Chihuahua weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇽 Mexico · city break · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Chihuahua is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with March and April close behind. Chihuahua averages about 3,641 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 6 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,641
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 99/100
- Rain / year
- 372 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Population
- 926k
- Elevation
- 1,350 m
When is the best time to visit Chihuahua?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Chihuahua is February, then March and April. The dullest month is June (57/100, 26 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Chihuahua?
Chihuahua is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,641 hours of sunshine a year. February (99/100) is noticeably better than June (57). It ranks #10 of 62 destinations in Mexico for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,138 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 70% of the year's 372 mm falls in the three months around August.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 90 | 19° / 66°F | 3° / 37°F | 10 mm | 5 |
| February | 99 | 22° / 72°F | 4° / 39°F | 6 mm | 7 |
| March | 99 | 26° / 79°F | 8° / 46°F | 7 mm | 9 |
| April | 99 | 30° / 86°F | 11° / 52°F | 5 mm | 10 |
| May | 79 | 34° / 93°F | 15° / 59°F | 10 mm | 11 |
| June | 57 | 36° / 97°F | 21° / 70°F | 26 mm | 11 |
| July | 81 | 32° / 90°F | 20° / 68°F | 105 mm | 11 |
| August | 84 | 32° / 90°F | 20° / 68°F | 87 mm | 11 |
| September | 87 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 69 mm | 9 |
| October | 95 | 27° / 81°F | 12° / 54°F | 26 mm | 8 |
| November | 98 | 22° / 72°F | 7° / 45°F | 12 mm | 6 |
| December | 90 | 19° / 66°F | 3° / 37°F | 9 mm | 4 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Ciudad Juárez Mexico · 329 km · best in Apr · 3,775 h sun/yr
- El Paso United States · 348 km · best in Apr · 3,775 h sun/yr
- Ciudad Obregón Mexico · 407 km · best in Apr · 3,623 h sun/yr
- Torreón Mexico · 431 km · best in Feb · 3,634 h sun/yr
- Los Mochis Mexico · 456 km · best in Mar · 3,511 h sun/yr
- Culiacán Mexico · 463 km · best in Mar · 3,419 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Las Cruces United States · 409 km · 3,673 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Carlsbad United States · 436 km · 3,562 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How Chihuahua compares month by month: Chihuahua vs Ciudad Juárez · Chihuahua vs El Paso · Chihuahua vs Ciudad Obregón · all comparisons
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