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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Guadalupe de Atlas Mexico

In Guadalupe de Atlas, the summers are short and warm, the winters are short and cold, and it is dry and partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 38°F to 84°F and is rarely below 30°F or above 90°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Guadalupe de Atlas for warm-weather activities is from early May to mid June.

Climate in Guadalupe de Atlas

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Guadalupe de Atlas weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 2.2 months, from April 8 to June 16, with an average daily high temperature above 81°F. The hottest month of the year in Guadalupe de Atlas is May, with an average high of 84°F and low of 54°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.2 months, from November 28 to February 6, with an average daily high temperature below 72°F. The coldest month of the year in Guadalupe de Atlas is January, with an average low of 38°F and high of 69°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Guadalupe de Atlas

Average High and Low Temperature in Guadalupe de AtlaswarmcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 869°FJan 869°FMay 1884°FMay 1884°F38°F38°F54°F54°FApr 881°FApr 881°FNov 2872°FNov 2872°F48°F48°F57°F57°F40°F40°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 69°F73°F77°F82°F84°F81°F77°F76°F75°F75°F73°F70°F
Temp. 53°F56°F61°F66°F69°F69°F65°F65°F64°F61°F57°F54°F
Low 38°F40°F44°F49°F54°F56°F56°F55°F54°F48°F42°F39°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 Guadalupe de Atlas

Average Hourly Temperature in Guadalupe de AtlasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 coldcoldcoldcoldcoldcoolcoolcoolcomfortablewarmcomfortable
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 Guadalupe de Atlas, 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 Guadalupe de Atlas begins around October 23 and lasts for 7.8 months, ending around June 17.

The clearest month of the year in Guadalupe de Atlas is May, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 65% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around June 17 and lasts for 4.2 months, ending around October 23.

The cloudiest month of the year in Guadalupe de Atlas is September, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 74% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Guadalupe de Atlas

Cloud Cover Categories in Guadalupe de AtlasclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%May 2268%May 2268%Sep 1424%Sep 1424%Oct 2346%Oct 2346%Jun 1746%Jun 1746%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly 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.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 46%41%41%42%35%52%68%69%74%60%42%47%
Clearer 54%59%59%58%65%48%32%31%26%40%58%53%

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

The wetter season lasts 3.9 months, from June 2 to September 30, with a greater than 21% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Guadalupe de Atlas is July, with an average of 11.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.1 months, from September 30 to June 2. The month with the fewest wet days in Guadalupe de Atlas 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 Guadalupe de Atlas is July, with an average of 11.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 41% on July 14.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Guadalupe de Atlas

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Guadalupe de AtlaswetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 1441%Jul 1441%Mar 212%Mar 212%Jun 221%Jun 221%Sep 3021%Sep 3021%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).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 2.2d1.9d0.9d1.3d4.0d9.2d11.7d10.2d8.6d4.2d1.3d1.1d

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. Guadalupe de Atlas experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.1 months, from May 6 to February 8, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Guadalupe de Atlas is July, with an average rainfall of 3.0 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from February 8 to May 6. The month with the least rain in Guadalupe de Atlas is March, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Guadalupe de Atlas

Average Monthly Rainfall in Guadalupe de AtlasrainrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 in7 in7 inJul 63.3 inJul 63.3 inMar 260.2 inMar 260.2 inAug 302.4 inAug 302.4 inJan 300.5 inJan 300.5 inDec 90.2 inDec 90.2 inMay 60.5 inMay 60.5 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.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.5″0.4″0.2″0.2″0.8″2.3″3.0″2.3″2.1″0.9″0.3″0.2″

The length of the day in Guadalupe de Atlas varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 46 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 13 hours, 30 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Guadalupe de Atlas

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Guadalupe de AtlasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minMar 1912 hr, 7 minMar 1913 hr, 30 minJun 2013 hr, 30 minJun 2012 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 2210 hr, 46 minDec 2110 hr, 46 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 10.9h11.4h12.0h12.7h13.2h13.5h13.3h12.9h12.2h11.6h11.1h10.8h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:03 AM on June 6, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 26 minutes later at 7:29 AM on January 16. The earliest sunset is at 6:03 PM on November 26, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 33 minutes later at 7:36 PM on July 2.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Guadalupe de Atlas during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Guadalupe de Atlas

