Climate and Average Weather Year Round in El Higo Mexico

In El Higo, the wet season is hot, oppressive, and mostly cloudy and the dry season is warm, humid, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 57°F to 97°F and is rarely below 48°F or above 104°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit El Higo for warm-weather activities are from mid January to early April and from late October to late December.

The hot season lasts for 2.6 months, from April 9 to June 29, with an average daily high temperature above 93°F. The hottest month of the year in El Higo is June, with an average high of 95°F and low of 76°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.4 months, from November 25 to February 9, with an average daily high temperature below 80°F. The coldest month of the year in El Higo is January, with an average low of 57°F and high of 77°F.

In El Higo, 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 El Higo begins around October 18 and lasts for 7.9 months, ending around June 14.

The clearest month of the year in El Higo is May, 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 June 14 and lasts for 4.1 months, ending around October 18.

The cloudiest month of the year in El Higo is September, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 70% of the time.

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

The wetter season lasts 4.3 months, from June 4 to October 12, with a greater than 35% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in El Higo is September, with an average of 15.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.7 months, from October 12 to June 4. The month with the fewest wet days in El Higo is February, with an average of 4.3 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 Higo is September, with an average of 15.9 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 56% on September 13.

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 Higo experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in El Higo. The month with the most rain in El Higo is September, with an average rainfall of 8.5 inches.

The month with the least rain in El Higo is February, with an average rainfall of 1.1 inches.

The length of the day in El Higo varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 48 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 13 hours, 28 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:50 AM on June 6, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 25 minutes later at 7:14 AM on January 16. The earliest sunset is at 5:49 PM on November 26, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 31 minutes later at 7:20 PM on July 4.

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

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.

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.

El Higo experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 8.6 months, from March 14 to December 1, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 32% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in El Higo is July, with 30.9 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in El Higo is January, with 3.2 days that are muggy or worse.

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

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.1 months, from February 18 to June 22, with average wind speeds of more than 6.4 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in El Higo is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.5 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.9 months, from June 22 to February 18. The calmest month of the year in El Higo is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.3 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in El Higo is from the east throughout the year.

El Higo is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 4.3 months, from June 10 to October 18, with an average temperature above 82°F. The month of the year in El Higo with the warmest water is September, with an average temperature of 84°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.2 months, from December 22 to March 29, with an average temperature below 74°F. The month of the year in El Higo with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 71°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in El Higo 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 El Higo for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid January to early April and from late October to late December, with a peak score in the first week of March.

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 Higo for hot-weather activities is from mid March to late May, with a peak score in the last week of April.

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 El Higo 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.

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.

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 2.8 months, from March 26 to June 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in El Higo is May, with an average of 6.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from November 14 to February 1, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year in El Higo is December, with an average of 4.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of El Higo are 21.767 deg latitude, -98.452 deg longitude, and 112 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of El Higo contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 98 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 100 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (295 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (9,606 feet).

The area within 2 miles of El Higo is covered by cropland (99%), within 10 miles by cropland (99%), and within 50 miles by cropland (87%).