Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Colima features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 26 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1225 mm (48.2 inches) and receives 126 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Colima enjoys an average of 3366 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 58 minutes to 13 hours 16 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Colima are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 22 °C (72 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Colima experiences 325 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 | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) |
Mean maximum | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Average high | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (85°F) |
Daily mean | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Average low | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (62°F) |
Mean minimum | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Minimum | 9°C (48°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (57°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (53°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Colima, Mexico with other places around the world.
Colima usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 24 rainy days and 272 mm (10.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Colima are February, March and April. On average, 4 mm (0.1 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) | 10 (0.4) | 9 (0.4) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (0.5) | 229 (9.0) | 156 (6.1) | 344 (13.6) | 242 (9.5) | 182 (7.2) | 29 (1.2) | 9 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Colima are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 38 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Colima: January, August and September receive an average of 7 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 235 | 269 | 320 | 323 | 334 | 272 | 273 | 257 | 242 | 270 | 278 | 288 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 5m | 11h 30m | 12h 2m | 12h 35m | 13h 2m | 13h 16m | 13h 8m | 12h 44m | 12h 12m | 11h 40m | 11h 12m | 10h 58m |
Colima experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, June and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 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 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Colima UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 |