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Guadalupe de AtlasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 66:03 AMJun 66:03 AM7:36 PMJul 27:36 PMJul 2Nov 266:03 PMNov 266:03 PM7:29 AMJan 167:29 AMJan 16daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Guadalupe de Atlas

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Guadalupe de AtlasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606070708000001010101020202020303030304040404050505060606070708044NowNow
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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 Guadalupe de Atlas

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 perceived humidity level in Guadalupe de Atlas, 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.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Guadalupe de Atlas

Humidity Comfort Levels in Guadalupe de AtlasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 260%Jan 260%Aug 80%Aug 80%NowNowdrydrycomfortablecomfortable
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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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 Guadalupe de Atlas experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from January 18 to April 25, with average wind speeds of more than 8.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Guadalupe de Atlas is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.8 months, from April 25 to January 18. The calmest month of the year in Guadalupe de Atlas is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Guadalupe de Atlas

Average Wind Speed in Guadalupe de AtlaswindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphMar 189.6 mphMar 189.6 mphMay 267.8 mphMay 267.8 mphJan 188.7 mphJan 188.7 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) 8.79.19.69.18.18.89.39.49.28.28.08.2

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Guadalupe de Atlas varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 6.6 months, from May 16 to December 3, with a peak percentage of 89% on August 15. The wind is most often from the west for 5.4 months, from December 3 to May 16, with a peak percentage of 39% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Guadalupe de Atlas

Wind Direction in Guadalupe de AtlasWEWJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastsouthnorth
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 Guadalupe de Atlas 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 Guadalupe de Atlas for general outdoor tourist activities is from early May to mid June, with a peak score in the last week of May.

Tourism Score in Guadalupe de Atlas

Tourism Score in Guadalupe de Atlasbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.66.62.82.85.05.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Guadalupe de Atlas for hot-weather activities is from late April to early June, with a peak score in the third week of May.

Beach/Pool Score in Guadalupe de Atlas

Beach/Pool Score in Guadalupe de Atlasbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810103.83.80.70.7NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Guadalupe de Atlas typically lasts for 9.5 months (290 days), from around February 17 to around December 3, rarely starting after March 19, or ending before November 3.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Guadalupe de Atlas

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Guadalupe de Atlasgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Feb 1750%Feb 1750%Dec 350%Dec 390%Mar 1990%Mar 1990%Nov 390%Nov 316%Jan 1616%Jan 16Jul 6100%Jul 6100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
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 Guadalupe de Atlas should appear around January 16, only rarely appearing before January 13 or after January 21.

Growing Degree Days in Guadalupe de Atlas

Growing Degree Days in Guadalupe de AtlasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°FJan 1690°FJan 1690°FApr 7900°FApr 7900°FMay 271,800°FMay 271,800°FDec 314,662°FDec 314,662°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 significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from March 26 to June 21, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Guadalupe de Atlas is May, with an average of 7.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from November 15 to January 28, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Guadalupe de Atlas is December, with an average of 4.6 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Guadalupe de Atlas

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Guadalupe de AtlasbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhMay 97.8 kWhMay 97.8 kWhDec 184.5 kWhDec 184.5 kWhMar 267.1 kWhMar 267.1 kWhJun 217.1 kWhJun 217.1 kWhJan 285.2 kWhJan 285.2 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) 4.95.96.97.57.87.37.06.96.35.75.24.6

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Guadalupe de Atlas are 22.268 deg latitude, -102.031 deg longitude, and 6,640 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Guadalupe de Atlas contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 167 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,661 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,221 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,518 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Guadalupe de Atlas is covered by cropland (84%) and grassland (16%), within 10 miles by grassland (81%) and cropland (13%), and within 50 miles by grassland (65%) and shrubs (23%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Guadalupe de Atlas, 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 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Guadalupe de Atlas.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Guadalupe de Atlas 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 Guadalupe de Atlas is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Guadalupe de Atlas 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 Guadalupe de Atlas 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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