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Twelve months of averages for Xalapa, 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.

On these averages, Xalapa has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in November to May.

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

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): June to October.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): June to August.
The warmest month is April (29°C) and the coolest January (20°C). The wettest is September (275 mm) and the driest February (31 mm); about 1,462 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.

Xalapa: 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, mixed
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunWet
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctWet
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecMild–warm, dry

Month by month

Every month in Xalapa

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

Climate in Xalapa 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	20°C	10°C	42 mm	79%	59%	3.6	23°C	Mild to warm and dry
February	23°C	11°C	31 mm	74%	53%	4.4	24°C	Mild to warm and dry
March	26°C	13°C	41 mm	68%	49%	5.1	27°C	Mild to warm and dry
April	29°C	15°C	52 mm	64%	49%	5.5	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	29°C	17°C	83 mm	69%	54%	5.7	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	27°C	17°C	211 mm	79%	62%	5.7	37°C	Wet
July	25°C	17°C	204 mm	83%	59%	5.8	39°C	Wet
August	25°C	17°C	227 mm	84%	59%	5.6	39°C	Wet
September	24°C	17°C	275 mm	87%	66%	5	37°C	Wet
October	23°C	15°C	175 mm	86%	57%	4.6	34°C	Wet
November	21°C	12°C	81 mm	85%	52%	4	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	20°C	11°C	40 mm	82%	53%	3.7	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

20°C

10°C

42 mm

79%

59%

3.6

23°C

Mild to warm and dry

February

23°C

11°C

31 mm

74%

53%

4.4

24°C

Mild to warm and dry

March

26°C

13°C

41 mm

68%

49%

5.1

27°C

Mild to warm and dry

April

29°C

15°C

52 mm

64%

49%

5.5

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

29°C

17°C

83 mm

69%

54%

5.7

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

27°C

17°C

211 mm

79%

62%

5.7

37°C

Wet

July

25°C

17°C

204 mm

83%

59%

5.8

39°C

Wet

August

25°C

17°C

227 mm

84%

59%

5.6

39°C

Wet

September

24°C

17°C

275 mm

87%

66%

37°C

Wet

October

23°C

15°C

175 mm

86%

57%

4.6

34°C

Wet

November

21°C

12°C

81 mm

85%

52%

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

20°C

11°C

40 mm

82%

53%

3.7

25°C

Mild to warm and dry