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Monthly climate in Santa Cruz, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Cruz features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (57 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (26 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 398 mm (15.7 inches) and receives 77 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Cruz enjoys an average of 3567 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 43 minutes to 13 hours 31 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santa Cruz, San Luis Potosí, Mexico §

The warmest months in Santa Cruz are May, June and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 23 °C (74 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 17 °C (57 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Cruz experiences 239 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 Santa Cruz, San Luis Potosí, 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 29°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 21°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Daily mean 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Average low 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(46°F)
Mean minimum 2°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)
Minimum 1°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santa Cruz, San Luis Potosí, Mexico §

Santa Cruz usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 9 rainy days and 52 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Cruz are January, February and December. On average, 20 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Cruz, San Luis Potosí, 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) 19 (0.8) 20 (0.8) 27 (1.1) 24 (1.0) 54 (2.1) 42 (1.7) 45 (1.8) 25 (1.0) 52 (2.0) 50 (2.0) 21 (0.8) 19 (0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 4 6 6 9 9 6 4 11 9 5 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Santa Cruz, San Luis Potosí, Mexico §

The sunniest months in Santa Cruz are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 55 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Cruz: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santa Cruz, San Luis Potosí, 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 211 259 300 316 341 334 338 336 295 293 267 273
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 52m 11h 22m 12h 1m 12h 41m 13h 15m 13h 31m 13h 22m 12h 52m 12h 14m 11h 34m 11h 0m 10h 43m

Solar UV radiation in Santa Cruz, San Luis Potosí, Mexico §

Santa Cruz experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, 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 High / 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 Santa Cruz UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Cruz, San Luis Potosí, 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 10 13 14 14 13 14 14 13 12 9 7