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Monthly climate in El Refugio, Mexico

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Refugio features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 32 °C (89 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (43 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 310 mm (12.2 inches) and receives 35 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. El Refugio enjoys an average of 3589 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 32 minutes to 13 hours 43 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in El Refugio, Mexico

The warmest months in El Refugio are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 32 °C (86 - 89 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 19 °C (65 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Refugio 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 Refugio. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum31°C
(89°F)		29°C
(85°F)		33°C
(91°F)		34°C
(94°F)		36°C
(97°F)		38°C
(101°F)		39°C
(103°F)		40°C
(105°F)		39°C
(103°F)		39°C
(103°F)		37°C
(98°F)		30°C
(87°F)
Mean maximum28°C
(83°F)		29°C
(84°F)		31°C
(88°F)		33°C
(91°F)		35°C
(94°F)		36°C
(97°F)		38°C
(101°F)		39°C
(103°F)		37°C
(99°F)		38°C
(100°F)		34°C
(94°F)		29°C
(85°F)
Average high24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(77°F)		27°C
(80°F)		29°C
(85°F)		32°C
(90°F)		34°C
(94°F)		36°C
(97°F)		36°C
(97°F)		34°C
(94°F)		34°C
(94°F)		30°C
(87°F)		26°C
(78°F)
Daily mean18°C
(65°F)		18°C
(65°F)		20°C
(68°F)		23°C
(73°F)		26°C
(78°F)		29°C
(85°F)		32°C
(89°F)		31°C
(89°F)		30°C
(86°F)		29°C
(84°F)		24°C
(75°F)		19°C
(67°F)
Average low13°C
(55°F)		13°C
(56°F)		14°C
(57°F)		16°C
(62°F)		19°C
(67°F)		24°C
(76°F)		28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(82°F)		26°C
(80°F)		24°C
(75°F)		18°C
(65°F)		14°C
(58°F)
Mean minimum8°C
(47°F)		10°C
(49°F)		10°C
(50°F)		12°C
(54°F)		16°C
(61°F)		21°C
(70°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(75°F)		18°C
(65°F)		14°C
(58°F)		10°C
(51°F)
Minimum6°C
(43°F)		7°C
(45°F)		7°C
(45°F)		11°C
(52°F)		15°C
(59°F)		19°C
(66°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(76°F)		22°C
(72°F)		14°C
(58°F)		13°C
(56°F)		8°C
(46°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Refugio, Mexico

El Refugio usually has the most precipitation in August, September and November, with an average of 8 rainy days and 71 mm (2.8 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in El Refugio are March, April and May. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Refugio. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)10 (0.4)13 (0.5)5 (0.2)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)12 (0.5)27 (1.1)82 (3.2)98 (3.8)18 (0.7)32 (1.3)13 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)11100041012222

Monthly sunshine hours in El Refugio, Mexico

The sunniest months in El Refugio are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 26 minutes a day. Least sunny months in El Refugio: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in El Refugio. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours219252299323360351341321289301267263
Mean daily daylight hours10h 42m11h 17m12h 1m12h 46m13h 24m13h 43m13h 32m12h 59m12h 15m11h 30m10h 51m10h 32m

Solar UV radiation in El Refugio, Mexico

El Refugio 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 Refugio UV Index data.

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