Last updated: May 6, 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.
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).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in El Centro, Zacatecas, Mexico with other places around the world.
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 |
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.
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 | 9 | 8 |