Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes Mexico

In Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes, the summers are short and hot; the winters are short, dry, and cold; and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 36°F to 87°F and is rarely below 28°F or above 94°F.

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

The hot season lasts for 1.9 months, from May 5 to July 3, with an average daily high temperature above 83°F. The hottest month of the year in Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes is June, with an average high of 86°F and low of 58°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.7 months, from November 26 to February 16, with an average daily high temperature below 70°F. The coldest month of the year in Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes is January, with an average low of 36°F and high of 67°F.

In Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes, 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 Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes begins around October 4 and lasts for 8.7 months, ending around June 26.

The clearest month of the year in Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes is May, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 68% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around June 26 and lasts for 3.3 months, ending around October 4.

The cloudiest month of the year in Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes is August, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 73% 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 Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 3.3 months, from June 18 to September 27, with a greater than 30% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes is July, with an average of 16.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.7 months, from September 27 to June 18. The month with the fewest wet days in Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes is March, with an average of 0.9 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 Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes is July, with an average of 16.9 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 58% on July 16.

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. Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from May 28 to November 30, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes is July, with an average rainfall of 3.8 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from November 30 to May 28. The month with the least rain in Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes is April, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

The length of the day in Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes varies over the course of the year. In 2026, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 34 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 43 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:11 AM on June 8, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 39 minutes later at 7:50 AM on January 13. The earliest sunset is at 6:12 PM on November 29, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 45 minutes later at 7:57 PM on July 2.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes 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 Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes, 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, remaining a virtually constant 0% 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 Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from December 6 to May 24, with average wind speeds of more than 5.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.5 months, from May 24 to December 6. The calmest month of the year in Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.5 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 4.4 months, from June 9 to October 20, with a peak percentage of 76% on August 27. The wind is most often from the west for 7.6 months, from October 20 to June 9, with a peak percentage of 59% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes 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 Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes 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 Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes for hot-weather activities is from mid May to late 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 Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes typically lasts for 8.4 months (257 days), from around March 11 to around November 23, rarely starting before February 5 or after April 9, and rarely ending before November 3 or after December 15.

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 Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes should appear around January 20, only rarely appearing before January 15 or after January 29.

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 2.5 months, from April 2 to June 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes is May, with an average of 7.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from November 12 to January 30, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.9 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes is December, with an average of 4.2 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes are 25.340 deg latitude, -105.724 deg longitude, and 5,935 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 571 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,040 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (4,278 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (8,468 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes is covered by grassland (94%), within 10 miles by trees (55%) and grassland (31%), and within 50 miles by trees (62%) and grassland (25%).