Climate averages 1991–2020
Mexicali weather
in April.
A hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a hot month in Mexicali: daytime highs average 30.6°C and nights cool to about 15.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.9 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes April a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 58 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is San Luis Río Colorado (67 km away). In April its highs average 30.3°C, about as warm as Mexicali, with 3.0 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Mexicali ranks joint 49th of 153 for the warmest April highs and joint 20th of 153 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 153 cities is 28.7°C; Mexicali is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 4.3°C to 34.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 2.9 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Mexicali climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.9°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 9.4 | 1.7 | 10.310 h |
| February | 22.9°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 12 | 2.0 | 11.011 h |
| March | 26.9°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 7.9 | 1.1 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 30.6°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 2.9 | 0.5 | 13.013 h |
| May | 34.9°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 13.814 h |
| June | 40.0°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 14.314 h |
| July | 42.1°C27.5°C | 27.5°C | 5.4 | 1.5 | 14.114 h |
| August | 41.6°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 8.7 | 2.5 | 13.413 h |
| September | 38.3°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 8.9 | 1.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 31.9°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 5.2 | 0.7 | 11.411 h |
| November | 25.0°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 4.3 | 0.6 | 10.511 h |
| December | 19.8°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 9.1 | 1.6 | 10.010 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- San Luis Río Colorado in AprilMexico · 67 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 15.3°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Yuma in AprilUnited States · 78 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 15.4°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Ensenada in AprilMexico · 137 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 12.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Indio in AprilUnited States · 141 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 15.2°C · 6.8 mm rain
- El Cajon in AprilUnited States · 142 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 10.9°C · 23 mm rain
- Tijuana in AprilMexico · 146 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 11.6°C · 25 mm rain
- Rosarito in AprilMexico · 152 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 12.3°C · 18 mm rain
- Chula Vista in AprilUnited States · 153 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 11.9°C · 23 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Mexicali) is explained once on the Mexicali year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.