Cananea in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Cananea sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 198 mm of rain over about 35 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Cananea's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Cananea's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 31°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 18°C
- Rainfall
- 198 mm
- 35 wet days
- Avg wind
- 7 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.4
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Cananea in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.
A typical summer day in Cananea reaches about 31°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Cananea
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Cananea weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15° / 2° | 28 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 10.2 | 5.5 |
| Feb | 17° / 3° | 29 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 10.9 | 6.2 |
| Mar | 20° / 5° | 17 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 11.8 | 7.7 |
| Apr | 24° / 8° | 7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 12.7 | 8.8 |
| May | 28° / 12° | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 13.5 | 7.6 |
| Jun | 33° / 17° | 13 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4.6 |
| Jul | 31° / 19° | 98 | 16.3 | 0 | 13.8 | 3.9 |
| Aug | 30° / 18° | 88 | 15.9 | 0 | 13.1 | 4.6 |
| Sep | 29° / 16° | 41 | 7.1 | 0 | 12.2 | 6.5 |
| Oct | 25° / 11° | 16 | 2.9 | 0 | 11.2 | 8.6 |
| Nov | 19° / 6° | 22 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 10.4 | 7.7 |
| Dec | 15° / 2° | 31 | 4.2 | 1 | 10 | 5.3 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Cananea gets around 198 mm of rain over 35 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 7 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min in early June to 12 h 42 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 7.1 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Cananea?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Cananea for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Cananea in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Cananea sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 35 days see rain.
UV index in Cananea in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cananea peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Level | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | Moderate |
| Feb | 6 | High |
| Mar | 8 | Very high |
| Apr | 10 | Very high |
| May | 10 | Extreme |
| Jun | 12 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 10 | Very high |
| Oct | 7 | Very high |
| Nov | 5 | High |
| Dec | 4 | Moderate |
Where is Cananea?
Cananea sits at 31.0°N, 110.3°W, 1,601 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Sierra Vista, 63 km away.
Topography around Cananea
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Cananea.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Cananea has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 378 m around an average of 1,596 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,241 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,132 m.
The land around Cananea is covered by bare terrain (29%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) within 80 km.
Mexico travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type A / B
- 120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 54% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $13,889
- 2025
- Happiness
- 7.0 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 43%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 24.9
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 12.8
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- English
- Very low
- EF EPI 440
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Cananea (30.9835°, -110.2976°, elevation 1,601 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.