Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cal y Mayor features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (66 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (49 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2713 mm (106.8 inches) and receives 248 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cal y Mayor enjoys an average of 3169 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 7 minutes to 13 hours 6 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Cal y Mayor are May, June and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 20 °C (66 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cal y Mayor experiences 229 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) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Average high | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Daily mean | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Average low | 16°C (60°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Mean minimum | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 11°C (51°F) |
Minimum | 9°C (49°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Cal y Mayor, Oaxaca, Mexico with other places around the world.
Cal y Mayor usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 26 rainy days and 346 mm (13.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cal y Mayor are February, March and April. On average, 117 mm (4.6 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) | 193 (7.6) | 135 (5.3) | 134 (5.3) | 82 (3.2) | 147 (5.8) | 321 (12.6) | 247 (9.7) | 287 (11.3) | 342 (13.5) | 374 (14.7) | 263 (10.4) | 188 (7.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 19 |
The sunniest months in Cal y Mayor are April, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 49 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cal y Mayor: January, February and October receive an average of 7 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 199 | 246 | 290 | 297 | 313 | 253 | 293 | 273 | 252 | 247 | 250 | 250 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 13m | 11h 35m | 12h 2m | 12h 31m | 12h 55m | 13h 6m | 13h 0m | 12h 39m | 12h 11m | 11h 43m | 11h 19m | 11h 7m |
Cal y Mayor experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and July, 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 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Cal y Mayor UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 |