Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Chetumal features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1271 mm (50.0 inches) and receives 210 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Chetumal enjoys an average of 3546 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 1 minutes to 13 hours 12 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Chetumal are May, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 26 °C (76 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Chetumal 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 | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) |
Average high | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Daily mean | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average low | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Mean minimum | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (62°F) |
Minimum | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (60°F) |
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Chetumal usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 24 rainy days and 210 mm (8.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Chetumal are February, March and April. On average, 31 mm (1.2 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) | 57 (2.2) | 29 (1.2) | 28 (1.1) | 35 (1.4) | 83 (3.3) | 249 (9.8) | 105 (4.1) | 143 (5.6) | 168 (6.6) | 213 (8.4) | 108 (4.3) | 51 (2.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 16 |
The sunniest months in Chetumal are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 28 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Chetumal: January, June and November receive an average of 8 hours 36 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 229 | 278 | 316 | 318 | 331 | 274 | 319 | 322 | 296 | 282 | 278 | 295 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 8m | 11h 32m | 12h 2m | 12h 33m | 13h 0m | 13h 12m | 13h 5m | 12h 42m | 12h 12m | 11h 41m | 11h 14m | 11h 1m |
Chetumal experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 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 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Chetumal UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 |