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Monthly climate in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Agua Prieta features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk). Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (49 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (21 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (107 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 324 mm (12.8 inches) and receives 50 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Agua Prieta enjoys an average of 3632 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 7 minutes to 14 hours 8 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico §

The warmest months in Agua Prieta are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 29 °C (81 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 11 °C (49 - 52 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Agua Prieta experiences 194 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 17 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Agua Prieta, Sonora, 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 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Average high 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Daily mean 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Average low 3°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 4°C
(39°F)
Mean minimum -4°C
(25°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)
Minimum -5°C
(23°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico §

Agua Prieta usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 9 rainy days and 52 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Agua Prieta are April, May and June. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Agua Prieta, Sonora, 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) 26 (1.0) 26 (1.0) 22 (0.9) 4 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 9 (0.3) 56 (2.2) 60 (2.4) 39 (1.5) 19 (0.7) 33 (1.3) 28 (1.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 4 3 1 0 2 11 11 5 3 3 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico §

The sunniest months in Agua Prieta are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 48 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Agua Prieta: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 44 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Agua Prieta, Sonora, 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 206 248 300 335 372 366 347 330 306 303 263 250
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 21m 11h 4m 12h 0m 12h 57m 13h 45m 14h 8m 13h 55m 13h 13m 12h 18m 11h 21m 10h 32m 10h 7m

Solar UV radiation in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico §

Agua Prieta experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, June and August, 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 Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Agua Prieta UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Agua Prieta, Sonora, 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) 5 8 10 12 12 13 12 12 11 9 6 5

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico

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