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Monthly climate in La Esmeralda, Mexico

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Esmeralda features a hot desert climate (BWh). Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (56 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (25 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (105 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 162 mm (6.4 inches) and receives 28 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. La Esmeralda enjoys an average of 3667 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 26 minutes to 13 hours 49 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in La Esmeralda, Mexico

The warmest months in La Esmeralda are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 17 °C (56 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Esmeralda experiences 239 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 4 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in La Esmeralda. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum28°C
(83°F)		33°C
(91°F)		36°C
(98°F)		37°C
(98°F)		41°C
(105°F)		41°C
(105°F)		40°C
(103°F)		38°C
(101°F)		39°C
(103°F)		36°C
(97°F)		33°C
(91°F)		30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum27°C
(81°F)		31°C
(88°F)		34°C
(94°F)		36°C
(97°F)		39°C
(103°F)		40°C
(103°F)		38°C
(101°F)		37°C
(99°F)		36°C
(98°F)		34°C
(94°F)		30°C
(87°F)		27°C
(80°F)
Average high20°C
(68°F)		24°C
(75°F)		28°C
(82°F)		31°C
(89°F)		35°C
(95°F)		36°C
(96°F)		34°C
(94°F)		34°C
(94°F)		31°C
(88°F)		29°C
(84°F)		24°C
(76°F)		20°C
(69°F)
Daily mean13°C
(56°F)		17°C
(62°F)		21°C
(69°F)		24°C
(76°F)		28°C
(83°F)		29°C
(85°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(83°F)		26°C
(78°F)		23°C
(73°F)		18°C
(64°F)		14°C
(57°F)
Average low6°C
(44°F)		10°C
(50°F)		13°C
(56°F)		17°C
(63°F)		20°C
(69°F)		23°C
(73°F)		22°C
(73°F)		22°C
(73°F)		20°C
(68°F)		17°C
(62°F)		11°C
(53°F)		8°C
(46°F)
Mean minimum-1°C
(31°F)		2°C
(35°F)		6°C
(43°F)		10°C
(50°F)		15°C
(60°F)		19°C
(67°F)		19°C
(67°F)		19°C
(66°F)		17°C
(62°F)		7°C
(45°F)		4°C
(40°F)		0°C
(33°F)
Minimum-3°C
(28°F)		-4°C
(25°F)		3°C
(37°F)		8°C
(47°F)		12°C
(53°F)		17°C
(62°F)		19°C
(66°F)		16°C
(61°F)		15°C
(59°F)		4°C
(40°F)		-4°C
(26°F)		-2°C
(29°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in La Esmeralda, Mexico

La Esmeralda usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 4 rainy days and 29 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in La Esmeralda are January, February and April. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in La Esmeralda. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)3 (0.1)3 (0.1)5 (0.2)2 (0.1)6 (0.3)13 (0.5)17 (0.7)21 (0.8)42 (1.7)25 (1.0)8 (0.3)16 (0.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)111023456311

Monthly sunshine hours in La Esmeralda, Mexico

The sunniest months in La Esmeralda are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 40 minutes a day. Least sunny months in La Esmeralda: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 20 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in La Esmeralda. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours220260306326359353360347303289269269
Mean daily daylight hours10h 37m11h 13m12h 0m12h 49m13h 29m13h 49m13h 38m13h 2m12h 16m11h 28m10h 46m10h 26m

Solar UV radiation in La Esmeralda, Mexico

La Esmeralda experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, 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 La Esmeralda UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for La Esmeralda. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)710111313131313121086