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Monthly climate in La Palma, Sonora, Mexico

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Palma features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (64 °F) and 32 °C (91 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (42 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 184 mm (7.2 inches) and receives 25 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.La Palma enjoys an average of 3629 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 23 minutes to 13 hours 52 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in La Palma, Sonora, Mexico §

The warmest months in La Palma are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 32 °C (87 - 91 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 18 °C (64 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Palma 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 La Palma, 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 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Daily mean 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average low 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Mean minimum 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 7°C
(46°F)
Minimum 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 5°C
(42°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in La Palma, Sonora, Mexico §

La Palma usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 5 rainy days and 34 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in La Palma are April, May and June. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in La Palma, 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) 12 (0.5) 9 (0.4) 12 (0.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 7 (0.3) 18 (0.7) 28 (1.1) 57 (2.3) 18 (0.7) 13 (0.5) 10 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 6 7 1 2 2

Monthly sunshine hours in La Palma, Sonora, Mexico §

The sunniest months in La Palma are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 41 minutes a day.Least sunny months in La Palma: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in La Palma, 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 216 249 296 328 366 360 348 332 306 300 262 261
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 34m 11h 12m 12h 1m 12h 50m 13h 32m 13h 52m 13h 41m 13h 4m 12h 16m 11h 27m 10h 44m 10h 23m

Solar UV radiation in La Palma, Sonora, Mexico §

La Palma experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and July, 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 Moderate / 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 La Palma UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for La Palma, 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 12 12 11 11 9 7 5