Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Mesa features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (49 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -10 °C (14 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (107 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 453 mm (17.8 inches) and receives 62 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.La Mesa enjoys an average of 3634 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 7 minutes to 14 hours 8 minutes per day.
The warmest months in La Mesa are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (78 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 10 °C (49 - 50 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Mesa experiences 177 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 12 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Mean maximum | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Average high | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Daily mean | 10°C (49°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Average low | 3°C (39°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 4°C (40°F) |
Mean minimum | -3°C (27°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 0°C (32°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Minimum | -6°C (21°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 10°C (50°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -3°C (26°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in La Mesa, Sonora, Mexico with other places around the world.
La Mesa usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 13 rainy days and 87 mm (3.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in La Mesa are April, May and June. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 35 (1.4) | 42 (1.6) | 25 (1.0) | 4 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) | 10 (0.4) | 119 (4.7) | 91 (3.6) | 53 (2.1) | 14 (0.6) | 30 (1.2) | 27 (1.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
The sunniest months in La Mesa are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 49 minutes a day.Least sunny months in La Mesa: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 205 | 243 | 302 | 334 | 372 | 369 | 345 | 335 | 311 | 302 | 263 | 247 |
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 |
La Mesa 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 La Mesa UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 |