San Jose del Cabo Temperatures & Rainfall: Averages by Month
Here you'll find information on the typical weather for each month in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico.
There are averages for maximum and minimum temperatures in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit. These are followed by details about extremes – how hot and cold the beach resort can actually get during each month.
For rainfall in San Jose del Cabo there are monthly totals of the number of days with wet weather and for the amount of rain the ^^ receives. Besides these averages, there are also data on how much a month's precipitation can vary from year to year.
The averages for temperature and rainfall are from weather data collected during 1981 to 2010. The usual ranges for hottest and coldest temperatures and total precipitation are based on the extremes recorded from 1933 to 2010.
Monthly Temperature Averages
The temperature remains fairly steady year-round at San Jose del Cabo, with winters averaging daily highs of 81 degrees Fahrenheit (27 °C) and lows of 53 °F (12 °C). Summers are just a few degrees hotter, with days typically heating up to 94 °F (34 °C) and nights cooling off to 73 °F (23 °C).
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 53 | January | 26 | 11 |
| 81 | 53 | February | 27 | 12 |
| 83 | 55 | March | 28 | 13 |
| 87 | 58 | April | 30 | 15 |
| 90 | 63 | May | 32 | 17 |
| 92 | 69 | June | 34 | 20 |
| 95 | 74 | July | 35 | 23 |
| 95 | 75 | August | 35 | 24 |
| 94 | 74 | September | 34 | 23 |
| 92 | 68 | October | 33 | 20 |
| 88 | 61 | November | 31 | 16 |
| 82 | 55 | December | 28 | 13 |
| 88 | 63 | Year | 31 | 17 |
How Hot Can San Jose del Cabo Get?
The temperature usually reaches at least 75 °F (24 °C) every month at San Jose del Cabo. But the ^^ normally gets no hotter than 120.2 °F (49 °C).
This table gives the range for each month of the highest officially recorded temperatures from 1933 to 2010. For example, some Januarys only get as hot as 75 °F, while in other years the month's temperature has climbed as high as 99 °F. Usually the hottest day for any January falls in between those two extremes.
| Range °F | Range °C | |
|---|---|---|
| 75 - 99 | January | 24 - 37 |
| 77 - 100 | February | 25 - 38 |
| 79 - 102 | March | 26 - 39 |
| 81 - 104 | April | 27 - 40 |
| 86 - 104 | May | 30 - 40 |
| 91 - 118 | June | 33 - 48 |
| 90 - 120 | July | 32 - 49 |
| 86 - 108 | August | 30 - 42 |
| 90 - 108 | September | 32 - 42 |
| 86 - 106 | October | 30 - 41 |
| 83 - 104 | November | 29 - 40 |
| 77 - 102 | December | 25 - 39 |
How Cold Does it Get in San Jose del Cabo?
Every month, the temperature at San Jose del Cabo usually drops to 76.1 °F (24.5 °C) or lower. Generally the ^^ gets no colder than 34.7 °F (1.5 °C).
| Range °F | Range °C | |
|---|---|---|
| 35 - 64 | January | 2 - 18 |
| 41 - 70 | February | 5 - 21 |
| 41 - 61 | March | 5 - 16 |
| 43 - 59 | April | 6 - 15 |
| 48 - 64 | May | 9 - 18 |
| 52 - 68 | June | 11 - 20 |
| 53 - 76 | July | 12 - 25 |
| 52 - 75 | August | 11 - 24 |
| 52 - 75 | September | 11 - 24 |
| 52 - 70 | October | 11 - 21 |
| 49 - 68 | November | 9 - 20 |
| 39 - 61 | December | 4 - 16 |
Total Rainfall Averages per Month
Winters bring dry weather to San Jose del Cabo, with averages of just one day and less than half an inch (9 millimetres) of rain a month.
During summer, the monthly rainfall averages out to two days totalling one inch (31 mm) a month. Usually September is San Jose del Cabo's rainiest time of year.
The number of rainy days includes those when rainfall amounted to 0.004 inches (0.1 mm) or more.
| Days | Inches | Millimetres | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | January | 0.5 | 13 |
| 1 | February | 0.2 | 6 |
| 0 | March | 0.1 | 1 |
| 0 | April | 0.0 | 1 |
| 0 | May | 0.0 | 0 |
| 0 | June | 0.1 | 1 |
| 2 | July | 1.1 | 27 |
| 4 | August | 2.5 | 63 |
| 4 | September | 6.1 | 156 |
| 2 | October | 1.6 | 42 |
| 1 | November | 1.5 | 38 |
| 1 | December | 0.4 | 10 |
| 15 | Year | 14.1 | 357 |
How Rainy is San Jose del Cabo?
How much it rains each month at San Jose del Cabo varies from year to year. To show what's possible, here's the range of total rainfall that's been measured – the driest and wettest per month.
Any time of year, San Jose del Cabo can go through an entire month without any rain. This is most likely to occur during March and May, the driest months. September, usually the wettest month here, can get as much as 24 inches (621 mm) of rain.
| Inches | Millimetres | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 - 5.1 | January | 0 - 130 |
| 0 - 3.5 | February | 0 - 90 |
| 0 - 0.8 | March | 0 - 22 |
| 0 - 1.3 | April | 0 - 34 |
| 0 - 0.5 | May | 0 - 14 |
| 0 - 1.5 | June | 0 - 38 |
| 0 - 10.9 | July | 0 - 276 |
| 0 - 11.3 | August | 0 - 287 |
| 0 - 24.4 | September | 0 - 621 |
| 0 - 12.5 | October | 0 - 317 |
| 0 - 24.7 | November | 0 - 628 |
| 0 - 3.8 | December | 0 - 97 |
| 0.2 - 36.6 | Year | 5 - 931 |
Reference
CONAGUA. Comisión Nacional Del Agua. Servicio Meteorológico Nacional, México. Normales Climatológicas por Estación