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Monthly climate in Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Moctezuma features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (55 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (27 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (112 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 472 mm (18.6 inches) and receives 57 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Moctezuma enjoys an average of 3579 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 14 minutes to 14 hours 1 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico §

The warmest months in Moctezuma are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 30 °C (81 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 14 °C (55 - 57 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Moctezuma experiences 230 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 1 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Moctezuma, 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 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average high 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 21°C
(69°F)
Daily mean 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Average low 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(44°F)
Mean minimum 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 1°C
(35°F)
Minimum -1°C
(30°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico §

Moctezuma usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 13 rainy days and 91 mm (3.6 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Moctezuma 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 Moctezuma, 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) 29 (1.1) 23 (0.9) 33 (1.3) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 12 (0.5) 118 (4.6) 95 (3.7) 62 (2.4) 26 (1.0) 37 (1.5) 34 (1.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 3 2 0 0 2 19 14 7 2 2 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico §

The sunniest months in Moctezuma are April, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 40 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Moctezuma: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 48 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Moctezuma, 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 209 247 292 332 370 359 325 325 302 301 259 253
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 27m 11h 8m 12h 0m 12h 54m 13h 39m 14h 1m 13h 48m 13h 9m 12h 17m 11h 24m 10h 38m 10h 14m

Solar UV radiation in Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico §

Moctezuma experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, 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 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Moctezuma UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Moctezuma, 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 12 11 9 6 5

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

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