Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Heroica Matamoros is
sub-tropical, with a pleasantly warm winter and a very hot, muggy summer.
The city is located in northeastern Mexico, in the state of Tamaulipas, near the border with Texas. Across the Rio Grande River is the American city of Brownsville. The coast, where Playa Bagdad is located, is 30 km (18 mi) away.
Even though the winter is mild, occasionally there may be short cold waves lasting 2 or 3 days, in which the minimum temperature drops around freezing, and the maximum remains around 5/7 °C (41/45 °F) or even below.
In summer, in contrast, intense heat prevails.
From June to November (but with a higher probability from August to October), there is the risk of
hurricanes.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 16.2 °C (61 °F), that of the warmest month (August) is of 29.7 °C (85 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Matamoros - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 12 |
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| Max (°C) | 22 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 22 |
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| Min (°F) | 52 | 55 | 59 | 66 | 72 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 66 | 59 | 54 |
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| Max (°F) | 72 | 73 | 79 | 84 | 88 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 91 | 86 | 79 | 72 |
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amounts to 695 millimeters (27.4 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 25 mm (1 in) in the driest month (February) to 150 mm (5.9 in) in the wettest (September). Here is the average precipitation.
Matamoros - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 30 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 65 | 65 | 50 | 60 | 150 | 95 | 45 | 30 | 695 |
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| Prec.(in) | 1.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 27.4 |
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| Days | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 74 |
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On average, there are around 2,715
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Matamoros - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
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The
sea temperature ranges between 21 °C (70 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F). From January to March, the sea is a bit cool, but after all acceptable for swimming, while from June to October it is pleasantly warm. Here are the average sea temperatures.
Matamoros - Sea temperature| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Temp (°C) | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 |
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| Temp (°F) | 72 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 73 |
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Best Time
To visit Matamoros, you can choose the period from December to February: it is true that it can get cold every now and then, but in this way you can avoid the hot days that can occur in the rest of the year.
To go to the beach, the best months are April and October (although in October there is the risk of hurricanes).