Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Zapotan features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (71 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1853 mm (72.9 inches) and receives 147 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Zapotan enjoys an average of 3345 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 0 minutes to 13 hours 13 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Zapotan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 22 °C (71 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Zapotan experiences 324 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 | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Mean maximum | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (87°F) |
Average high | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Daily mean | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Average low | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (62°F) |
Mean minimum | 12°C (53°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Minimum | 9°C (48°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (53°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Zapotan, Michoacán, Mexico with other places around the world.
Zapotan usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 25 rainy days and 387 mm (15.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Zapotan are February, March and April. On average, 3 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) | 12 (0.5) | 9 (0.3) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (0.4) | 308 (12.1) | 300 (11.8) | 420 (16.5) | 432 (17.0) | 275 (10.8) | 67 (2.6) | 18 (0.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Zapotan are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 36 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Zapotan: January, August and September receive an average of 7 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 236 | 270 | 319 | 321 | 334 | 271 | 274 | 250 | 236 | 264 | 277 | 287 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 8m | 11h 31m | 12h 2m | 12h 34m | 13h 0m | 13h 13m | 13h 6m | 12h 43m | 12h 12m | 11h 41m | 11h 14m | 11h 0m |
Zapotan 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 Zapotan 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 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 |