Mexicali weather by month & the best time to visit

🇲🇽 Mexico · city break · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Mexicali is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with April and November close behind. Mexicali averages about 3,841 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 8 mm of rain in March.

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Sun hours / year

3,841

Sunniest month

March

Peak score

99/100

Rain / year

84 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

1M

Elevation

22 m

When is the best time to visit Mexicali?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Mexicali is March, then April and November. The dullest month is July (0/100, 7 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Mexicali?

Mexicali is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,841 hours of sunshine a year. 99 Sunshine Score points separate March (99) from July (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #3 of 62 destinations in Mexico for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,138 hours. Rain is a non-event in Mexicali — about 84 mm in a typical year.

Sunshine Score by month

See Mexicali on the interactive sunshine globe →

Nearby places for sunshine

• Tijuana Mexico · 162 km · best in May · 3,734 h sun/yr
• Palm Springs United States · 178 km · best in Apr · 3,777 h sun/yr
• San Diego United States · 183 km · best in Jul · 2,854 h sun/yr
• Ontario United States · 270 km · best in May · 3,804 h sun/yr
• Phoenix United States · 315 km · best in Apr · 3,833 h sun/yr
• Los Angeles United States · 328 km · best in Jun · 3,009 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Imperial United States · 38 km · 3,841 h sun/yr · best in Apr
• Yuma United States · 59 km · 3,904 h sun/yr · best in Mar
• Lake Havasu City United States · 231 km · 3,866 h sun/yr · best in Apr

Head-to-head

How Mexicali compares month by month: Mexicali vs San Diego · Mexicali vs Tijuana · Mexicali vs Palm Springs · all comparisons