Last updated: May 6, 2024
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.
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).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 29°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 maximum | 28°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 high | 25°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 mean | 19°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 low | 14°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 minimum | 10°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) |
Minimum | 9°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) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in El Caracol, Sinaloa, Mexico with other places around the world.
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 220 | 253 | 300 | 322 | 361 | 348 | 339 | 318 | 289 | 301 | 270 | 265 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 43m | 11h 17m | 12h 1m | 12h 46m | 13h 23m | 13h 41m | 13h 31m | 12h 58m | 12h 15m | 11h 30m | 10h 52m | 10h 33m |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 |