Loreto weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇽 Mexico · beach resort · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Loreto is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with May and January close behind. Loreto averages about 3,728 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 0 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,728
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 100/100
- Rain / year
- 207 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 24k
- Elevation
- Sea level
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When is the best time to visit Loreto?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Loreto is April, then May and January. The dullest month is August (63/100, 52 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Loreto?
Loreto is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,728 hours of sunshine a year. April (100/100) is noticeably better than August (63). It ranks #7 of 62 destinations in Mexico for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,138 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 72% of the year's 207 mm falls in the three months around September.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 99 | 23° / 73°F | 15° / 59°F | 6 mm | 5 | 21° / 70°F |
| February | 97 | 23° / 73°F | 15° / 59°F | 17 mm | 7 | 21° / 70°F |
| March | 99 | 26° / 79°F | 17° / 63°F | 3 mm | 9 | 21° / 70°F |
| April | 100 | 28° / 82°F | 18° / 64°F | 0 mm | 10 | 22° / 72°F |
| May | 100 | 32° / 90°F | 21° / 70°F | 0 mm | 11 | 25° / 77°F |
| June | 69 | 35° / 95°F | 24° / 75°F | 10 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 69 | 35° / 95°F | 28° / 82°F | 7 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 63 | 35° / 95°F | 28° / 82°F | 52 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 70 | 34° / 93°F | 27° / 81°F | 69 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 95 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 29 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 98 | 27° / 81°F | 20° / 68°F | 11 mm | 6 | 26° / 79°F |
| December | 99 | 23° / 73°F | 16° / 61°F | 3 mm | 5 | 22° / 72°F |
Sea temperature in Loreto by month
The sea off Loreto is warmest in August at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 21°C / 70°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Ciudad Obregón Mexico · 217 km · best in Apr · 3,623 h sun/yr
- Los Mochis Mexico · 229 km · best in Mar · 3,511 h sun/yr
- La Paz Mexico · 235 km · best in Mar · 3,353 h sun/yr
- Hermosillo Mexico · 346 km · best in Apr · 3,844 h sun/yr
- San José del Cabo Mexico · 356 km · best in Mar · 3,362 h sun/yr
- Culiacán Mexico · 412 km · best in Mar · 3,419 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ciudad Constitución Mexico · 107 km · 3,727 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Mulegé Mexico · 144 km · 3,774 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Guaymas Mexico · 224 km · 3,717 h sun/yr · best in Apr
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