Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Tampico is
sub-tropical, with a pleasantly warm, quite dry winter and a hot, muggy, and rainy summer.
The city is located on the east coast of Mexico in the state of Tamaulipas.
Winter is generally quite warm, but sometimes, from mid-November to mid-March, there can be cold and windy days, when winds from the United States blow. The temperature can drop to 5 °C (41 °F) at night, and can remain around 13 °C (55 °F) (and occasionally even below) in the daytime. The hottest time of the year is the one preceding the summer rains: in April and May it can reach and exceed 35 °C (95 °F).
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 18.8 °C (66 °F), that of the warmest month (August) is of 28.7 °C (84 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Tampico - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
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| Max (°C) | 23 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 |
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| Min (°F) | 59 | 61 | 66 | 70 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 66 | 61 |
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| Max (°F) | 73 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 81 | 75 |
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amounts to 1,135 millimeters (44.7 inches) per year: it is therefore quite abundant. It ranges from 15 mm (0.6 in) in the driest month (March) to 280 mm (11 in) in the wettest (September). Here is the average precipitation.
Tampico - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 25 | 20 | 15 | 25 | 55 | 180 | 145 | 160 | 280 | 145 | 45 | 45 | 1135 |
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| Prec.(in) | 1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1 | 2.2 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 11 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 44.7 |
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| Days | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 94 |
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On average, there are around 2,240
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Tampico - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
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The
sea temperature ranges between 23 °C (73 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F). It is therefore high enough for swimming all year round. Here are the average sea temperatures.
Tampico - Sea temperature| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Temp (°C) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
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| Temp (°F) | 73 | 73 | 73 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 75 |
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Best Time
The best time to visit Tampico is the dry season, from November to May. In April and May, however, it can be very hot, while in November a hurricane can still arrive. You can therefore choose the period from December to March, even if it can sometimes get cool, so it will be useful to bring a sweater and a jacket.
There is no perfect time for a beach holiday.