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San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur climate
BWh Hot desert
San José del Cabo has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 35°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 12°C at night. Precipitation totals about 355 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — September alone averages 168 mm while April barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)San José del Cabo climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 28 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 85 | 168 | 27 | 42 | 7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 28 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 13 | 85 | 168 | 27 | 42 | 7 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 45 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 20 | 43 | 51 | 49 | 35 | 39 | 49 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 63 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 75 | 68 | 65 | 64 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 45 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 20 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 63 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 65 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 43 | 51 | 49 | 35 | 39 | 49 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 68 | 71 | 75 | 68 | 65 | 64 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at San Jose Del Cabo, about 2 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.