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Monthly climate in Cananea, Sonora, Mexico

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cananea features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (47 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -10 °C (15 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 440 mm (17.3 inches) and receives 60 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cananea enjoys an average of 3605 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 9 minutes to 14 hours 6 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Cananea, Sonora, Mexico §

The warmest months in Cananea are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (76 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 9 °C (47 - 49 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cananea experiences 168 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 19 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Cananea, 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 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean maximum 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Average high 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Daily mean 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Average low 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Mean minimum -5°C
(24°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)
Minimum -7°C
(19°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 -2°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Cananea, Sonora, Mexico §

Cananea usually has the most precipitation in July, August and November, with an average of 11 rainy days and 86 mm (3.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cananea 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 Cananea, 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) 31 (1.2) 33 (1.3) 23 (0.9) 3 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 8 (0.3) 130 (5.1) 91 (3.6) 35 (1.4) 18 (0.7) 37 (1.5) 26 (1.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 5 3 0 1 2 18 13 7 2 2 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Cananea, Sonora, Mexico §

The sunniest months in Cananea are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 41 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cananea: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 36 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Cananea, 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 203 242 301 335 371 366 338 327 307 301 262 247
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 22m 11h 5m 12h 0m 12h 56m 13h 43m 14h 6m 13h 54m 13h 12m 12h 18m 11h 22m 10h 33m 10h 9m

Solar UV radiation in Cananea, Sonora, Mexico §

Cananea 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 Cananea UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Cananea, 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