Climate - Todos Santos (Baja California Sur)

Todos Santos: Temperatures - Precipitation - Sunshine hours - Sea temperatures - Best time


The climate of Todos Santos is sub-tropical desert, with a mild to pleasantly warm period from December to May, and a sultry and relatively rainy summer from July to October.
The city is located on the southwestern coast of Baja California, in the state of Baja California Sur, on the Tropic of Cancer. We are on the Pacific coast, where a cold sea current flows, but it stops in the summer, so the summer is hot. However, a cool north-west wind blows for many months of the year.
From June to November, but with a higher probability from August to October, the Baja California peninsula can be affected by hurricanes of the Pacific Ocean, as happened with Hurricane Odile in September 2014. However, hurricanes are rare in June, the month in which they are most frequent is September, and historically they have never occurred in November.
The average temperature of the coldest months (February, March) is of 18.8 °C (66 °F), that of the warmest months (August and September) is of 27.8 °C (82 °F). Here are the average temperatures.

Precipitation amounts to 195 millimeters (7.7 inches) per year: it is therefore at a desert level. It ranges from 1 mm (0 in) in the driest months (April, May, June) to 60 mm (2.4 in) in the wettest (September). Here is the average precipitation.

On average, there are around 2,870 sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.

The sea temperature ranges between 21 °C (70 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F). The sea is pleasantly warm from July to November, while from January to May, it is a bit cool. Here are the average sea temperatures.

Best Time

Todos Santos can be visited from mid-November to May. In the evening you could need a sweater and a light jacket.