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Monthly climate in Rio Frio, Zacatecas, Mexico

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Rio Frio features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (53 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -8 °C (18 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 617 mm (24.3 inches) and receives 77 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Rio Frio enjoys an average of 3660 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 44 minutes to 13 hours 30 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Rio Frio, Zacatecas, Mexico §

The warmest months in Rio Frio are May, June and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 21 °C (67 - 70 °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, Rio Frio experiences 132 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 Rio Frio, 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 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average high 20°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Daily mean 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Average low 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 5°C
(42°F)
Mean minimum -1°C
(31°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)
Minimum -3°C
(27°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Rio Frio, Zacatecas, Mexico §

Rio Frio usually has the most precipitation in June, July and September, with an average of 15 rainy days and 130 mm (5.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Rio Frio 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 Rio Frio, 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) 17 (0.7) 10 (0.4) 6 (0.2) 6 (0.2) 20 (0.8) 94 (3.7) 161 (6.3) 87 (3.4) 137 (5.4) 50 (2.0) 17 (0.7) 12 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 1 1 1 4 11 17 11 18 8 1 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Rio Frio, Zacatecas, Mexico §

The sunniest months in Rio Frio are May, June and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Rio Frio: 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 Rio Frio, 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 229 267 317 327 351 336 335 338 292 297 283 282
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 53m 11h 23m 12h 1m 12h 41m 13h 14m 13h 30m 13h 21m 12h 52m 12h 14m 11h 34m 11h 1m 10h 44m

Solar UV radiation in Rio Frio, Zacatecas, Mexico §

Rio Frio 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 Rio Frio UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Rio Frio, 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 15 15 14 14 14 14 12 10 8