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Monthly climate in San Rafael, Sinaloa, Mexico

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Rafael features a tropical savanna climate (As).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (66 °F) and 31 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (40 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 451 mm (17.8 inches) and receives 53 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Rafael enjoys an average of 3566 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 San Rafael, Sinaloa, Mexico §

The warmest months in San Rafael are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 31 °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, San Rafael experiences 317 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 San Rafael, 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 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average low 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Mean minimum 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Minimum 5°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 6°C
(44°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in San Rafael, Sinaloa, Mexico §

San Rafael usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 13 rainy days and 110 mm (4.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Rafael are March, April and May. On average, 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in San Rafael, 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) 8 (0.3) 18 (0.7) 4 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 19 (0.8) 78 (3.1) 121 (4.8) 131 (5.1) 26 (1.0) 32 (1.3) 12 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 2 0 0 0 2 12 14 15 3 2 2

Monthly sunshine hours in San Rafael, Sinaloa, Mexico §

The sunniest months in San Rafael are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Rafael: 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 San Rafael, 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 220 253 300 322 361 345 330 309 285 299 271 265
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

Solar UV radiation in San Rafael, Sinaloa, Mexico §

San Rafael 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 San Rafael UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for San Rafael, 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 12 12 12 12 12 10 7 6