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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Zolonquiapa Mexico

In Zolonquiapa, the wet season is overcast, the dry season is partly cloudy, and it is hot year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 53°F to 91°F and is rarely below 47°F or above 97°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Zolonquiapa for warm-weather activities are from late January to early May and from mid to late November.

Climate in Zolonquiapa

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Zolonquiapa weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 2.0 months, from March 25 to May 26, with an average daily high temperature above 89°F. The hottest month of the year in Zolonquiapa is May, with an average high of 90°F and low of 65°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.4 months, from November 22 to February 5, with an average daily high temperature below 83°F. The coldest month of the year in Zolonquiapa is January, with an average low of 53°F and high of 82°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Zolonquiapa

Average High and Low Temperature in ZolonquiapahotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 1382°FJan 1382°FApr 2591°FApr 2591°F53°F53°F63°F63°FMar 2589°FMar 2589°FNov 2283°FNov 2283°F60°F60°F65°F65°F56°F56°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 82°F85°F88°F91°F90°F87°F85°F85°F84°F84°F84°F82°F
Temp. 67°F70°F73°F77°F77°F75°F73°F73°F73°F72°F69°F67°F
Low 53°F55°F59°F62°F65°F65°F63°F63°F63°F61°F56°F54°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 Zolonquiapa

Average Hourly Temperature in ZolonquiapaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcoldcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmhotcoldcoolcool
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.

Brodósqui, Brazil (4,400 miles away); Formosa, Brazil (4,209 miles); and Kitangari, Tanzania (9,584 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Zolonquiapa (view comparison).

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In Zolonquiapa, 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 Zolonquiapa begins around October 30 and lasts for 6.6 months, ending around May 18.

The clearest month of the year in Zolonquiapa is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 69% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around May 18 and lasts for 5.4 months, ending around October 30.

The cloudiest month of the year in Zolonquiapa is September, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 85% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Zolonquiapa

Cloud Cover Categories in ZolonquiapaclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Feb 2571%Feb 2571%Sep 1313%Sep 1313%Oct 3041%Oct 3041%May 1843%May 1843%NowNowclearpartly cloudymostly 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 37%31%32%40%57%80%80%81%85%70%47%41%
Clearer 63%69%68%60%43%20%20%19%15%30%53%59%

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

The wetter season lasts 4.7 months, from May 21 to October 11, with a greater than 37% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Zolonquiapa is August, with an average of 20.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.3 months, from October 11 to May 21. The month with the fewest wet days in Zolonquiapa is December, with an average of 0.8 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 Zolonquiapa is August, with an average of 20.6 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 72% on June 23.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Zolonquiapa

Daily Chance of Precipitation in ZolonquiapawetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jun 2372%Jun 2372%Dec 122%Dec 122%May 2137%May 2137%Oct 1137%Oct 1137%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 1.3d1.1d1.6d3.1d10.0d19.5d20.4d20.6d19.4d9.8d2.7d0.8d

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. Zolonquiapa experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.0 months, from April 16 to November 14, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Zolonquiapa is June, with an average rainfall of 5.7 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from November 14 to April 16. The month with the least rain in Zolonquiapa is December, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Zolonquiapa

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″0.5″2.1″5.7″5.5″5.7″5.6″2.3″0.5″0.1″

The length of the day in Zolonquiapa varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 1 minute of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 13 hours, 15 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Zolonquiapa

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in ZolonquiapaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minMar 1912 hr, 7 minMar 1913 hr, 15 minJun 2013 hr, 15 minJun 2012 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 2211 hr, 1 minDec 2111 hr, 1 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 11.2h11.5h12.1h12.6h13.0h13.2h13.1h12.7h12.2h11.7h11.3h11.0h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:56 AM on June 3, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 13 minutes later at 7:09 AM on January 19. The earliest sunset is at 5:55 PM on November 24, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 19 minutes later at 7:15 PM on July 4.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Zolonquiapa

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in ZolonquiapaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 35:56 AMJun 35:56 AM7:15 PMJul 47:15 PMJul 4Nov 245:55 PMNov 245:55 PM7:09 AMJan 197:09 AMJan 19daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Zolonquiapa

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in ZolonquiapaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606070708000001010101020202020303030304040404050505050606060707080804890NowNow
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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 Zolonquiapa

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 Zolonquiapa, 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 3% of 3% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Zolonquiapa

Humidity Comfort Levels in ZolonquiapaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 200%Feb 200%Sep 147%Sep 147%NowNowhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.8d1.8d1.0d1.3d1.8d0.8d0.0d0.0d

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 Zolonquiapa experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.8 months, from October 30 to April 23, with average wind speeds of more than 5.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Zolonquiapa is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.2 months, from April 23 to October 30. The calmest month of the year in Zolonquiapa is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Zolonquiapa

Average Wind Speed in ZolonquiapawindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mph11 mph11 mphMar 126.6 mphMar 126.6 mphJun 15.0 mphJun 15.0 mphOct 305.8 mphOct 305.8 mphApr 235.8 mphApr 235.8 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) 6.36.46.45.95.25.35.85.55.05.46.06.1

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

The wind is most often from the south for 2.4 months, from March 25 to June 8, with a peak percentage of 47% on May 28. The wind is most often from the east for 9.5 months, from June 8 to March 25, with a peak percentage of 57% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Zolonquiapa

Wind Direction in ZolonquiapaESEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowsoutheastwest
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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).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Zolonquiapa 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 times of year to visit Zolonquiapa for general outdoor tourist activities are from late January to early May and from mid to late November, with a peak score in the second week of March.

Tourism Score in Zolonquiapa

Tourism Score in Zolonquiapabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.17.14.34.36.46.46.06.05.05.04.44.4NowNowtemperaturetemperature precipitationprecipitationtourism 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 Zolonquiapa 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 Zolonquiapa

Beach/Pool Score in Zolonquiapabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.25.23.03.03.23.23.13.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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).

Temperatures in Zolonquiapa 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 Zolonquiapa

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in ZolonquiapaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
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.

Growing Degree Days in Zolonquiapa

Growing Degree Days in ZolonquiapaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°F7,000°F7,000°F8,000°F8,000°FJan 690°FJan 690°FApr 11,800°FApr 11,800°FDec 317,992°FDec 317,992°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 2.4 months, from March 6 to May 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Zolonquiapa is April, with an average of 7.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from November 10 to January 24, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Zolonquiapa is December, with an average of 5.1 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Zolonquiapa

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in ZolonquiapabrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhApr 167.3 kWhApr 167.3 kWhDec 225.0 kWhDec 225.0 kWhMar 66.8 kWhMar 66.8 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) 5.36.27.07.26.86.36.66.46.05.85.45.1

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Zolonquiapa are 18.576 deg latitude, -98.527 deg longitude, and 3,953 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Zolonquiapa contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 472 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,987 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,874 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (15,715 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Zolonquiapa is covered by cropland (97%), within 10 miles by cropland (50%) and trees (42%), and within 50 miles by cropland (36%) and trees (33%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Zolonquiapa, 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 is only a single weather station, Hermanos Serdán International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Zolonquiapa.

At a distance of 67 kilometers from Zolonquiapa, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

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

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

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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We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

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