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Monthly climate in San Cristobal, Oaxaca, Mexico

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Cristobal features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (51 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 964 mm (38.0 inches) and receives 99 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Cristobal enjoys an average of 3590 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 9 minutes to 13 hours 5 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in San Cristobal, Oaxaca, Mexico §

The warmest months in San Cristobal are April, May and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, San Cristobal experiences 318 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in San Cristobal, Oaxaca, Mexico.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(94°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)
Average low 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Minimum 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(51°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in San Cristobal, Oaxaca, Mexico §

San Cristobal usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 19 rainy days and 219 mm (8.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Cristobal are January, March and November. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in San Cristobal, Oaxaca, Mexico.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5 (0.2) 7 (0.3) 3 (0.1) 15 (0.6) 68 (2.7) 319 (12.5) 87 (3.4) 171 (6.7) 168 (6.6) 110 (4.3) 7 (0.3) 7 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 2 0 2 11 20 14 18 19 12 1 0

Monthly sunshine hours in San Cristobal, Oaxaca, Mexico §

The sunniest months in San Cristobal are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 24 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Cristobal: January, February and June receive an average of 8 hours 49 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in San Cristobal, Oaxaca, Mexico.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 246 280 323 316 320 267 324 305 287 300 308 309
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 15m 11h 35m 12h 2m 12h 30m 12h 53m 13h 5m 12h 58m 12h 38m 12h 11m 11h 44m 11h 20m 11h 9m

Solar UV radiation in San Cristobal, Oaxaca, Mexico §

San Cristobal experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, 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 San Cristobal UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for San Cristobal, Oaxaca, Mexico.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 14 12 10 9