Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Jose features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (69 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (44 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1834 mm (72.2 inches) and receives 186 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Jose enjoys an average of 3440 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 8 minutes to 13 hours 5 minutes per day.
The warmest months in San Jose are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (73 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 21 °C (69 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, San Jose experiences 320 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) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) |
Mean maximum | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Average high | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Daily mean | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (69°F) |
Average low | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (58°F) |
Mean minimum | 11°C (51°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 11°C (53°F) |
Minimum | 8°C (46°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in San Jose, Oaxaca, Mexico with other places around the world.
San Jose usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 29 rainy days and 371 mm (14.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Jose are January, February and December. On average, 8 mm (0.3 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) | 8 (0.3) | 3 (0.1) | 14 (0.5) | 22 (0.9) | 133 (5.2) | 327 (12.9) | 256 (10.1) | 381 (15.0) | 405 (16.0) | 236 (9.3) | 36 (1.4) | 14 (0.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 3 |
The sunniest months in San Jose are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 28 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Jose: January, June and September receive an average of 8 hours 16 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 247 | 282 | 321 | 319 | 322 | 258 | 296 | 272 | 246 | 271 | 300 | 302 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 15m | 11h 35m | 12h 2m | 12h 30m | 12h 54m | 13h 5m | 12h 59m | 12h 38m | 12h 11m | 11h 43m | 11h 20m | 11h 8m |
San Jose 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 Jose UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 |