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Monthly climate in Santa Elena, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Elena features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 30 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (41 °F) or can rise to as high as 46 °C (116 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1110 mm (43.7 inches) and receives 138 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Elena enjoys an average of 3243 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 48 minutes to 13 hours 25 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Santa Elena are May, June and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 30 °C (86 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 22 °C (68 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Elena experiences 291 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 Elena, 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 37°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 46°C
(116°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Average high 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average low 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Minimum 7°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)

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

Santa Elena usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 17 rainy days and 179 mm (7.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Elena are February, March and December. On average, 28 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Elena, 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) 51 (2.0) 26 (1.0) 36 (1.4) 45 (1.8) 91 (3.6) 163 (6.4) 135 (5.3) 125 (4.9) 173 (6.8) 201 (7.9) 41 (1.6) 22 (0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 6 8 7 14 19 17 16 18 15 8 4

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

The sunniest months in Santa Elena are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 11 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Elena: January, February and November receive an average of 7 hours 15 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santa Elena, 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 181 230 266 275 308 303 319 319 280 263 241 254
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 57m 11h 25m 12h 1m 12h 39m 13h 10m 13h 25m 13h 17m 12h 49m 12h 13m 11h 36m 11h 4m 10h 48m

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

Santa Elena experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, July and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, 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 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Santa Elena UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Elena, 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) 7 9 12 12 12 12 13 12 12 11 8 7