Climate and Average Weather Year Round in El Salto Mexico

In El Salto, the wet season is mostly cloudy and cool and the dry season is comfortable and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 27°F to 74°F and is rarely below 20°F or above 80°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit El Salto for warm-weather activities is from mid May to late June.

The warm season lasts for 2.0 months, from April 30 to June 29, with an average daily high temperature above 71°F. The hottest month of the year in El Salto is June, with an average high of 73°F and low of 47°F.

The cold season lasts for 2.6 months, from November 27 to February 15, with an average daily high temperature below 61°F. The coldest month of the year in El Salto is January, with an average low of 27°F and high of 59°F.

In El Salto, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in El Salto begins around October 11 and lasts for 8.4 months, ending around June 23.

The clearest month of the year in El Salto is May, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 67% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around June 23 and lasts for 3.6 months, ending around October 11.

The cloudiest month of the year in El Salto is August, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 84% of the time.

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

The wetter season lasts 3.3 months, from June 19 to September 29, with a greater than 37% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in El Salto is August, with an average of 21.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.7 months, from September 29 to June 19. The month with the fewest wet days in El Salto is April, with an average of 0.6 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 El Salto is August, with an average of 21.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 72% on August 21.

Rainfall

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. El Salto experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.5 months, from May 22 to February 9, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in El Salto is August, with an average rainfall of 5.3 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from February 9 to May 22. The month with the least rain in El Salto is April, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. El Salto experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 1.2 days, from January 16 to January 17, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in El Salto is January, with an average snowfall of 1.0 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 12 months, from January 17 to January 16. The least snow falls around July 6, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in El Salto varies over the course of the year. In 2026, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 40 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 36 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:13 AM on June 7, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 32 minutes later at 7:46 AM on January 13. The earliest sunset is at 6:13 PM on November 28, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 39 minutes later at 7:52 PM on July 2.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in El Salto during 2026.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2026. 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.

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 perceived humidity level in El Salto, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 1% of 1% throughout.

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 El Salto experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.0 months, from November 1 to June 1, with average wind speeds of more than 3.3 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in El Salto is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.0 months, from June 1 to November 1. The calmest month of the year in El Salto is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 2.2 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the east for 5.2 months, from June 17 to November 23, with a peak percentage of 58% on September 14. The wind is most often from the west for 2.7 weeks, from November 23 to December 12 and for 5.7 months, from December 25 to June 17, with a peak percentage of 32% on December 9. The wind is most often from the south for 1.9 weeks, from December 12 to December 25, with a peak percentage of 32% on December 22.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in El Salto 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 time of year to visit El Salto for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid May to late June, with a peak score in the first week of June.

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 El Salto for hot-weather activities is from late May to mid June, with a peak score in the first week of June.

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 El Salto typically lasts for 5.9 months (179 days), from around April 27 to around October 24, rarely starting before April 7 or after May 16, and rarely ending before October 6 or after November 10.

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 El Salto should appear around February 11, only rarely appearing before January 30 or after March 9.

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 significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from March 31 to June 13, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in El Salto is May, with an average of 7.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from November 13 to January 29, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.9 kWh. The darkest month of the year in El Salto is December, with an average of 4.3 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of El Salto are 23.778 deg latitude, -105.362 deg longitude, and 8,343 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of El Salto contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,217 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 8,438 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,596 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (10,554 feet).

The area within 2 miles of El Salto is covered by trees (68%), artificial surfaces (13%), and shrubs (12%), within 10 miles by trees (80%) and shrubs (16%), and within 50 miles by trees (85%).