Piedras Negras weather by month & the best time to visit

🇲🇽 Mexico · regional city · semi-arid climate

The best time to visit Piedras Negras is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with November and March close behind. Piedras Negras averages about 2,840 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 10 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

2,840

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

94/100

Rain / year

475 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

150k

Elevation

274 m

When is the best time to visit Piedras Negras?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Piedras Negras is February, then November and March. The dullest month is August (35/100, 42 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Piedras Negras?

Piedras Negras gets a lot of sun: around 2,840 hours a year. 59 Sunshine Score points separate February (94) from August (35), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #48 of 62 destinations in Mexico for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,138 hours. The year's 475 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• San Antonio United States · 225 km · best in Feb · 2,599 h sun/yr
• Corpus Christi United States · 312 km · best in Feb · 2,553 h sun/yr
• Monterrey Mexico · 320 km · best in Feb · 3,056 h sun/yr
• Austin United States · 328 km · best in Nov · 2,614 h sun/yr
• McAllen United States · 355 km · best in Feb · 2,689 h sun/yr
• Reynosa Mexico · 370 km · best in Feb · 2,688 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Laredo United States · 160 km · 2,777 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Nuevo Laredo Mexico · 162 km · 2,777 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• San Angelo United States · 304 km · 3,085 h sun/yr · best in Nov