Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Ciudad features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (54 °F) and 20 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (25 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1571 mm (61.8 inches) and receives 144 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.La Ciudad enjoys an average of 3506 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 41 minutes to 13 hours 33 minutes per day.
The warmest months in La Ciudad are May, June and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 20 °C (67 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 13 °C (54 - 56 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Ciudad experiences 120 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 1 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 (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Mean maximum | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Average high | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Daily mean | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Average low | 5°C (41°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Mean minimum | 0°C (33°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 1°C (34°F) |
Minimum | -4°C (25°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 0°C (32°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in La Ciudad, Durango, Mexico with other places around the world.
La Ciudad usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 29 rainy days and 360 mm (14.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in La Ciudad are March, April and May. On average, 11 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) | 26 (1.0) | 43 (1.7) | 8 (0.3) | 5 (0.2) | 20 (0.8) | 175 (6.9) | 393 (15.5) | 388 (15.3) | 299 (11.8) | 130 (5.1) | 34 (1.3) | 50 (2.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 4 |
The sunniest months in La Ciudad are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 57 minutes a day.Least sunny months in La Ciudad: January, February and September 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 | 225 | 263 | 319 | 330 | 357 | 318 | 291 | 293 | 263 | 288 | 277 | 277 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 50m | 11h 21m | 12h 1m | 12h 42m | 13h 17m | 13h 33m | 13h 24m | 12h 54m | 12h 14m | 11h 33m | 10h 58m | 10h 41m |
La Ciudad experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May 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 High / 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 La Ciudad UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 |