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Monthly climate in El Caracol, Mexico

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Caracol features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa). Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (66 °F) and 30 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 349 mm (13.7 inches) and receives 44 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. El Caracol enjoys an average of 3593 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 33 minutes to 13 hours 41 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in El Caracol, Mexico

The warmest months in El Caracol are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 30 °C (85 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 20 °C (66 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Caracol experiences 274 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 El Caracol. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		32°C
(89°F)		31°C
(88°F)		35°C
(95°F)		35°C
(96°F)		36°C
(98°F)		38°C
(100°F)		37°C
(98°F)		37°C
(100°F)		34°C
(94°F)		32°C
(89°F)
Mean maximum28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(83°F)		29°C
(85°F)		30°C
(87°F)		33°C
(92°F)		33°C
(92°F)		36°C
(97°F)		36°C
(97°F)		35°C
(95°F)		36°C
(97°F)		34°C
(93°F)		29°C
(85°F)
Average high25°C
(76°F)		24°C
(76°F)		26°C
(79°F)		27°C
(81°F)		29°C
(85°F)		31°C
(88°F)		33°C
(92°F)		34°C
(93°F)		33°C
(91°F)		33°C
(91°F)		30°C
(86°F)		26°C
(78°F)
Daily mean19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(66°F)		20°C
(69°F)		22°C
(73°F)		25°C
(78°F)		28°C
(83°F)		30°C
(87°F)		30°C
(87°F)		29°C
(85°F)		28°C
(83°F)		24°C
(76°F)		20°C
(68°F)
Average low14°C
(57°F)		14°C
(58°F)		15°C
(59°F)		18°C
(64°F)		21°C
(70°F)		25°C
(77°F)		27°C
(82°F)		28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(80°F)		25°C
(77°F)		20°C
(67°F)		16°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum10°C
(50°F)		11°C
(53°F)		12°C
(54°F)		14°C
(57°F)		18°C
(64°F)		22°C
(72°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(78°F)		24°C
(76°F)		20°C
(68°F)		16°C
(60°F)		12°C
(53°F)
Minimum9°C
(48°F)		9°C
(49°F)		9°C
(49°F)		13°C
(56°F)		17°C
(62°F)		21°C
(70°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		23°C
(75°F)		16°C
(61°F)		14°C
(58°F)		10°C
(50°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Caracol, Mexico

El Caracol usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 11 rainy days and 85 mm (3.4 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in El Caracol are March, April and May. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Caracol. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)7 (0.3)14 (0.5)3 (0.1)1 (0.0)0 (0.0)16 (0.6)31 (1.2)94 (3.7)131 (5.2)21 (0.8)22 (0.9)9 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)11000161316321

Monthly sunshine hours in El Caracol, Mexico

The sunniest months in El Caracol are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 24 minutes a day. Least sunny months in El Caracol: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 7 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in El Caracol. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours220253300322361348339318289301270265
Mean daily daylight hours10h 43m11h 17m12h 1m12h 46m13h 23m13h 41m13h 31m12h 58m12h 15m11h 30m10h 52m10h 33m

Solar UV radiation in El Caracol, Mexico

El Caracol experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. January, November and December are in the High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly El Caracol UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Caracol. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)69101212121212121076