Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Ahijadero features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (52 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -8 °C (18 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 530 mm (20.9 inches) and receives 72 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Ahijadero enjoys an average of 3631 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 43 minutes to 13 hours 31 minutes per day.
The warmest months in El Ahijadero are May, June and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 21 °C (67 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 13 °C (52 - 56 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Ahijadero experiences 130 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 6 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Mean maximum | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Average high | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Daily mean | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (53°F) |
Average low | 4°C (39°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 4°C (40°F) |
Mean minimum | -2°C (30°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -2°C (28°F) |
Minimum | -4°C (24°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -8°C (18°F) |
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El Ahijadero usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 14 rainy days and 112 mm (4.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Ahijadero are March, April and December. On average, 7 mm (0.3 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) | 15 (0.6) | 11 (0.4) | 7 (0.3) | 6 (0.2) | 16 (0.6) | 65 (2.6) | 145 (5.7) | 77 (3.0) | 116 (4.6) | 49 (1.9) | 15 (0.6) | 9 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
The sunniest months in El Ahijadero are May, June and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 0 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Ahijadero: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 34 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 230 | 267 | 319 | 328 | 349 | 329 | 326 | 333 | 285 | 295 | 284 | 282 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 52m | 11h 22m | 12h 1m | 12h 41m | 13h 15m | 13h 31m | 13h 22m | 12h 52m | 12h 14m | 11h 34m | 11h 0m | 10h 43m |
El Ahijadero experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, 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 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly El Ahijadero UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 |