Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Veracruz is
tropical, with a pleasantly warm winter and a hot, muggy and rainy summer.
Heroica Veracruz is located on the coast of the Bay of Campeche, at the 19th parallel. Winter is generally quite warm, but sometimes, from mid-November to mid-March, there can be cool and windy days, when the wind blows from the United States. The temperature can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) at night, and can remain around 20 °C (68 °F) (and occasionally even below) in the daytime.
The hottest time of the year is the one preceding the summer rains: in April, the temperature can reach and exceed 40 °C (104 °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 21.5 °C (71 °F), that of the warmest months (June, August) is of 27.7 °C (82 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Veracruz - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
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| Max (°C) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 |
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| Min (°F) | 64 | 66 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 70 | 66 |
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| Max (°F) | 77 | 77 | 79 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 81 | 77 |
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amounts to 1,755 millimeters (69.1 inches) per year: it is therefore abundant. It ranges from 15 mm (0.6 in) in the driest months (February, March, April) to 420 mm (16.5 in) in the wettest (July). Here is the average precipitation.
Veracruz - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 300 | 420 | 325 | 360 | 155 | 60 | 25 | 1755 |
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| Prec.(in) | 1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2 | 11.8 | 16.5 | 12.8 | 14.2 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 1 | 69.1 |
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| Days | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 116 |
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On average, there are around 2,290
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Veracruz - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
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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.
Veracruz - Sea temperature| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Temp (°C) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
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| Temp (°F) | 73 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 77 |
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Best Time
The best time to visit Veracruz 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 sweatshirt and a light jacket.