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Monthly climate in El Salto, Mexico

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Salto features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk). Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (53 °F) and 21 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -8 °C (18 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 535 mm (21.1 inches) and receives 71 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. El Salto enjoys an average of 3631 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 42 minutes to 13 hours 32 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in El Salto, Mexico

The warmest months in El Salto are May, June and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 14 °C (53 - 57 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Salto experiences 149 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 3 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 Salto. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum26°C
(80°F)		30°C
(86°F)		32°C
(91°F)		32°C
(90°F)		34°C
(94°F)		34°C
(94°F)		31°C
(89°F)		29°C
(85°F)		28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(80°F)
Mean maximum24°C
(76°F)		27°C
(82°F)		29°C
(85°F)		30°C
(86°F)		32°C
(90°F)		32°C
(90°F)		29°C
(85°F)		28°C
(83°F)		26°C
(80°F)		27°C
(81°F)		26°C
(79°F)		25°C
(77°F)
Average high20°C
(68°F)		22°C
(72°F)		26°C
(78°F)		27°C
(81°F)		29°C
(84°F)		28°C
(82°F)		25°C
(78°F)		26°C
(78°F)		23°C
(74°F)		24°C
(75°F)		23°C
(73°F)		20°C
(69°F)
Daily mean12°C
(53°F)		14°C
(57°F)		17°C
(63°F)		19°C
(67°F)		21°C
(71°F)		21°C
(71°F)		20°C
(67°F)		20°C
(68°F)		18°C
(64°F)		17°C
(63°F)		14°C
(58°F)		12°C
(54°F)
Average low5°C
(41°F)		6°C
(44°F)		9°C
(48°F)		10°C
(51°F)		13°C
(55°F)		15°C
(59°F)		14°C
(58°F)		14°C
(57°F)		13°C
(56°F)		11°C
(52°F)		7°C
(45°F)		5°C
(41°F)
Mean minimum-1°C
(31°F)		1°C
(35°F)		5°C
(41°F)		6°C
(42°F)		9°C
(48°F)		12°C
(54°F)		12°C
(54°F)		12°C
(54°F)		10°C
(51°F)		7°C
(44°F)		1°C
(35°F)		-2°C
(29°F)
Minimum-4°C
(25°F)		-2°C
(30°F)		3°C
(37°F)		4°C
(39°F)		8°C
(47°F)		10°C
(50°F)		11°C
(53°F)		11°C
(51°F)		9°C
(48°F)		6°C
(42°F)		-4°C
(25°F)		-8°C
(18°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Salto, Mexico

El Salto usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 13 rainy days and 113 mm (4.4 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in El Salto are February, March and April. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Salto. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)15 (0.6)10 (0.4)6 (0.2)6 (0.2)17 (0.7)68 (2.7)140 (5.5)74 (2.9)125 (4.9)50 (2.0)16 (0.6)10 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)21115915917821

Monthly sunshine hours in El Salto, Mexico

The sunniest months in El Salto are May, June and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 0 minutes a day. Least sunny months in El Salto: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 34 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in El Salto. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours230267319328349329326333285295284282
Mean daily daylight hours10h 52m11h 22m12h 1m12h 42m13h 15m13h 32m13h 23m12h 53m12h 14m11h 34m10h 59m10h 42m

Solar UV radiation in El Salto, Mexico

El Salto 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 Salto UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Salto. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)8111315151414141412108