Puerto Peñasco weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇽 Mexico · beach resort · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Puerto Peñasco is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with March and October close behind. Puerto Peñasco averages about 3,864 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 7 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,864
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 99/100
- Rain / year
- 197 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 63k
- Elevation
- 22 m
When is the best time to visit Puerto Peñasco?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Puerto Peñasco is April, then March and October. The dullest month is August (37/100, 39 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Puerto Peñasco?
Puerto Peñasco is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,864 hours of sunshine a year. 62 Sunshine Score points separate April (99) from August (37), so the month you pick matters. Puerto Peñasco is the sunniest of the 62 destinations tracked in Mexico. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 48% of the annual 197 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 97 | 21° / 70°F | 9° / 48°F | 19 mm | 4 | 17° / 63°F |
| February | 97 | 22° / 72°F | 10° / 50°F | 15 mm | 5 | 18° / 64°F |
| March | 98 | 26° / 79°F | 12° / 54°F | 10 mm | 7 | 19° / 66°F |
| April | 99 | 29° / 84°F | 15° / 59°F | 7 mm | 9 | 21° / 70°F |
| May | 90 | 33° / 91°F | 19° / 66°F | 2 mm | 10 | 25° / 77°F |
| June | 50 | 37° / 99°F | 23° / 73°F | 5 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 38 | 38° / 100°F | 27° / 81°F | 32 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 37 | 38° / 100°F | 28° / 82°F | 39 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| September | 48 | 37° / 99°F | 25° / 77°F | 23 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 98 | 32° / 90°F | 20° / 68°F | 12 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 97 | 26° / 79°F | 14° / 57°F | 14 mm | 4 | 22° / 72°F |
| December | 97 | 21° / 70°F | 9° / 48°F | 19 mm | 3 | 19° / 66°F |
Sea temperature in Puerto Peñasco by month
The sea off Puerto Peñasco is warmest in August at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in January at 17°C / 63°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 8 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Mexicali Mexico · 232 km · best in Mar · 3,841 h sun/yr
- Tucson United States · 239 km · best in Apr · 3,726 h sun/yr
- Phoenix United States · 262 km · best in Apr · 3,833 h sun/yr
- Mesa United States · 267 km · best in Apr · 3,778 h sun/yr
- Hermosillo Mexico · 332 km · best in Apr · 3,844 h sun/yr
- Tijuana Mexico · 370 km · best in May · 3,734 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Yuma United States · 190 km · 3,904 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Imperial United States · 270 km · 3,841 h sun/yr · best in Apr
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