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Monthly climate in El Rucio, Mexico

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Rucio features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk). Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (55 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (20 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 378 mm (14.9 inches) and receives 58 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. El Rucio enjoys an average of 3676 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 Rucio, Mexico

The warmest months in El Rucio are May, June and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (71 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 16 °C (55 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Rucio experiences 203 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 2 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 Rucio. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum27°C
(81°F)		33°C
(91°F)		34°C
(94°F)		33°C
(92°F)		36°C
(96°F)		35°C
(95°F)		33°C
(91°F)		32°C
(91°F)		31°C
(88°F)		30°C
(85°F)		28°C
(83°F)		27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum26°C
(78°F)		29°C
(84°F)		31°C
(88°F)		32°C
(90°F)		34°C
(94°F)		33°C
(92°F)		32°C
(89°F)		31°C
(89°F)		29°C
(85°F)		29°C
(84°F)		27°C
(82°F)		26°C
(79°F)
Average high21°C
(69°F)		24°C
(75°F)		27°C
(81°F)		29°C
(84°F)		30°C
(87°F)		29°C
(84°F)		28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(83°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(78°F)		24°C
(75°F)		21°C
(70°F)
Daily mean13°C
(55°F)		16°C
(60°F)		19°C
(66°F)		21°C
(70°F)		23°C
(73°F)		22°C
(72°F)		21°C
(71°F)		22°C
(71°F)		20°C
(68°F)		19°C
(66°F)		16°C
(61°F)		13°C
(56°F)
Average low6°C
(43°F)		8°C
(47°F)		11°C
(52°F)		13°C
(55°F)		15°C
(59°F)		16°C
(61°F)		16°C
(60°F)		16°C
(61°F)		15°C
(59°F)		13°C
(55°F)		9°C
(49°F)		6°C
(44°F)
Mean minimum0°C
(32°F)		2°C
(37°F)		6°C
(44°F)		8°C
(46°F)		11°C
(53°F)		14°C
(57°F)		13°C
(56°F)		14°C
(57°F)		12°C
(54°F)		8°C
(47°F)		3°C
(38°F)		-1°C
(30°F)
Minimum-2°C
(28°F)		1°C
(34°F)		2°C
(36°F)		6°C
(43°F)		10°C
(50°F)		11°C
(53°F)		13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(55°F)		10°C
(50°F)		6°C
(43°F)		-2°C
(28°F)		-7°C
(20°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Rucio, Mexico

El Rucio usually has the most precipitation in June, July and September, with an average of 10 rainy days and 70 mm (2.7 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in El Rucio are February, March and April. On average, 8 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Rucio. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)14 (0.6)6 (0.2)8 (0.3)10 (0.4)27 (1.1)48 (1.9)75 (2.9)39 (1.5)86 (3.4)39 (1.5)10 (0.4)16 (0.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)31125810712612

Monthly sunshine hours in El Rucio, Mexico

The sunniest months in El Rucio are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 18 minutes a day. Least sunny months in El Rucio: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in El Rucio. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours227265313326351343344342300301279279
Mean daily daylight hours10h 51m11h 21m12h 1m12h 42m13h 16m13h 33m13h 24m12h 53m12h 14m11h 33m10h 59m10h 41m

Solar UV radiation in El Rucio, Mexico

El Rucio 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 Rucio UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Rucio. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)811131415141414141298