Climate averages 1991–2020
San José del Cabo weather
in April.
A hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a hot month in San José del Cabo: daytime highs average 29.4°C and nights cool to about 18.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical April (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 40 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cabo San Lucas (28 km away). In April its highs average 26.4°C, 2.9°C cooler than San José del Cabo, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, San José del Cabo ranks 69th of 153 for the warmest April highs and joint 5th of 153 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 153 cities is 28.7°C; San José del Cabo is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 1.8°C to 31.2°C, and monthly rainfall stays 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
San José del Cabo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.8°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 8.3 | 1.3 | 10.911 h |
| February | 26.4°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 8.4 | 0.8 | 11.411 h |
| March | 27.8°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 1.2 | 0.2 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 29.4°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 12.713 h |
| May | 31.2°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 13.213 h |
| June | 32.2°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 5.7 | 0.6 | 13.514 h |
| July | 33.1°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 21 | 3.7 | 13.413 h |
| August | 32.8°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 73 | 9.1 | 12.913 h |
| September | 31.4°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 140 | 10.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 31.8°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 25 | 3.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 29.3°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 18 | 1.8 | 11.111 h |
| December | 26.2°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 9.2 | 1.1 | 10.711 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
- Cabo San Lucas in AprilMexico · 28 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 19.7°C · 0.4 mm rain
- La Paz, Mexico in AprilMexico · 136 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 17.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Culiacán in AprilMexico · 305 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 16.7°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Guasave in AprilMexico · 306 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 16.1°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Los Mochis in AprilMexico · 313 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 16.7°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Guamúchil in AprilMexico · 314 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 16.3°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Mazatlán in AprilMexico · 336 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Navojoa in AprilMexico · 447 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 16.0°C · 1.5 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 San José del Cabo) is explained once on the San José del Cabo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.