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When to go to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo
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What the averages say
On these averages, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in October to May.
Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in January to May.
- Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): June to September.
- Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): June to December.
- The warmest month is May (30°C) and the coolest September (28°C). The wettest is September (289 mm) and the driest April (1 mm); about 1,136 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.
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
- JunWet
- JulWet
- AugWet
- SeptWet
- OctMild–warm, mixed
- NovMild–warm, mixed
- DecMild–warm, mixed
Month by month
Every month in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°C | 21°C | 9 mm | 67% | 37% | 5 | 23°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| February | 29°C | 21°C | 13 mm | 64% | 27% | 5.9 | 24°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| March | 29°C | 21°C | 6 mm | 61% | 23% | 6.9 | 27°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| April | 30°C | 22°C | 1 mm | 59% | 24% | 7.3 | 31°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| May | 30°C | 23°C | 33 mm | 65% | 44% | 6.6 | 35°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| June | 29°C | 24°C | 182 mm | 76% | 69% | 5.9 | 37°C | Wet |
| July | 29°C | 24°C | 173 mm | 78% | 72% | 6 | 39°C | Wet |
| August | 28°C | 24°C | 252 mm | 80% | 75% | 5.7 | 39°C | Wet |
| September | 28°C | 24°C | 289 mm | 83% | 78% | 5.2 | 37°C | Wet |
| October | 28°C | 24°C | 140 mm | 81% | 61% | 5.2 | 34°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| November | 28°C | 23°C | 32 mm | 75% | 38% | 5.1 | 29°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| December | 28°C | 22°C | 6 mm | 71% | 33% | 4.9 | 25°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
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.
The model's grid cell sits about 438 m higher than the town, so real temperatures there run a little warmer than these.
When to go nearby
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