Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Santa Cruz Nundaco MexicoIn Santa Cruz Nundaco, the wet season is comfortable and overcast and the dry season is warm and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 41°F to 79°F and is rarely below 35°F or above 85°F. Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Santa Cruz Nundaco for warm-weather activities is from mid March to mid May. Average Temperature in Santa Cruz NundacoThe warm season lasts for 2.0 months, from March 16 to May 17, with an average daily high temperature above 78°F. The hottest month of the year in Santa Cruz Nundaco is May, with an average high of 78°F and low of 53°F. The cool season lasts for 2.1 months, from August 12 to October 16, with an average daily high temperature below 72°F. The coldest month of the year in Santa Cruz Nundaco is December, with an average low of 41°F and high of 73°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. Cliza, Bolivia (3,235 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Santa Cruz Nundaco (view comparison). CloudsIn Santa Cruz Nundaco, 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 Santa Cruz Nundaco begins around November 4 and lasts for 6.2 months, ending around May 11. The clearest month of the year in Santa Cruz Nundaco is February, 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 May 11 and lasts for 5.8 months, ending around November 4. The cloudiest month of the year in Santa Cruz Nundaco is September, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 92% of the time.
PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Santa Cruz Nundaco varies very significantly throughout the year. The wetter season lasts 4.7 months, from May 21 to October 12, with a greater than 37% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Santa Cruz Nundaco is September, with an average of 20.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation. The drier season lasts 7.3 months, from October 12 to May 21. The month with the fewest wet days in Santa Cruz Nundaco 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 Santa Cruz Nundaco is September, with an average of 20.3 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 73% on September 11.
RainfallTo 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 Cruz Nundaco experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall. The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.0 months, from April 12 to November 12, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Santa Cruz Nundaco is September, with an average rainfall of 6.9 inches. The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from November 12 to April 12. The month with the least rain in Santa Cruz Nundaco is December, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.
SunThe length of the day in Santa Cruz Nundaco varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 6 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 13 hours, 9 minutes of daylight.
The earliest sunrise is at 5:56 AM on June 3, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 8 minutes later at 7:04 AM on January 20. The earliest sunset is at 5:54 PM on November 22, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 15 minutes later at 7:09 PM on July 6. Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Santa Cruz Nundaco during 2024. 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. MoonThe 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. HumidityWe 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 Cruz Nundaco, 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.
WindThis 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 Cruz Nundaco experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year. The windier part of the year lasts for 6.5 months, from October 9 to April 24, with average wind speeds of more than 5.3 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Santa Cruz Nundaco is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.2 miles per hour. The calmer time of year lasts for 5.5 months, from April 24 to October 9. The calmest month of the year in Santa Cruz Nundaco is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.5 miles per hour.
The predominant average hourly wind direction in Santa Cruz Nundaco varies throughout the year. The wind is most often from the south for 3.0 months, from March 5 to June 4, with a peak percentage of 40% on March 31. The wind is most often from the east for 9.0 months, from June 4 to March 5, with a peak percentage of 54% on January 1. Water TemperatureSanta Cruz Nundaco 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 2.8 months, from June 18 to September 11, with an average temperature above 86°F. The month of the year in Santa Cruz Nundaco with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 86°F. The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.4 months, from January 17 to April 30, with an average temperature below 83°F. The month of the year in Santa Cruz Nundaco with the coolest water is March, with an average temperature of 82°F.
Best Time of Year to VisitTo characterize how pleasant the weather is in Santa Cruz Nundaco 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 Cruz Nundaco for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid March to mid May, with a peak score in the third week of April. Tourism Score in Santa Cruz NundacoThe 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 Cruz Nundaco for hot-weather activities is from mid March to early May, with a peak score in the second week of April. Beach/Pool Score in Santa Cruz NundacoMethodologyFor 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. Growing SeasonDefinitions 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 Cruz Nundaco typically lasts for 12 months (351 days), from around December 26 to around December 11, rarely starting after February 9, or ending before October 24. 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 Cruz Nundaco should appear around January 11, only rarely appearing before January 10 or after January 13. Solar EnergyThis 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 1.8 months, from March 2 to April 28, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Santa Cruz Nundaco is March, with an average of 7.0 kWh. The darker period of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from August 17 to January 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Santa Cruz Nundaco is December, with an average of 5.1 kWh.
TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Santa Cruz Nundaco are 17.171 deg latitude, -97.724 deg longitude, and 7,579 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Santa Cruz Nundaco contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,654 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 7,588 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (7,329 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (10,830 feet). The area within 2 miles of Santa Cruz Nundaco is covered by shrubs (51%), trees (34%), and cropland (15%), within 10 miles by trees (61%) and shrubs (29%), and within 50 miles by trees (48%) and shrubs (34%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Santa Cruz Nundaco, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere is only a single weather station, Oaxaca - Xoxocotlán International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Santa Cruz Nundaco. At a distance of 107 kilometers from Santa Cruz Nundaco, 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 Santa Cruz Nundaco 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 DataAll 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. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. 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. We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader. Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page. |