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Monthly climate in Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Cruz features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (46 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -12 °C (11 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 448 mm (17.7 inches) and receives 62 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Cruz enjoys an average of 3605 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 8 minutes to 14 hours 7 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico §

The warmest months in Santa Cruz are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (75 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 9 °C (46 - 48 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Cruz experiences 160 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 23 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Santa Cruz, 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)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean maximum 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Average high 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Daily mean 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Average low 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Mean minimum -5°C
(24°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)
Minimum -8°C
(18°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico §

Santa Cruz usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 13 rainy days and 89 mm (3.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Cruz are April, May and June. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Cruz, 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) 30 (1.2) 35 (1.4) 23 (0.9) 4 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 9 (0.4) 137 (5.4) 96 (3.8) 36 (1.4) 17 (0.7) 33 (1.3) 25 (1.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 5 3 1 1 2 19 14 6 1 3 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico §

The sunniest months in Santa Cruz are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 41 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Cruz: 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 Santa Cruz, 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 21m 11h 5m 12h 0m 12h 57m 13h 44m 14h 7m 13h 55m 13h 12m 12h 18m 11h 21m 10h 32m 10h 8m

Solar UV radiation in Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico §

Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Cruz, 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