Monthly climate in San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Luis Potosi features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (55 °F) and 22 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (25 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 541 mm (21.3 inches) and receives 82 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Luis Potosi enjoys an average of 3564 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 47 minutes to 13 hours 27 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in San Luis Potosi, Mexico §

The warmest months in San Luis Potosi are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 22 °C (68 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 15 °C (55 - 59 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, San Luis Potosi experiences 175 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 1 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 Luis Potosi, 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 28°C
(82°F)
32°C
(91°F)
33°C
(92°F)
33°C
(92°F)
35°C
(95°F)
34°C
(93°F)
31°C
(88°F)
31°C
(88°F)
30°C
(87°F)
28°C
(83°F)
29°C
(84°F)
27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(80°F)
29°C
(85°F)
31°C
(88°F)
32°C
(90°F)
33°C
(92°F)
32°C
(89°F)
30°C
(85°F)
30°C
(86°F)
29°C
(84°F)
28°C
(82°F)
27°C
(81°F)
26°C
(79°F)
Average high 21°C
(70°F)
24°C
(75°F)
27°C
(80°F)
29°C
(84°F)
29°C
(85°F)
27°C
(81°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(80°F)
25°C
(76°F)
24°C
(75°F)
22°C
(72°F)
21°C
(71°F)
Daily mean 13°C
(55°F)
15°C
(60°F)
18°C
(64°F)
20°C
(68°F)
22°C
(71°F)
21°C
(69°F)
20°C
(68°F)
20°C
(68°F)
19°C
(66°F)
17°C
(63°F)
15°C
(59°F)
13°C
(55°F)
Average low 6°C
(44°F)
8°C
(47°F)
10°C
(51°F)
12°C
(55°F)
15°C
(58°F)
15°C
(60°F)
15°C
(59°F)
15°C
(59°F)
15°C
(59°F)
12°C
(55°F)
9°C
(48°F)
6°C
(43°F)
Mean minimum 1°C
(34°F)
2°C
(36°F)
5°C
(42°F)
8°C
(46°F)
11°C
(52°F)
13°C
(56°F)
13°C
(55°F)
13°C
(55°F)
12°C
(53°F)
7°C
(46°F)
3°C
(38°F)
-1°C
(30°F)
Minimum -1°C
(31°F)
0°C
(33°F)
0°C
(33°F)
6°C
(44°F)
8°C
(47°F)
11°C
(52°F)
11°C
(53°F)
12°C
(53°F)
9°C
(49°F)
4°C
(39°F)
-1°C
(31°F)
-4°C
(25°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in San Luis Potosi, Mexico §

San Luis Potosi usually has the most precipitation in June, July and September, with an average of 13 rainy days and 98 mm (3.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Luis Potosi are January, February and December. On average, 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in San Luis Potosi, 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) 9 (0.3) 11 (0.4) 13 (0.5) 14 (0.5) 50 (2.0) 104 (4.1) 91 (3.6) 59 (2.3) 101 (4.0) 62 (2.4) 19 (0.7) 9 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 2 3 4 8 14 12 8 15 10 3 1

Monthly sunshine hours in San Luis Potosi, Mexico §

The sunniest months in San Luis Potosi are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 45 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Luis Potosi: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 22 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in San Luis Potosi, 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 222 262 309 321 343 326 327 330 290 281 269 279
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 55m 11h 24m 12h 1m 12h 40m 13h 11m 13h 27m 13h 19m 12h 50m 12h 14m 11h 35m 11h 3m 10h 47m

Solar UV radiation in San Luis Potosi, Mexico §

San Luis Potosi experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, 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 Luis Potosi UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for San Luis Potosi, 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) 8 11 14 14 15 14 14 14 13 12 10 8