Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Castillo features a tropical savanna climate (As).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (67 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (53 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 429 mm (16.9 inches) and receives 49 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Castillo enjoys an average of 3564 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 37 minutes to 13 hours 37 minutes per day.
The warmest months in El Castillo are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 30 °C (84 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 20 °C (67 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Castillo experiences 231 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 | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 30°C (87°F) |
Mean maximum | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Average high | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Daily mean | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Average low | 16°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 17°C (64°F) |
Mean minimum | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 14°C (57°F) |
Minimum | 12°C (53°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in El Castillo, Sinaloa, Mexico with other places around the world.
El Castillo usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 13 rainy days and 102 mm (4.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Castillo are March, April and May. On average, 0 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) | 4 (0.2) | 18 (0.7) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 18 (0.7) | 44 (1.7) | 129 (5.1) | 133 (5.2) | 40 (1.6) | 31 (1.2) | 10 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
The sunniest months in El Castillo are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 12 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Castillo: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 14 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 222 | 256 | 307 | 323 | 359 | 339 | 331 | 305 | 279 | 298 | 270 | 270 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 47m | 11h 19m | 12h 1m | 12h 44m | 13h 20m | 13h 37m | 13h 27m | 12h 56m | 12h 15m | 11h 32m | 10h 55m | 10h 37m |
El Castillo 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 / 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 El Castillo UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 |