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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Magdalena Contreras Mexico

In Magdalena Contreras, the wet season is overcast, the dry season is partly cloudy, and it is comfortable year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 40°F to 78°F and is rarely below 34°F or above 84°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Magdalena Contreras for warm-weather activities is from late March to late May.

Climate in Magdalena Contreras

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Magdalena Contreras weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 2.5 months, from March 21 to June 5, with an average daily high temperature above 76°F. The hottest month of the year in Magdalena Contreras is May, with an average high of 77°F and low of 53°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.4 months, from November 21 to February 3, with an average daily high temperature below 71°F. The coldest month of the year in Magdalena Contreras is January, with an average low of 40°F and high of 69°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Magdalena Contreras

Average High and Low Temperature in Magdalena ContreraswarmcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 1369°FJan 1369°FApr 2678°FApr 2678°F40°F40°F51°F51°FMar 2176°FMar 2176°FJun 576°FJun 576°FNov 2171°FNov 2171°F47°F47°F54°F54°F44°F44°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°F72°F76°F78°F77°F74°F72°F72°F71°F71°F71°F70°F
Temp. 54°F57°F61°F64°F64°F63°F61°F62°F61°F60°F57°F55°F
Low 40°F43°F46°F50°F53°F54°F54°F54°F53°F49°F44°F41°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 Magdalena Contreras

Average Hourly Temperature in Magdalena ContrerasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 coldcoldcoldcoldcoolcoolcoolcomfortablewarm
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 Magdalena Contreras, 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 Magdalena Contreras begins around October 30 and lasts for 7.0 months, ending around May 29.

The clearest month of the year in Magdalena Contreras is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 66% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around May 29 and lasts for 5.0 months, ending around October 30.

The cloudiest month of the year in Magdalena Contreras is September, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 88% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Magdalena Contreras

Cloud Cover Categories in Magdalena ContrerasclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Feb 2468%Feb 2468%Sep 1110%Sep 1110%Oct 3038%Oct 3038%May 2940%May 2940%NowNowclearmostly cloudyovercastmostly clear
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 40%34%35%41%53%79%86%86%88%73%49%44%
Clearer 60%66%65%59%47%21%14%14%12%27%51%56%

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

The wetter season lasts 4.4 months, from May 27 to October 7, with a greater than 40% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Magdalena Contreras is July, with an average of 23.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.6 months, from October 7 to May 27. The month with the fewest wet days in Magdalena Contreras is December, with an average of 0.7 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 Magdalena Contreras is July, with an average of 23.2 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 79% on July 2.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Magdalena Contreras

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Magdalena ContreraswetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 279%Jul 279%Dec 71%Dec 71%May 2740%May 2740%Oct 740%Oct 740%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 1.3d1.0d1.3d3.2d9.0d20.1d23.2d22.9d19.6d9.5d2.3d0.7d

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. Magdalena Contreras experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.7 months, from April 19 to November 9, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Magdalena Contreras is July, with an average rainfall of 4.9 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.3 months, from November 9 to April 19. The month with the least rain in Magdalena Contreras is December, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Magdalena Contreras

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 0.3″0.2″0.2″0.4″1.5″4.6″4.9″4.8″4.5″1.8″0.3″0.1″

The length of the day in Magdalena Contreras varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 58 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 13 hours, 18 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Magdalena Contreras

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Magdalena ContrerasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minMar 1912 hr, 7 minMar 1913 hr, 18 minJun 2013 hr, 18 minJun 2012 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 2210 hr, 58 minDec 2110 hr, 58 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 11.1h11.5h12.1h12.6h13.1h13.3h13.2h12.8h12.2h11.7h11.2h11.0h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:57 AM on June 5, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 16 minutes later at 7:13 AM on January 18. The earliest sunset is at 5:56 PM on November 24, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 22 minutes later at 7:19 PM on July 4.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Magdalena Contreras

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Magdalena ContrerasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 55:57 AMJun 55:57 AM7:19 PMJul 47:19 PMJul 4Nov 245:56 PMNov 245:56 PM7:13 AMJan 187:13 AMJan 18daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Magdalena Contreras

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Magdalena ContrerasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050506060707080000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606060707080804790NowNow
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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 Magdalena Contreras

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 Magdalena Contreras, 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 Magdalena Contreras

Humidity Comfort Levels in Magdalena ContrerasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 20%Jul 20%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 Magdalena Contreras experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from January 2 to April 24, with average wind speeds of more than 4.4 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Magdalena Contreras is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.3 months, from April 24 to January 2. The calmest month of the year in Magdalena Contreras is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.8 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Magdalena Contreras

Average Wind Speed in Magdalena ContreraswindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mphMar 145.1 mphMar 145.1 mphMay 303.6 mphMay 303.6 mphJan 24.4 mphJan 24.4 mphApr 244.4 mphApr 244.4 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) 4.54.85.14.63.83.84.04.04.24.24.14.1

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

The wind is most often from the south for 1.2 months, from April 23 to May 30 and for 2.5 months, from December 9 to February 23, with a peak percentage of 36% on April 25. The wind is most often from the east for 4.1 months, from May 30 to October 3, with a peak percentage of 64% on July 23. The wind is most often from the north for 2.2 months, from October 3 to December 9, with a peak percentage of 43% on October 28.

Wind Direction in Magdalena Contreras

Wind Direction in Magdalena ContrerasSWSENSJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 Magdalena Contreras 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 Magdalena Contreras for general outdoor tourist activities is from late March to late May, with a peak score in the first week of May.

Tourism Score in Magdalena Contreras

Tourism Score in Magdalena Contrerasbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.65.63.03.03.53.5NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Magdalena Contreras for hot-weather activities is from late March to late May, with a peak score in the last week of April.

Beach/Pool Score in Magdalena Contreras

Beach/Pool Score in Magdalena Contrerasbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810102.72.70.80.81.01.0NowNow 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 Magdalena Contreras typically lasts for 12 months (353 days), from around January 15 to around January 2, rarely starting after March 3, or ending before November 13.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Magdalena Contreras

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Magdalena Contrerasgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Jan 1550%Jan 1590%Mar 390%Mar 390%Nov 1390%Nov 13Jul 8100%Jul 8100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
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 Magdalena Contreras should appear around January 15, only rarely appearing before January 13 or after January 18.

Growing Degree Days in Magdalena Contreras

Growing Degree Days in Magdalena ContrerasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°F3,500°F3,500°F4,000°F4,000°FJan 1590°FJan 1590°FApr 7900°FApr 7900°FJun 101,800°FJun 101,800°FDec 313,866°FDec 313,866°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 some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from March 6 to May 29, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Magdalena Contreras is April, with an average of 7.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from November 7 to January 24, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Magdalena Contreras is December, with an average of 5.0 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Magdalena Contreras

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Magdalena ContrerasbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhApr 177.3 kWhApr 177.3 kWhDec 215.0 kWhDec 215.0 kWhMar 66.8 kWhMar 66.8 kWhMay 296.8 kWhMay 296.8 kWhJan 245.5 kWhJan 245.5 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) 5.36.27.07.37.06.36.36.15.85.75.35.0

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Magdalena Contreras are 19.332 deg latitude, -99.211 deg longitude, and 7,703 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Magdalena Contreras contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 817 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 7,782 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (5,538 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (14,764 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Magdalena Contreras is covered by artificial surfaces (80%) and trees (13%), within 10 miles by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (30%), and within 50 miles by cropland (39%) and trees (29%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Magdalena Contreras, 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 Magdalena Contreras.

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