Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Palma Grande features a tropical savanna climate (As).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (52 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 902 mm (35.5 inches) and receives 90 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Palma Grande enjoys an average of 3486 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 48 minutes to 13 hours 26 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Palma Grande are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 30 °C (84 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Palma Grande experiences 326 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 | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 33°C (91°F) |
Mean maximum | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (89°F) |
Average high | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Daily mean | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Average low | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Mean minimum | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Minimum | 11°C (52°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 14°C (58°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Palma Grande, Nayarit, Mexico with other places around the world.
Palma Grande usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 21 rainy days and 221 mm (8.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Palma Grande are March, April and May. On average, 0 mm (0.0 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) | 20 (0.8) | 18 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 56 (2.2) | 119 (4.7) | 252 (9.9) | 253 (10.0) | 159 (6.3) | 13 (0.5) | 11 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Palma Grande are April, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 0 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Palma Grande: January, February and September receive an average of 8 hours 19 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 222 | 260 | 317 | 327 | 353 | 320 | 314 | 277 | 265 | 274 | 280 | 272 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 56m | 11h 25m | 12h 1m | 12h 39m | 13h 11m | 13h 26m | 13h 18m | 12h 50m | 12h 13m | 11h 36m | 11h 4m | 10h 48m |
Palma Grande experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 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 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Palma Grande UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 |