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Spring Weather in Minatitlán Mexico

Daily high temperatures increase by 5°F, from 79°F to 85°F, rarely falling below 76°F or exceeding 88°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 85°F on May 25.

Daily low temperatures increase by 11°F, from 54°F to 65°F, rarely falling below 49°F or exceeding 68°F.

For reference, on May 23, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Minatitlán typically range from 64°F to 85°F, while on January 23, the coldest day of the year, they range from 53°F to 78°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in the Spring in Minatitlán

Average High and Low Temperature in the Spring in MinatitlánMarAprMay50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°FWinterSummerMay 2385°FMay 2385°F64°F64°FMar 179°FMar 179°F54°F54°FApr 181°FApr 181°F56°F56°FMay 184°FMay 184°F60°F60°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.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average spring temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day, 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 the Spring in Minatitlán

Average Hourly Temperature in the Spring in MinatitlánMarAprMay12 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 AMWinterSummerNowNowcoldcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarm
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.

Campinas, Brazil (4,833 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Minatitlán (view comparison).

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The spring in Minatitlán experiences increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 36% to 47%.

The clearest day of the spring is March 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 64% of the time.

For reference, on September 2, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 94%, while on February 23, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 65%.

Cloud Cover Categories in the Spring in Minatitlán

Cloud Cover Categories in the Spring in MinatitlánMarAprMay0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%WinterSummerMar 164%Mar 164%May 3153%May 3153%Apr 160%Apr 160%May 161%May 161%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercast
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.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Minatitlán, the chance of a wet day over the course of the spring is very rapidly increasing, starting the season at 2% and ending it at 17%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 69% on August 24, and its lowest chance is 0% on April 23.

Probability of Precipitation in the Spring in Minatitlán

Probability of Precipitation in the Spring in MinatitlánMarAprMay0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%WinterSummerApr 200%Apr 200%Mar 12%Mar 12%May 3117%May 3117%Apr 11%Apr 11%rain
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).

Rainfall

To show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the spring in Minatitlán is rapidly increasing, starting the season at 0.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.5 inches or falls below -0.0 inches, and ending the season at 1.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.4 inches or falls below 0.4 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.0 inches on April 16.

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Spring in Minatitlán

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Spring in MinatitlánMarAprMay0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 inWinterSummerApr 160.0 inApr 160.0 inMar 10.2 inMar 10.2 inMay 311.6 inMay 311.6 inApr 10.1 inApr 10.1 inMay 10.1 inMay 10.1 in
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.

Over the course of the spring in Minatitlán, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 27 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 57 seconds, and weekly increase of 6 minutes, 40 seconds.

The shortest day of the spring is March 1, with 11 hours, 47 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 13 hours, 13 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Spring in Minatitlán

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Spring in MinatitlánMarAprMay0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrWinterSummerMar 1912 hr, 7 minMar 1912 hr, 7 minnightnightdaydayMay 3113 hr, 13 minMay 3113 hr, 13 minMay 112 hr, 52 minMay 112 hr, 52 minNowNow
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.

The latest sunrise of the spring in Minatitlán is 7:15 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 58 minutes earlier at 6:17 AM on May 31.

The earliest sunset is 7:01 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 29 minutes later at 7:30 PM on May 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Minatitlán during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:19 AM and sets 13 hours, 18 minutes later, at 7:37 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:25 AM and sets 10 hours, 58 minutes later, at 6:23 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Spring in Minatitlán

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Spring in MinatitlánMarAprMay2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMWinterSummer6:17 AM6:17 AMMay 317:30 PMMay 317:30 PM7:15 AM7:15 AMMar 17:01 PMMar 17:01 PM6:49 AM6:49 AMApr 17:10 PMApr 17:10 PM6:27 AM6:27 AMMay 17:19 PMMay 17:19 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day in the spring. 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 the Spring in Minatitlán

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Spring in MinatitlánMarAprMay12 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 AMWinterSummer00102020303040505060708000101020303040405060607080NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth in the the spring of 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 the spring of 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. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Spring in Minatitlán

