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Monthly climate in Santa Elena, Zacatecas, Mexico

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Elena features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (55 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (21 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 489 mm (19.3 inches) and receives 61 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Elena enjoys an average of 3650 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 45 minutes to 13 hours 29 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santa Elena, Zacatecas, Mexico §

The warmest months in Santa Elena are May, June and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 22 °C (69 - 72 °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 - 59 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Elena experiences 183 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 Santa Elena, 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
(80°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Average high 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Daily mean 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Average low 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Mean minimum 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)
Minimum -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santa Elena, Zacatecas, Mexico §

Santa Elena usually has the most precipitation in June, July and September, with an average of 12 rainy days and 102 mm (4.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Elena are February, March and April. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Elena, 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) 11 (0.4) 8 (0.3) 5 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 22 (0.9) 87 (3.4) 99 (3.9) 73 (2.9) 119 (4.7) 38 (1.5) 12 (0.5) 10 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 1 1 1 4 11 12 8 13 6 1 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Santa Elena, Zacatecas, Mexico §

The sunniest months in Santa Elena are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Elena: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santa Elena, 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 230 268 316 327 349 332 336 335 297 292 280 284
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 54m 11h 23m 12h 1m 12h 40m 13h 13m 13h 29m 13h 20m 12h 51m 12h 14m 11h 35m 11h 2m 10h 45m

Solar UV radiation in Santa Elena, Zacatecas, Mexico §

Santa Elena 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 Santa Elena UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Elena, 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) 9 11 14 15 15 14 14 14 14 12 10 8