dolores are May, June and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 23 °C (70 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 12 °C (53 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dolores experiences 187 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 10 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Mean maximum | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Average high | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 21°C (69°F) |
Daily mean | 11°C (53°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Average low | 3°C (37°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 4°C (40°F) |
Mean minimum | -2°C (28°F) | -0°C (31°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Minimum | -3°C (27°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 5°C (40°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Dolores, Chihuahua, Mexico with other places around the world.
Dolores usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 25 rainy days and 209 mm (8.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Dolores are March, April and May. On average, 9 mm (0.4 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) | 24 (1.0) | 45 (1.8) | 16 (0.6) | 4 (0.1) | 8 (0.3) | 107 (4.2) | 282 (11.1) | 200 (7.9) | 145 (5.7) | 38 (1.5) | 55 (2.2) | 35 (1.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Dolores are April, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Dolores: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 21 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 | 257 | 305 | 327 | 366 | 334 | 293 | 296 | 278 | 298 | 270 | 270 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 42m | 11h 16m | 12h 1m | 12h 47m | 13h 25m | 13h 43m | 13h 33m | 12h 59m | 12h 15m | 11h 30m | 10h 51m | 10h 31m |
Dolores 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 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 Dolores 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 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 |