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Monthly climate in La Prieta, Zacatecas, Mexico

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Prieta 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 424 mm (16.7 inches) and receives 60 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.La Prieta enjoys an average of 3650 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 La Prieta, Zacatecas, Mexico §

The warmest months in La Prieta are May, June and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 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 15 °C (55 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Prieta experiences 207 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 La Prieta, Zacatecas, Mexico.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 27°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average high 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Daily mean 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Average low 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Mean minimum 0°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)
Minimum -2°C
(28°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in La Prieta, Zacatecas, Mexico §

La Prieta usually has the most precipitation in June, July and September, with an average of 11 rainy days and 84 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in La Prieta 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 La Prieta, Zacatecas, Mexico.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 14 (0.6) 8 (0.3) 6 (0.2) 6 (0.2) 19 (0.7) 59 (2.3) 93 (3.7) 51 (2.0) 101 (4.0) 42 (1.6) 11 (0.4) 13 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 1 1 1 5 9 11 7 14 6 1 1

Monthly sunshine hours in La Prieta, Zacatecas, Mexico §

The sunniest months in La Prieta are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in La Prieta: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in La Prieta, Zacatecas, Mexico.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 228 265 314 326 350 338 337 337 294 295 280 280
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 52m 11h 22m 12h 1m 12h 42m 13h 15m 13h 32m 13h 23m 12h 53m 12h 14m 11h 34m 10h 59m 10h 42m

Solar UV radiation in La Prieta, Zacatecas, Mexico §

La Prieta 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 La Prieta UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for La Prieta, Zacatecas, Mexico.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 8 11 13 14 15 14 14 14 14 12 10 8