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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Gómez Poniente Mexico

In Gómez Poniente, the wet season is comfortable and overcast and the dry season is cool and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 37°F to 69°F and is rarely below 31°F or above 76°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Gómez Poniente for warm-weather activities is from early April to late May.

Climate in Gómez Poniente

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Gómez Poniente weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 2.4 months, from March 31 to June 12, with an average daily high temperature above 67°F. The hottest month of the year in Gómez Poniente is May, with an average high of 69°F and low of 48°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.4 months, from November 28 to February 9, with an average daily high temperature below 61°F. The coldest month of the year in Gómez Poniente is January, with an average low of 38°F and high of 59°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Gómez Poniente

Average High and Low Temperature in Gómez PonientewarmcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 1359°FJan 1359°FMay 1069°FMay 1069°F37°F37°F48°F48°FMar 3167°FMar 3167°FJun 1267°FJun 1267°FNov 2861°FNov 2861°F45°F45°F49°F49°F40°F40°F39°F39°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 59°F61°F65°F68°F69°F67°F66°F66°F64°F63°F61°F60°F
Temp. 47°F49°F53°F57°F58°F58°F56°F57°F56°F54°F50°F48°F
Low 38°F39°F43°F46°F48°F49°F48°F48°F49°F45°F41°F39°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 Gómez Poniente

Average Hourly Temperature in Gómez PonienteJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortablevery 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.
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In Gómez Poniente, 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 Gómez Poniente begins around October 27 and lasts for 7.2 months, ending around June 2.

The clearest month of the year in Gómez Poniente is March, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 64% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around June 2 and lasts for 4.8 months, ending around October 27.

The cloudiest month of the year in Gómez Poniente is September, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 83% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Gómez Poniente

Cloud Cover Categories in Gómez PonienteclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Mar 1065%Mar 1065%Sep 1415%Sep 1415%Oct 2740%Oct 2740%Jun 241%Jun 241%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 43%37%36%40%50%72%79%79%83%68%49%46%
Clearer 57%63%64%60%50%28%21%21%17%32%51%54%

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

The wetter season lasts 4.7 months, from May 24 to October 15, with a greater than 49% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Gómez Poniente is July, with an average of 25.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.3 months, from October 15 to May 24. The month with the fewest wet days in Gómez Poniente is January, with an average of 4.5 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 Gómez Poniente is July, with an average of 25.1 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 84% on August 31.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Gómez Poniente

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Gómez PonientewetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 3184%Aug 3184%Jan 1314%Jan 1314%May 2449%May 2449%Oct 1549%Oct 1549%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 4.5d4.6d5.1d7.8d13.2d21.8d25.1d25.0d23.2d15.1d8.2d5.0d

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. Gómez Poniente experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Gómez Poniente. The month with the most rain in Gómez Poniente is September, with an average rainfall of 9.0 inches.

The month with the least rain in Gómez Poniente is January, with an average rainfall of 0.8 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Gómez Poniente

Average Monthly Rainfall in Gómez PonienteJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 inSep 129.0 inSep 129.0 inJan 200.8 inJan 200.8 inJul 18.2 inJul 18.2 inNowNow
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 0.8″0.8″1.0″1.7″2.9″7.1″7.7″7.6″9.0″5.4″2.2″0.9″

The length of the day in Gómez Poniente varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 56 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 13 hours, 20 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Gómez Poniente

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Gómez PonienteJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minMar 1912 hr, 7 minMar 1913 hr, 20 minJun 2013 hr, 20 minJun 2012 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 2210 hr, 56 minDec 2110 hr, 56 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 5:50 AM on June 5, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 17 minutes later at 7:07 AM on January 17. The earliest sunset is at 5:49 PM on November 24, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 24 minutes later at 7:13 PM on July 4.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Gómez Poniente

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Gómez PonienteJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 55:50 AMJun 55:50 AM7:13 PMJul 47:13 PMJul 4Nov 245:49 PMNov 245:49 PM7:07 AMJan 177:07 AMJan 17daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Gómez Poniente

