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Monthly climate in El Sitio, Mexico

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Sitio features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk). Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (54 °F) and 21 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (24 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 536 mm (21.1 inches) and receives 70 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. El Sitio enjoys an average of 3603 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 47 minutes to 13 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in El Sitio, Mexico

The warmest months in El Sitio are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 21 °C (67 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 14 °C (54 - 58 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Sitio experiences 143 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 Sitio. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum26°C
(78°F)		29°C
(85°F)		32°C
(89°F)		32°C
(91°F)		33°C
(92°F)		33°C
(92°F)		30°C
(86°F)		30°C
(87°F)		28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(82°F)		28°C
(82°F)		26°C
(79°F)
Mean maximum24°C
(76°F)		27°C
(81°F)		29°C
(85°F)		30°C
(86°F)		31°C
(89°F)		30°C
(87°F)		28°C
(83°F)		29°C
(84°F)		27°C
(80°F)		26°C
(80°F)		26°C
(79°F)		25°C
(76°F)
Average high20°C
(69°F)		22°C
(73°F)		26°C
(78°F)		27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(83°F)		26°C
(79°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(78°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		22°C
(72°F)		21°C
(69°F)
Daily mean12°C
(54°F)		14°C
(58°F)		17°C
(63°F)		19°C
(67°F)		21°C
(69°F)		20°C
(68°F)		19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(66°F)		18°C
(64°F)		17°C
(62°F)		14°C
(58°F)		12°C
(54°F)
Average low6°C
(42°F)		7°C
(45°F)		9°C
(49°F)		11°C
(52°F)		13°C
(56°F)		14°C
(57°F)		13°C
(56°F)		14°C
(57°F)		13°C
(56°F)		11°C
(52°F)		8°C
(46°F)		6°C
(42°F)
Mean minimum0°C
(33°F)		2°C
(36°F)		5°C
(41°F)		7°C
(44°F)		10°C
(50°F)		11°C
(53°F)		11°C
(52°F)		11°C
(53°F)		10°C
(50°F)		7°C
(44°F)		2°C
(37°F)		-1°C
(31°F)
Minimum-2°C
(29°F)		0°C
(32°F)		1°C
(33°F)		5°C
(42°F)		7°C
(45°F)		9°C
(48°F)		10°C
(50°F)		11°C
(51°F)		8°C
(47°F)		3°C
(38°F)		-2°C
(30°F)		-4°C
(24°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Sitio, Mexico

El Sitio usually has the most precipitation in June, July and September, with an average of 13 rainy days and 108 mm (4.3 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in El Sitio are February, April and December. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Sitio. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)9 (0.4)9 (0.3)10 (0.4)5 (0.2)36 (1.4)115 (4.5)87 (3.4)71 (2.8)123 (4.8)46 (1.8)16 (0.6)8 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)212161312814821

Monthly sunshine hours in El Sitio, Mexico

The sunniest months in El Sitio are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 48 minutes a day. Least sunny months in El Sitio: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 36 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in El Sitio. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours228267316325345321329330288285278285
Mean daily daylight hours10h 56m11h 25m12h 1m12h 40m13h 11m13h 26m13h 18m12h 50m12h 14m11h 36m11h 3m10h 47m

Solar UV radiation in El Sitio, Mexico

El Sitio 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 Sitio UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Sitio. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)9111415151414141413108