Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Malpaso 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 -7 °C (19 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 641 mm (25.3 inches) and receives 79 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Malpaso enjoys an average of 3645 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 45 minutes to 13 hours 29 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Malpaso are May, June and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 21 °C (66 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 14 °C (54 - 57 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Malpaso experiences 122 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 (84°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Mean maximum | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Average high | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Daily mean | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Average low | 5°C (42°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 6°C (42°F) |
Mean minimum | -0°C (32°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -1°C (30°F) |
Minimum | -3°C (27°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -3°C (28°F) | -7°C (19°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Malpaso, Zacatecas, Mexico with other places around the world.
Malpaso usually has the most precipitation in June, July and September, with an average of 16 rainy days and 139 mm (5.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Malpaso are February, March and April. On average, 6 mm (0.2 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) | 15 (0.6) | 9 (0.4) | 5 (0.2) | 4 (0.2) | 20 (0.8) | 104 (4.1) | 174 (6.8) | 99 (3.9) | 140 (5.5) | 46 (1.8) | 15 (0.6) | 10 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Malpaso are May, June and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 3 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Malpaso: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 34 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 230 | 267 | 318 | 328 | 350 | 332 | 330 | 334 | 290 | 294 | 285 | 282 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 54m | 11h 23m | 12h 1m | 12h 41m | 13h 13m | 13h 29m | 13h 20m | 12h 51m | 12h 14m | 11h 35m | 11h 1m | 10h 45m |
Malpaso 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 Malpaso 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 | 12 | 10 | 8 |