Durango weather by month & the best time to visit

🇲🇽 Mexico · highland city · semi-arid climate

The best time to visit Durango is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with March and May close behind. Durango averages about 3,561 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in April.

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Sun hours / year

3,561

Sunniest month

April

Peak score

100/100

Rain / year

552 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

519k

Elevation

1,860 m

When is the best time to visit Durango?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Durango is April, then March and May. The dullest month is July (75/100, 136 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Durango?

Durango is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,561 hours of sunshine a year. April (100/100) is noticeably better than July (75). It ranks #13 of 62 destinations in Mexico for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,138 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 71% of the year's 552 mm falls in the three months around August.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Torreón Mexico · 196 km · best in Feb · 3,634 h sun/yr
• Mazatlàn Mexico · 207 km · best in Mar · 3,372 h sun/yr
• Zacatecas Mexico · 232 km · best in Apr · 3,512 h sun/yr
• Culiacán Mexico · 307 km · best in Mar · 3,419 h sun/yr
• Aguascalientes Mexico · 352 km · best in Apr · 3,499 h sun/yr
• Puerto Vallarta Mexico · 390 km · best in Jan · 3,082 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Tepic Mexico · 303 km · 3,420 h sun/yr · best in Apr

Head-to-head

How Durango compares month by month: Durango vs Torreón · Durango vs Mazatlàn · Durango vs Zacatecas · all comparisons