Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Rafael features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (47 °F) and 21 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (20 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 859 mm (33.8 inches) and receives 103 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Rafael enjoys an average of 3494 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 25 minutes to 13 hours 49 minutes per day.
The warmest months in San Rafael are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 21 °C (67 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 9 °C (47 - 49 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, San Rafael experiences 137 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 40 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Mean maximum | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Average high | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Daily mean | 8°C (47°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Average low | 0°C (33°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 1°C (35°F) |
Mean minimum | -4°C (24°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -0°C (31°F) | -4°C (26°F) |
Minimum | -5°C (22°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 9°C (48°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -4°C (25°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in San Rafael, Chihuahua, Mexico with other places around the world.
San Rafael usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 20 rainy days and 172 mm (6.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Rafael are April, May and December. On average, 16 mm (0.6 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) | 35 (1.4) | 50 (2.0) | 39 (1.5) | 6 (0.2) | 9 (0.3) | 80 (3.2) | 241 (9.5) | 167 (6.6) | 108 (4.3) | 45 (1.8) | 45 (1.8) | 34 (1.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
The sunniest months in San Rafael are April, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Rafael: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 215 | 241 | 293 | 328 | 366 | 336 | 303 | 298 | 291 | 298 | 265 | 255 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 37m | 11h 13m | 12h 1m | 12h 49m | 13h 30m | 13h 49m | 13h 39m | 13h 3m | 12h 16m | 11h 28m | 10h 46m | 10h 25m |
San Rafael experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, 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 San Rafael UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 |