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Monthly climate in Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Puerto Penasco features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 31 °C (89 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (47 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 95 mm (3.7 inches) and receives 9 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Puerto Penasco enjoys an average of 3705 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 8 minutes to 14 hours 8 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico §

The warmest months in Puerto Penasco are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 31 °C (86 - 89 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 17 °C (61 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Puerto Penasco experiences 160 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 Puerto Penasco, 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 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean maximum 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Average high 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Daily mean 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Average low 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(51°F)
Minimum 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 9°C
(48°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico §

Puerto Penasco usually has the most precipitation in January, March and October, with an average of 1 rainy days and 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Puerto Penasco are April, June and August. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Puerto Penasco, 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) 14 (0.5) 14 (0.5) 14 (0.6) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 7 (0.3) 17 (0.7) 9 (0.3) 13 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico §

The sunniest months in Puerto Penasco are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 5 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Puerto Penasco: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 49 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Puerto Penasco, 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 211 250 308 333 370 373 367 354 319 302 262 251
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 8m

Solar UV radiation in Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico §

Puerto Penasco experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 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 Puerto Penasco UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Puerto Penasco, 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 7 9 11 11 11 12 11 10 8 6 4