Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Cantera features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (36 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1373 mm (54.0 inches) and receives 135 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.La Cantera enjoys an average of 3455 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 50 minutes to 13 hours 24 minutes per day.
The warmest months in La Cantera are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 24 °C (75 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 19 °C (65 - 66 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Cantera experiences 308 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 | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Average high | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Daily mean | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Average low | 11°C (53°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 12°C (55°F) |
Mean minimum | 6°C (44°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Minimum | 2°C (36°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in La Cantera, Nayarit, Mexico with other places around the world.
La Cantera usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 29 rainy days and 315 mm (12.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in La Cantera are March, April and May. 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) | 28 (1.1) | 39 (1.5) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 9 (0.3) | 146 (5.7) | 289 (11.4) | 313 (12.3) | 344 (13.5) | 153 (6.0) | 24 (0.9) | 26 (1.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 3 |
The sunniest months in La Cantera are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in La Cantera: January, February and September receive an average of 8 hours 15 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 227 | 261 | 318 | 329 | 352 | 306 | 297 | 276 | 254 | 271 | 280 | 277 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 58m | 11h 26m | 12h 2m | 12h 38m | 13h 9m | 13h 24m | 13h 16m | 12h 49m | 12h 13m | 11h 37m | 11h 5m | 10h 50m |
La Cantera experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, 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 Cantera UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 |