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Spring in MinatitlánMarAprMay12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMWinterSummerFeb 95:00 PMFeb 95:00 PMFeb 246:31 AMFeb 246:31 AMMar 103:01 AMMar 103:01 AMMar 251:01 AMMar 251:01 AMApr 812:22 PMApr 812:22 PMApr 235:50 PMApr 235:50 PMMay 79:23 PMMay 79:23 PMMay 237:54 AMMay 237:54 AMJun 66:38 AMJun 66:38 AMJun 217:09 PMJun 217:09 PM7:24 AM7:24 AM6:53 PM6:53 PM6:32 PM6:32 PM7:34 AM7:34 AM7:25 AM7:25 AM7:43 PM7:43 PM6:53 PM6:53 PM7:09 AM7:09 AM6:36 AM6:36 AM7:26 PM7:26 PM7:15 PM7:15 PM6:50 AM6:50 AM7:13 PM7:13 PM6:56 PM6:56 PM6:09 AM6:09 AM6:10 AM6:10 AM8:08 PM8:08 PM7:43 PM7:43 PM6:42 AM6:42 AM
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.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Minatitlán is very rapidly increasing during the spring, rising from 1% to 51% over the course of the season.

The lowest chance of a muggy day during the spring is 1% on March 3.

For reference, on August 21, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 98% of the time, while on March 3, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 1% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Spring in Minatitlán

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Spring in MinatitlánMarAprMay0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%WinterSummerMar 31%Mar 31%May 3151%May 3151%Apr 12%Apr 12%May 18%May 18%oppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
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.

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 Minatitlán is gradually increasing during the spring, increasing from 5.4 miles per hour to 5.9 miles per hour over the course of the season.

For reference, on May 22, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.0 miles per hour, while on October 12, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.2 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during the spring is 6.0 miles per hour on May 22.

Average Wind Speed in the Spring in Minatitlán

Average Wind Speed in the Spring in MinatitlánMarAprMay0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphWinterSummerMay 226.0 mphMay 226.0 mphMar 15.4 mphMar 15.4 mphApr 15.7 mphApr 15.7 mphMay 16.0 mphMay 16.0 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Minatitlán throughout the spring is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 50% on May 29.

Wind Direction in the Spring in Minatitlán

Wind Direction in the Spring in MinatitlánNWMarAprMay0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%WinterSummerNowNowwestsouthnortheast
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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).

Minatitlán is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Minatitlán is gradually increasing during the spring, rising by 3°F, from 78°F to 81°F, over the course of the season.

The lowest average surface water temperature during the spring is 77°F on March 29.

Average Water Temperature in the Spring in Minatitlán

Average Water Temperature in the Spring in MinatitlánMarAprMay72°F72°F74°F74°F76°F76°F78°F78°F80°F80°F82°F82°F84°F84°F86°F86°F88°F88°FWinterSummerMar 2977°FMar 2977°FMar 178°FMar 178°FMay 3181°FMay 3181°FMay 179°FMay 179°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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).

Temperatures in Minatitlán are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Spring in Minatitlán

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Spring in MinatitlánMarAprMay0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%WinterSummer100%Apr 16100%Apr 16NowNowcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
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.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Minatitlán are very rapidly increasing during the spring, increasing by 1,847°F, from 927°F to 2,774°F, over the course of the season.

Growing Degree Days in the Spring in Minatitlán

Growing Degree Days in the Spring in MinatitlánMarAprMay1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°FWinterSummerMar 1927°FMar 1927°FMay 312,774°FMay 312,774°FApr 11,464°FApr 11,464°FMay 12,074°FMay 12,074°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the spring, 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 in Minatitlán is essentially constant during the spring, remaining within 0.5 kWh of 6.9 kWh throughout.

The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the spring is 7.3 kWh on May 6.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Spring in Minatitlán

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Spring in MinatitlánMarAprMay0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhWinterSummerMay 67.3 kWhMay 67.3 kWhMar 16.4 kWhMar 16.4 kWhMay 316.7 kWhMay 316.7 kWhApr 17.1 kWhApr 17.1 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.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Minatitlán are 19.367 deg latitude, -104.067 deg longitude, and 2,861 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Minatitlán contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,018 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,576 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (6,617 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (13,953 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Minatitlán is covered by cropland (43%), trees (34%), and shrubs (20%), within 10 miles by trees (67%) and shrubs (18%), and within 50 miles by trees (40%) and cropland (35%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Minatitlán, 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 are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Minatitlán.

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

The estimated value at Minatitlán is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Minatitlán and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Minatitlán and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

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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