San José del Cabo climate — normals and trends
San José del Cabo (Mexico) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 264 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
San José del Cabo averages 0 frost days, 38 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 30 rainy days per year.
San José del Cabo has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.9 °C (on 16 August 2009) and the coldest 9.2 °C (on 4 February 2011).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
San José del CaboBaja California Sur
- coords
- 23.05°, -109.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.5°C
Average daily high
26.2°C
Average daily low
20.9°C
Annual rainfall
264mm
Sunshine / day
11.4h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
7.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
38 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
30 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.5 °C
Average feels-like low
21.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
203 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
33.9 °C
16 August 2009
Coldest day
9.2 °C
4 February 2011
Wettest day
177 mm
28 September 2001
Windiest day
80.8 km/h
31 July 1948
Strongest gust
130.7 km/h
6 September 2016
Hottest feels-like
39.8 °C
19 September 1997
Coldest feels-like
5.1 °C
4 February 2011
Sunniest day
13.0 h
5 June 1972
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 23.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 23.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 24.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 26.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 11 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 33 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 75 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 239 mm | +138 mm |
| Oct | 29.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 39 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 28.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 26.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 78 mm | +66 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of San José del Cabo?
San José del Cabo has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 264 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in San José del Cabo?
The hottest day measured in San José del Cabo between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 2009, reaching 33.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in San José del Cabo?
The coldest day measured in San José del Cabo between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2011, at 9.2 °C.
Does it snow in San José del Cabo?
Almost never: San José del Cabo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of San José del Cabo warmed?
Yes: San José del Cabo warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in San José del Cabo?
The wettest day measured in San José del Cabo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2001, with 177 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in San José del Cabo?
The windiest day measured in San José del Cabo between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1948, with winds reaching 80.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in San José del Cabo?
The warmest month in San José del Cabo is August (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.7 °C).
How much does it rain in San José del Cabo?
San José del Cabo receives on average 264 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 30 rainy days.
Is it sunny in San José del Cabo?
San José del Cabo gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in San José del Cabo?
Yes: San José del Cabo has on average 203 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in San José del Cabo?
In San José del Cabo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 19 September 1997, and the lowest was 5.1 °C on 4 February 2011.
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