Last updated: May 6, 2024
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.
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).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 26°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 maximum | 24°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 high | 20°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 mean | 12°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 low | 6°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 minimum | 0°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) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in El Sitio, Zacatecas, Mexico with other places around the world.
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 228 | 267 | 316 | 325 | 345 | 321 | 329 | 330 | 288 | 285 | 278 | 285 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 56m | 11h 25m | 12h 1m | 12h 40m | 13h 11m | 13h 26m | 13h 18m | 12h 50m | 12h 14m | 11h 36m | 11h 3m | 10h 47m |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 |