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Gómez PonienteJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 Gómez Poniente

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 Gómez Poniente, 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 Gómez Poniente

Humidity Comfort Levels in Gómez PonienteJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 280%Jan 280%May 210%May 210%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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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 Gómez Poniente experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 8.5 months, from February 18 to November 1, with average wind speeds of more than 5.2 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Gómez Poniente is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 3.6 months, from November 1 to February 18. The calmest month of the year in Gómez Poniente is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.5 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Gómez Poniente

Average Wind Speed in Gómez PonientewindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mphJun 275.9 mphJun 275.9 mphDec 164.5 mphDec 164.5 mphFeb 185.2 mphFeb 185.2 mphNov 15.2 mphNov 15.2 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) 4.75.25.65.85.85.85.85.55.65.54.94.5

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

The wind is most often from the west for 6.0 days, from January 16 to January 22, with a peak percentage of 28% on January 18. The wind is most often from the east for 8.0 months, from January 22 to September 23 and for 1.6 months, from November 27 to January 16, with a peak percentage of 64% on July 13. The wind is most often from the north for 2.1 months, from September 23 to November 27, with a peak percentage of 42% on October 7.

Wind Direction in Gómez Poniente

Wind Direction in Gómez PonienteEENEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsoutheastnorth
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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).

Gómez Poniente 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 4.2 months, from June 11 to October 17, with an average temperature above 82°F. The month of the year in Gómez Poniente with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 84°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.2 months, from December 21 to March 29, with an average temperature below 75°F. The month of the year in Gómez Poniente with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 73°F.

Average Water Temperature in Gómez Poniente

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 73°F73°F74°F77°F80°F82°F83°F84°F84°F82°F79°F76°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Gómez Poniente 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 Gómez Poniente for general outdoor tourist activities is from early April to late May, with a peak score in the second week of May.

Tourism Score in Gómez Poniente

Tourism Score in Gómez Ponientebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.44.41.81.82.82.8NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Gómez Poniente for hot-weather activities is from mid April to late May, with a peak score in the first week of May.

Beach/Pool Score in Gómez Poniente

Beach/Pool Score in Gómez PonienteJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810101.41.40.00.00.30.3NowNow cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitation
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 Gómez Poniente typically lasts for 8.9 months (270 days), from around February 27 to around November 23, rarely starting before January 21 or after March 23, and rarely ending before October 21 or after December 31.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Gómez Poniente

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Gómez Ponientegrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Feb 2750%Feb 2750%Nov 2350%Nov 2390%Mar 2390%Mar 2390%Oct 2190%Oct 2110%Jan 2110%Jan 2110%Dec 3110%Dec 31Jul 8100%Jul 8100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolcomfortable
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 Gómez Poniente should appear around February 8, only rarely appearing before February 1 or after February 16.

Growing Degree Days in Gómez Poniente

Growing Degree Days in Gómez PonienteJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°FFeb 890°FFeb 890°FJun 9900°FJun 9900°FOct 271,800°FOct 271,800°FDec 312,000°FDec 312,000°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 3.1 months, from March 11 to June 14, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.5 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Gómez Poniente is May, with an average of 6.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from November 11 to January 26, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Gómez Poniente is December, with an average of 4.7 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Gómez Poniente

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Gómez PonientebrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhMay 167.0 kWhMay 167.0 kWhDec 294.6 kWhDec 294.6 kWhMar 116.5 kWhMar 116.5 kWhJan 265.1 kWhJan 265.1 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) 4.95.76.66.96.96.56.46.25.75.55.04.7

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Gómez Poniente are 19.772 deg latitude, -97.487 deg longitude, and 7,900 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Gómez Poniente contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,234 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 8,004 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (6,407 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (13,698 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Gómez Poniente is covered by shrubs (73%) and trees (19%), within 10 miles by trees (37%) and shrubs (31%), and within 50 miles by cropland (57%) and trees (25%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Gómez Poniente, 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 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Gómez Poniente.

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

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