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Twelve months of averages for Cabo San Lucas, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

Every month in Cabo San Lucas averages a high between 18°C and 32°C with under 150 mm of rain.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in October to July.

Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): August and September.
The warmest month is August (31°C) and the coolest January (24°C). The wettest is September (99 mm) and the driest May (1 mm); about 262 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Cabo San Lucas: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, dry
FebMild–warm, dry
MarMild–warm, dry
AprMild–warm, dry
MayMild–warm, dry
JunMild–warm, dry
JulMild–warm, dry
AugMild–warm, mixed
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctMild–warm, dry
NovMild–warm, dry
DecMild–warm, dry

Month by month

Every month in Cabo San Lucas

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Cabo San Lucas by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	24°C	18°C	9 mm	62%	46%	4.4	23°C	Mild to warm and dry
February	24°C	18°C	11 mm	63%	42%	5.4	24°C	Mild to warm and dry
March	25°C	18°C	3 mm	61%	34%	6.5	27°C	Mild to warm and dry
April	26°C	19°C	2 mm	61%	40%	7.2	31°C	Mild to warm and dry
May	27°C	20°C	1 mm	61%	31%	7.5	35°C	Mild to warm and dry
June	28°C	21°C	3 mm	65%	33%	7.2	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
July	30°C	25°C	19 mm	68%	48%	6.9	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
August	31°C	26°C	60 mm	70%	52%	6.5	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
September	30°C	26°C	99 mm	75%	51%	5.9	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	30°C	25°C	26 mm	68%	31%	5.6	34°C	Mild to warm and dry
November	28°C	23°C	18 mm	64%	37%	4.7	29°C	Mild to warm and dry
December	25°C	20°C	11 mm	64%	49%	4.1	25°C	Mild to warm and dry

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

24°C

18°C

9 mm

62%

46%

4.4

23°C

Mild to warm and dry

February

24°C

18°C

11 mm

63%

42%

5.4

24°C

Mild to warm and dry

March

25°C

18°C

3 mm

61%

34%

6.5

27°C

Mild to warm and dry

April

26°C

19°C

2 mm

61%

40%

7.2

31°C

Mild to warm and dry

May

27°C

20°C

1 mm

61%

31%

7.5

35°C

Mild to warm and dry

June

28°C

21°C

3 mm

65%

33%

7.2

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

July

30°C

25°C

19 mm

68%

48%

6.9

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

August

31°C

26°C

60 mm

70%

52%

6.5

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

September

30°C

26°C

99 mm

75%

51%

5.9

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

30°C

25°C

26 mm

68%

31%

5.6

34°C

Mild to warm and dry

November

28°C

23°C

18 mm

64%

37%

4.7

29°C

Mild to warm and dry

December

25°C

20°C

11 mm

64%

49%

4.1

25°C

Mild to warm and dry