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Monthly climate in El Zapotal, Mexico

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Zapotal features a tropical savanna climate (Aw). Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (43 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 966 mm (38.0 inches) and receives 124 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. El Zapotal enjoys an average of 3240 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 50 minutes to 13 hours 24 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in El Zapotal, Mexico

The warmest months in El Zapotal are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Zapotal experiences 275 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 El Zapotal. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum34°C
(93°F)		33°C
(91°F)		37°C
(100°F)		41°C
(106°F)		39°C
(103°F)		37°C
(98°F)		36°C
(98°F)		37°C
(99°F)		38°C
(100°F)		39°C
(102°F)		31°C
(88°F)		33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum30°C
(86°F)		31°C
(87°F)		35°C
(94°F)		37°C
(99°F)		36°C
(98°F)		35°C
(96°F)		35°C
(95°F)		36°C
(96°F)		36°C
(96°F)		35°C
(95°F)		31°C
(87°F)		30°C
(87°F)
Average high24°C
(75°F)		26°C
(78°F)		28°C
(82°F)		31°C
(87°F)		32°C
(91°F)		32°C
(90°F)		33°C
(91°F)		33°C
(92°F)		32°C
(90°F)		30°C
(86°F)		27°C
(81°F)		25°C
(77°F)
Daily mean20°C
(68°F)		21°C
(70°F)		23°C
(74°F)		26°C
(79°F)		28°C
(83°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(85°F)		28°C
(83°F)		26°C
(79°F)		23°C
(73°F)		21°C
(69°F)
Average low16°C
(62°F)		18°C
(64°F)		20°C
(68°F)		22°C
(72°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		23°C
(73°F)		19°C
(67°F)		17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum10°C
(50°F)		12°C
(53°F)		14°C
(58°F)		17°C
(63°F)		22°C
(71°F)		24°C
(75°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		22°C
(71°F)		17°C
(64°F)		13°C
(56°F)		12°C
(53°F)
Minimum7°C
(45°F)		8°C
(46°F)		11°C
(52°F)		15°C
(59°F)		18°C
(65°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(72°F)		23°C
(73°F)		20°C
(67°F)		17°C
(62°F)		6°C
(43°F)		8°C
(46°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Zapotal, Mexico

El Zapotal usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 16 rainy days and 151 mm (5.9 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in El Zapotal are February, March and December. On average, 28 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Zapotal. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)45 (1.8)28 (1.1)35 (1.4)44 (1.7)111 (4.4)126 (5.0)94 (3.7)89 (3.5)161 (6.3)166 (6.5)47 (1.8)21 (0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)677710161413171584

Monthly sunshine hours in El Zapotal, Mexico

The sunniest months in El Zapotal are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 23 minutes a day. Least sunny months in El Zapotal: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 49 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in El Zapotal. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours173212267279318307325322281272245236
Mean daily daylight hours10h 58m11h 26m12h 1m12h 38m13h 9m13h 24m13h 16m12h 49m12h 13m11h 37m11h 5m10h 50m

Solar UV radiation in El Zapotal, Mexico

El Zapotal experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, July and September, 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 High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly El Zapotal UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Zapotal. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)710111212121312121087