Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sonora features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (67 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (43 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1727 mm (68.0 inches) and receives 203 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sonora enjoys an average of 3460 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 59 minutes to 13 hours 14 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Sonora are May, June and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (78 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (67 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sonora experiences 277 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 33°C (91°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Mean maximum | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Average high | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Daily mean | 20°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Average low | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Mean minimum | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (51°F) |
Minimum | 8°C (47°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Sonora, Veracruz, Mexico with other places around the world.
Sonora usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 27 rainy days and 273 mm (10.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sonora are January, February and December. On average, 47 mm (1.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 47 (1.9) | 49 (1.9) | 66 (2.6) | 63 (2.5) | 119 (4.7) | 269 (10.6) | 180 (7.1) | 250 (9.8) | 301 (11.8) | 224 (8.8) | 114 (4.5) | 45 (1.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 9 |
The sunniest months in Sonora are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 15 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sonora: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 18 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 213 | 254 | 297 | 300 | 315 | 288 | 324 | 314 | 288 | 300 | 279 | 282 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 7m | 11h 31m | 12h 2m | 12h 34m | 13h 1m | 13h 14m | 13h 7m | 12h 43m | 12h 12m | 11h 40m | 11h 13m | 10h 59m |
Sonora experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Sonora UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 |