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Monthly climate in El Centro, Zacatecas, Mexico

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Centro features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (52 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -8 °C (17 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 593 mm (23.4 inches) and receives 79 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. El Centro enjoys an average of 3655 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 41 minutes to 13 hours 33 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in El Centro, Zacatecas, Mexico §

The warmest months in El Centro 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 Centro experiences 130 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 6 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 Centro, Zacatecas, 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 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°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)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average high 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(67°F)
Daily mean 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Average low 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Mean minimum -1°C
(30°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)
Minimum -4°C
(24°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Centro, Zacatecas, Mexico §

El Centro usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 15 rainy days and 123 mm (4.8 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in El Centro are March, April and December. On average, 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Centro, Zacatecas, 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) 16 (0.6) 14 (0.6) 9 (0.3) 10 (0.4) 17 (0.7) 72 (2.8) 152 (6.0) 78 (3.1) 138 (5.4) 59 (2.3) 16 (0.6) 11 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 2 1 1 5 9 16 11 20 8 2 2

Monthly sunshine hours in El Centro, Zacatecas, Mexico §

The sunniest months in El Centro are May, June and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 9 minutes a day. Least sunny months in El Centro: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in El Centro, Zacatecas, 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 228 267 316 328 350 336 334 339 290 297 282 282
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 51m 11h 21m 12h 1m 12h 42m 13h 16m 13h 33m 13h 24m 12h 53m 12h 14m 11h 33m 10h 59m 10h 41m

Solar UV radiation in El Centro, Zacatecas, Mexico §

El Centro 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 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly El Centro UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Centro, Zacatecas, 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) 8 11 13 15 15 14 14 14 14 12 9 8

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for El Centro, Zacatecas, Mexico

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