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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Santa María la Alta Mexico

In Santa María la Alta, 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 43°F to 78°F and is rarely below 37°F or above 85°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Santa María la Alta for warm-weather activities is from late March to late May.

Climate in Santa María la Alta

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Santa María la Alta weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 2.4 months, from March 27 to June 7, with an average daily high temperature above 76°F. The hottest month of the year in Santa María la Alta is May, with an average high of 78°F and low of 54°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.2 months, from December 1 to February 7, with an average daily high temperature below 70°F. The coldest month of the year in Santa María la Alta is January, with an average low of 44°F and high of 68°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Santa María la Alta

Average High and Low Temperature in Santa María la AltawarmcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 1368°FJan 1368°FMay 378°FMay 378°F43°F43°F54°F54°FMar 2776°FMar 2776°FJun 776°FJun 776°FDec 170°FDec 170°F50°F50°F56°F56°F46°F46°F45°F45°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 68°F71°F75°F78°F78°F75°F74°F74°F74°F73°F71°F69°F
Temp. 55°F57°F61°F64°F66°F65°F63°F63°F63°F62°F58°F56°F
Low 44°F45°F48°F52°F54°F55°F54°F54°F54°F52°F47°F44°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 Santa María la Alta

Average Hourly Temperature in Santa María la AltaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcoldcoldcoldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmvery coldvery cold
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.

Ulenje, Tanzania (9,124 miles away) and Faratsiho, Madagascar (10,139 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Santa María la Alta (view comparison).

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In Santa María la Alta, 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 María la Alta begins around October 30 and lasts for 6.6 months, ending around May 19.

The clearest month of the year in Santa María la Alta is February, 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 May 19 and lasts for 5.4 months, ending around October 30.

The cloudiest month of the year in Santa María la Alta is September, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 87% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Santa María la Alta

Cloud Cover Categories in Santa María la AltaclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Feb 2567%Feb 2567%Sep 1312%Sep 1312%Oct 3039%Oct 3039%May 1939%May 1939%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 41%35%35%42%59%81%82%83%87%72%51%45%
Clearer 59%65%65%58%41%19%18%17%13%28%49%55%

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

The wetter season lasts 4.7 months, from May 20 to October 11, with a greater than 39% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Santa María la Alta is August, with an average of 21.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.3 months, from October 11 to May 20. The month with the fewest wet days in Santa María la Alta is December, with an average of 1.2 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 María la Alta is August, with an average of 21.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 74% on August 31.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Santa María la Alta

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Santa María la AltawetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 3174%Aug 3174%Dec 183%Dec 183%May 2039%May 2039%Oct 1139%Oct 1139%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 1.6d1.7d2.5d4.6d10.9d20.0d21.0d21.5d20.2d10.7d3.5d1.2d

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. Santa María la Alta experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.6 months, from April 1 to November 20, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Santa María la Alta is September, with an average rainfall of 6.3 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 4.4 months, from November 20 to April 1. The month with the least rain in Santa María la Alta is December, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Santa María la Alta

Average Monthly Rainfall in Santa María la AltarainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 inSep 36.7 inSep 36.7 inDec 210.2 inDec 210.2 inJun 286.6 inJun 286.6 inJan 310.3 inJan 310.3 inApr 10.5 inApr 10.5 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 0.3″0.3″0.4″0.7″2.3″5.9″5.9″6.0″6.3″2.7″0.7″0.2″

The length of the day in Santa María la Alta 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 Santa María la Alta

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Santa María la AltaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 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 5:53 AM on June 5, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 13 minutes later at 7:06 AM on January 18. The earliest sunset is at 5:52 PM on November 24, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 20 minutes later at 7:11 PM on July 5.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Santa María la Alta during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Santa María la Alta

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Santa María la AltaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 55:53 AMJun 55:53 AM7:11 PMJul 57:11 PMJul 5Nov 245:52 PMNov 245:52 PM7:06 AMJan 187:06 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 Santa María la Alta

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Santa María la AltaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 Santa María la Alta

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 Santa María la Alta, 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 Santa María la Alta

Humidity Comfort Levels in Santa María la AltaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 10%Feb 10%Jun 60%Jun 60%NowNowcomfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumid
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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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 Santa María la Alta experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from June 21 to September 8, with average wind speeds of more than 8.2 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Santa María la Alta is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.5 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 9.4 months, from September 8 to June 21. The calmest month of the year in Santa María la Alta is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.9 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Santa María la Alta

Average Wind Speed in Santa María la AltawindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphJul 219.7 mphJul 219.7 mphMay 146.8 mphMay 146.8 mphSep 88.2 mphSep 88.2 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) 8.08.18.17.46.98.09.58.98.28.28.37.9

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Santa María la Alta is from the east throughout the year.

Wind Direction in Santa María la Alta

Wind Direction in Santa María la AltaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastsouth
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 Santa María la Alta 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 María la Alta for general outdoor tourist activities is from late March to late May, with a peak score in the last week of April.

Tourism Score in Santa María la Alta

Tourism Score in Santa María la Altabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.85.83.33.34.44.44.34.33.83.83.73.7NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Santa María la Alta 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 Santa María la Alta

Beach/Pool Score in Santa María la Altabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810102.82.80.80.81.41.4NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Santa María la Alta over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is January 1, with a 72% chance.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Santa María la Alta

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Santa María la Altagrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%90%Feb 590%Feb 590%Nov 2890%Nov 2872%Jan 172%Jan 1Jun 28100%Jun 28100%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 Santa María la Alta should appear around January 15, only rarely appearing before January 13 or after January 19.

Growing Degree Days in Santa María la Alta

Growing Degree Days in Santa María la AltaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°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°F4,500°F4,500°FJan 1590°FJan 1590°FApr 8900°FApr 8900°FJun 71,800°FJun 71,800°FDec 314,205°FDec 314,205°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 2.5 months, from March 6 to May 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Santa María la Alta is April, with an average of 7.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from November 12 to January 24, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Santa María la Alta is December, with an average of 5.0 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Santa María la Alta

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Santa María la AltabrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhApr 17.2 kWhApr 17.2 kWhDec 265.0 kWhDec 265.0 kWhMay 206.8 kWhMay 206.8 kWhJan 245.4 kWhJan 245.4 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) 5.36.27.07.26.96.56.76.56.05.85.45.0

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Santa María la Alta are 18.600 deg latitude, -97.658 deg longitude, and 6,434 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Santa María la Alta contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 502 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,429 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,491 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (17,733 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Santa María la Alta is covered by artificial surfaces (43%), grassland (24%), cropland (17%), and shrubs (16%), within 10 miles by shrubs (45%) and cropland (28%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (29%) and cropland (28%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Santa María la Alta, 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 Santa María la Alta.

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