Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Punta Cardon features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 23 °C (73 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 244 mm (9.6 inches) and receives 38 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Punta Cardon enjoys an average of 3966 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 25 minutes to 12 hours 47 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Punta Cardon are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Punta Cardon experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (87°F) |
Average high | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Daily mean | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Average low | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Mean minimum | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Minimum | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
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Punta Cardon usually has the most precipitation in September, October and November, with an average of 9 rainy days and 58 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Punta Cardon are February, April and July. On average, 4 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) | 6 (0.2) | 4 (0.2) | 6 (0.2) | 4 (0.1) | 15 (0.6) | 11 (0.4) | 5 (0.2) | 12 (0.5) | 50 (2.0) | 66 (2.6) | 58 (2.3) | 9 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Punta Cardon are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 29 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Punta Cardon: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 269 | 311 | 341 | 331 | 347 | 339 | 362 | 359 | 333 | 324 | 311 | 332 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 30m | 11h 44m | 12h 3m | 12h 23m | 12h 39m | 12h 47m | 12h 43m | 12h 28m | 12h 9m | 11h 50m | 11h 34m | 11h 25m |
Punta Cardon experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Punta Cardon UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |