Monthly climate in El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Fuerte features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (64 °F) and 30 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (36 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 511 mm (20.1 inches) and receives 64 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Fuerte enjoys an average of 3550 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 29 minutes to 13 hours 45 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico §

The warmest months in El Fuerte are June, July and August, 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 18 to 19 °C (64 - 66 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Fuerte experiences 306 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 Fuerte, Sinaloa, 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 33°C
(91°F)
34°C
(93°F)
37°C
(98°F)
39°C
(102°F)
41°C
(107°F)
42°C
(108°F)
40°C
(104°F)
41°C
(105°F)
38°C
(101°F)
41°C
(106°F)
38°C
(101°F)
32°C
(90°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)
33°C
(91°F)
35°C
(95°F)
38°C
(100°F)
39°C
(103°F)
40°C
(105°F)
39°C
(102°F)
38°C
(101°F)
37°C
(99°F)
38°C
(102°F)
36°C
(98°F)
31°C
(88°F)
Average high 27°C
(80°F)
27°C
(81°F)
30°C
(87°F)
33°C
(92°F)
36°C
(97°F)
37°C
(100°F)
35°C
(95°F)
34°C
(94°F)
34°C
(93°F)
34°C
(94°F)
31°C
(89°F)
27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(64°F)
19°C
(66°F)
21°C
(71°F)
25°C
(77°F)
28°C
(82°F)
30°C
(87°F)
29°C
(85°F)
29°C
(85°F)
28°C
(83°F)
27°C
(81°F)
23°C
(74°F)
19°C
(66°F)
Average low 10°C
(51°F)
12°C
(53°F)
13°C
(56°F)
16°C
(61°F)
19°C
(67°F)
24°C
(75°F)
25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(76°F)
21°C
(71°F)
16°C
(61°F)
12°C
(54°F)
Mean minimum 5°C
(41°F)
7°C
(45°F)
8°C
(48°F)
12°C
(53°F)
15°C
(60°F)
21°C
(69°F)
23°C
(74°F)
23°C
(73°F)
22°C
(71°F)
15°C
(60°F)
11°C
(52°F)
7°C
(45°F)
Minimum 2°C
(36°F)
4°C
(39°F)
7°C
(46°F)
10°C
(51°F)
13°C
(56°F)
20°C
(68°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
21°C
(70°F)
11°C
(52°F)
9°C
(48°F)
6°C
(42°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico §

El Fuerte usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 16 rainy days and 115 mm (4.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Fuerte are March, April and May. On average, 4 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Fuerte, Sinaloa, 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) 16 (0.6) 29 (1.2) 11 (0.4) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 27 (1.1) 117 (4.6) 124 (4.9) 103 (4.0) 24 (0.9) 39 (1.5) 20 (0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 3 1 0 0 2 19 16 14 3 2 2

Monthly sunshine hours in El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico §

The sunniest months in El Fuerte are April, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Fuerte: 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 Fuerte, Sinaloa, 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 220 252 298 323 365 346 315 304 284 302 270 266
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 40m 11h 15m 12h 1m 12h 47m 13h 26m 13h 45m 13h 35m 13h 0m 12h 16m 11h 29m 10h 49m 10h 29m

Solar UV radiation in El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico §

El Fuerte experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May 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 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 Fuerte UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Fuerte, Sinaloa, 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) 6 9 10 12 13 12 12 12 12 10 7 6