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Monthly climate in Santiago, Zacatecas, Mexico

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santiago features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (54 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (21 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 505 mm (19.9 inches) and receives 66 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santiago enjoys an average of 3617 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 46 minutes to 13 hours 28 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santiago, Zacatecas, Mexico §

The warmest months in Santiago are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 21 °C (67 - 70 °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, Santiago experiences 147 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 1 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Santiago, 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)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average high 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Daily mean 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(55°F)
Average low 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Mean minimum 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)
Minimum -0°C
(32°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santiago, Zacatecas, Mexico §

Santiago usually has the most precipitation in June, July and September, with an average of 11 rainy days and 96 mm (3.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santiago are February, April and December. On average, 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santiago, 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) 12 (0.5) 10 (0.4) 13 (0.5) 10 (0.4) 41 (1.6) 99 (3.9) 89 (3.5) 56 (2.2) 100 (3.9) 50 (2.0) 14 (0.6) 10 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 2 2 2 6 12 9 7 12 9 2 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Santiago, Zacatecas, Mexico §

The sunniest months in Santiago are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 53 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santiago: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 33 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santiago, 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 227 266 314 325 346 329 332 333 295 287 276 282
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 55m 11h 24m 12h 1m 12h 40m 13h 12m 13h 28m 13h 19m 12h 51m 12h 14m 11h 35m 11h 2m 10h 46m

Solar UV radiation in Santiago, Zacatecas, Mexico §

Santiago 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 Santiago UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santiago, 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