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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Nogales Mexico

In Nogales, the summers are hot and partly cloudy and the winters are cold, dry, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 34°F to 94°F and is rarely below 25°F or above 100°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Nogales for warm-weather activities are from mid May to early July and from mid August to early October.

Climate in Nogales

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Nogales weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 3.5 months, from May 24 to September 9, with an average daily high temperature above 88°F. The hottest month of the year in Nogales is June, with an average high of 93°F and low of 62°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.4 months, from November 21 to March 3, with an average daily high temperature below 69°F. The coldest month of the year in Nogales is December, with an average low of 35°F and high of 64°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Nogales

Average High and Low Temperature in NogaleshotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 563°FJan 563°FJun 2294°FJun 2294°F34°F34°F64°F64°FSep 988°FSep 988°FNov 2169°FNov 2169°FMar 369°FMar 369°F54°F54°F61°F61°F39°F39°F39°F39°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 63°F66°F71°F78°F86°F93°F91°F89°F87°F80°F71°F64°F
Temp. 47°F50°F55°F61°F70°F79°F78°F75°F73°F64°F54°F47°F
Low 35°F37°F40°F45°F52°F62°F66°F64°F59°F50°F41°F35°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Nogales

Average Hourly Temperature in NogalesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmhotvery coldvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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In Nogales, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Nogales begins around March 7 and lasts for 3.9 months, ending around July 5.

The clearest month of the year in Nogales is June, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 82% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around July 5 and lasts for 8.1 months, ending around March 7.

The cloudiest month of the year in Nogales is July, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 44% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Nogales

Cloud Cover Categories in NogalesclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jun 885%Jun 885%Jul 2948%Jul 2948%Mar 766%Mar 766%Jul 566%Jul 566%NowNowclearovercastmostly clearpartly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 36%38%30%25%21%18%44%44%23%21%30%35%
Clearer 64%62%70%75%79%82%56%56%77%79%70%65%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Nogales varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 2.3 months, from July 1 to September 10, with a greater than 26% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Nogales is August, with an average of 14.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 9.7 months, from September 10 to July 1. The month with the fewest wet days in Nogales is May, with an average of 0.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Nogales is August, with an average of 14.1 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 50% on August 2.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Nogales

Daily Chance of Precipitation in NogaleswetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 250%Aug 250%May 122%May 122%Jul 126%Jul 126%Sep 1026%Sep 1026%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 3.1d2.8d2.4d1.3d0.8d3.1d13.1d14.1d6.8d2.4d2.3d3.5d
Mixed 0.2d0.2d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d
Any 3.3d3.0d2.5d1.3d0.8d3.1d13.1d14.1d6.8d2.4d2.3d3.8d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Nogales experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.2 months, from June 14 to March 20, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Nogales is July, with an average rainfall of 2.7 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from March 20 to June 14. The month with the least rain in Nogales is May, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Nogales

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.9″0.8″0.5″0.3″0.1″0.6″2.7″2.6″1.6″0.7″0.6″1.0″

The length of the day in Nogales varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 7 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 11 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Nogales

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in NogalesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minMar 1912 hr, 7 minMar 1914 hr, 11 minJun 2014 hr, 11 minJun 2012 hr, 9 minSep 2212 hr, 9 minSep 2210 hr, 7 minDec 2110 hr, 7 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 10.4h11.1h12.0h13.0h13.8h14.2h13.9h13.2h12.3h11.4h10.6h10.1h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:18 AM on June 11, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 5 minutes later at 7:23 AM on January 10. The earliest sunset is at 5:20 PM on December 3, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 12 minutes later at 7:32 PM on June 29.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Nogales during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Nogales

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in NogalesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 115:18 AMJun 115:18 AM7:32 PMJun 297:32 PMJun 29Dec 35:20 PMDec 35:20 PM7:23 AMJan 107:23 AMJan 10daynightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Nogales

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in NogalesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM000010101010202020203030303040404050505060607080000010101010202020203030303040404050506060707035NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Nogales

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Nogales experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from June 28 to September 15, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 5% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Nogales is August, with 5.1 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is March 13, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Nogales

Humidity Comfort Levels in NogalesmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Mar 130%Mar 130%Aug 619%Aug 619%Jun 285%Jun 285%Sep 155%Sep 155%muggymuggyhumidhumiddrydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.5d4.0d5.1d1.5d0.0d0.0d0.0d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Nogales experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 8.9 months, from October 4 to June 30, with average wind speeds of more than 7.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Nogales is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 3.2 months, from June 30 to October 4. The calmest month of the year in Nogales is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Nogales

Average Wind Speed in NogaleswindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphApr 99.5 mphApr 99.5 mphAug 75.5 mphAug 75.5 mphOct 47.5 mphOct 47.5 mphJun 307.5 mphJun 307.5 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 8.88.89.19.49.38.56.25.66.87.78.48.8

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Nogales varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 6.4 months, from February 19 to August 31, with a peak percentage of 47% on June 14. The wind is most often from the east for 2.4 weeks, from August 31 to September 17 and for 4.8 months, from September 24 to February 19, with a peak percentage of 29% on September 14. The wind is most often from the south for 1.0 weeks, from September 17 to September 24, with a peak percentage of 29% on September 21.

Wind Direction in Nogales

Wind Direction in NogalesEWEEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Nogales throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Nogales for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid May to early July and from mid August to early October, with a peak score in the second week of June.

Tourism Score in Nogales

Tourism Score in Nogalesbest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.17.11.81.87.07.06.06.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Nogales for hot-weather activities is from early June to mid July, with a peak score in the last week of June.

Beach/Pool Score in Nogales

Beach/Pool Score in NogalesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.06.00.20.2NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Nogales typically lasts for 7.6 months (234 days), from around March 23 to around November 12, rarely starting before February 23 or after April 22, and rarely ending before October 25 or after December 2.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Nogales

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Nogalesgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Mar 2350%Mar 2350%Nov 1250%Nov 1290%Apr 2290%Apr 2290%Oct 2590%Oct 2510%Feb 2310%Feb 2310%Dec 210%Dec 20%Jan 120%Jan 12Jul 30100%Jul 30100%very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Nogales should appear around January 25, only rarely appearing before January 17 or after February 4.

Growing Degree Days in Nogales

Growing Degree Days in NogalesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°FJan 2590°FJan 2590°FMay 1900°FMay 1900°FJun 131,800°FJun 131,800°FDec 315,314°FDec 315,314°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from April 13 to June 29, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.5 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Nogales is May, with an average of 8.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from November 5 to February 8, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Nogales is December, with an average of 3.6 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Nogales

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in NogalesbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhJun 28.6 kWhJun 28.6 kWhDec 223.5 kWhDec 223.5 kWhApr 137.5 kWhApr 137.5 kWhNov 54.5 kWhNov 54.5 kWhFeb 84.5 kWhFeb 84.5 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 3.84.86.37.68.38.26.55.96.05.34.23.6

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Nogales are 31.309 deg latitude, -110.942 deg longitude, and 3,983 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Nogales contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 732 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 4,146 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (2,251 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (7,562 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Nogales is covered by artificial surfaces (68%), shrubs (15%), and grassland (13%), within 10 miles by shrubs (83%) and grassland (12%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (74%) and grassland (19%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Nogales, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Nogales International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Nogales.

At a distance of 15 kilometers from Nogales, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Nogales according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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