Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Guadalajara features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (38 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 936 mm (36.9 inches) and receives 111 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Guadalajara enjoys an average of 3518 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 52 minutes to 13 hours 21 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Guadalajara are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 °C (74 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 19 °C (63 - 66 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Guadalajara experiences 292 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 | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Average high | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Daily mean | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Average low | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 10°C (51°F) |
Mean minimum | 5°C (42°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Minimum | 3°C (38°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 3°C (38°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Guadalajara, Mexico with other places around the world.
Guadalajara usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 25 rainy days and 232 mm (9.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Guadalajara are January, March and April. On average, 4 mm (0.2 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) | 8 (0.3) | 14 (0.5) | 3 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 14 (0.5) | 99 (3.9) | 243 (9.6) | 225 (8.8) | 227 (8.9) | 73 (2.9) | 21 (0.8) | 10 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Guadalajara are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Guadalajara: January, February and September receive an average of 8 hours 34 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 230 | 265 | 320 | 327 | 345 | 311 | 303 | 299 | 276 | 283 | 276 | 280 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 1m | 11h 27m | 12h 2m | 12h 37m | 13h 7m | 13h 21m | 13h 13m | 12h 47m | 12h 13m | 11h 38m | 11h 7m | 10h 52m |
Guadalajara experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, 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 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 Guadalajara UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 |