Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cerro Prieto features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (54 °F) and 18 °C (64 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 0 °C (32 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1932 mm (76.0 inches) and receives 175 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cerro Prieto enjoys an average of 3451 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 57 minutes to 13 hours 17 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Cerro Prieto are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 18 °C (62 - 64 °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, Cerro Prieto experiences 44 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 | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Mean maximum | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Average high | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Daily mean | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Average low | 5°C (42°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 6°C (42°F) |
Mean minimum | 2°C (36°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 2°C (36°F) |
Minimum | 1°C (34°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 2°C (37°F) | -0°C (32°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Cerro Prieto, Michoacán, Mexico with other places around the world.
Cerro Prieto usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 29 rainy days and 411 mm (16.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cerro Prieto are January, February and December. On average, 13 mm (0.5 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) | 17 (0.7) | 13 (0.5) | 23 (0.9) | 18 (0.7) | 106 (4.2) | 317 (12.5) | 458 (18.0) | 435 (17.1) | 340 (13.4) | 142 (5.6) | 53 (2.1) | 10 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Cerro Prieto are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 34 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cerro Prieto: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 240 | 278 | 320 | 322 | 330 | 279 | 283 | 276 | 262 | 281 | 281 | 293 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 5m | 11h 30m | 12h 2m | 12h 35m | 13h 3m | 13h 17m | 13h 9m | 12h 44m | 12h 12m | 11h 39m | 11h 11m | 10h 57m |
Cerro Prieto experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, 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 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Cerro Prieto UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 |