Climate and average weather in Compostela
In Compostela, the weather is hot, wet, and mostly clear and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near hot levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around August.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Compostela typically varies from 14°C to 29°C, and is rarely below 12°C or above 31°C. May is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Compostela for warm-weather activities are from early January to early May and early November to late December.
- Hottest
- May
- 29°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 14°
- Wettest
- Aug
- 417 mm
- Driest
- Apr
- 3 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1562 mm
- 143 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.7–13.3 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 855 m
- 21.2°N
- Clearest
- May
- 31% cloud
Compostela is municipal seat of Compostela, State of Nayarit, Mexico.
- Founded
- 1540
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Compostela weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early January to early May.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Compostela, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Compostela stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is May, with an average high of 29°C and low of 18°C; the coolest is January, with an average low of 14°C and high of 25°C.
Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 12°C) in April.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | 14 |
| Feb | 26 | 15 |
| Mar | 27 | 15 |
| Apr | 28 | 16 |
| May | 29 | 18 |
| Jun | 29 | 21 |
| Jul | 28 | 22 |
| Aug | 28 | 22 |
| Sep | 28 | 22 |
| Oct | 28 | 21 |
| Nov | 27 | 18 |
| Dec | 26 | 15 |
Average hourly temperature in Compostela
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on May afternoons, near 29°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 14°C.
Compostela weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25° / 14° | 22 | 2.4 | 10.9 | 8.3 |
| Feb | 26° / 15° | 19 | 1.8 | 11.3 | 8.4 |
| Mar | 27° / 15° | 8 | 1.3 | 11.8 | 8.4 |
| Apr | 28° / 16° | 3 | 0.8 | 12.5 | 7.7 |
| May | 29° / 18° | 15 | 3.6 | 13 | 6.5 |
| Jun | 29° / 21° | 198 | 18.8 | 13.3 | 4.4 |
| Jul | 28° / 22° | 344 | 29.6 | 13.2 | 3.1 |
| Aug | 28° / 22° | 417 | 30.4 | 12.7 | 3.0 |
| Sep | 28° / 22° | 361 | 29.1 | 12.1 | 3.1 |
| Oct | 28° / 21° | 133 | 18.8 | 11.5 | 4.7 |
| Nov | 27° / 18° | 22 | 4.5 | 11 | 7.6 |
| Dec | 26° / 15° | 21 | 2.1 | 10.7 | 8.3 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Compostela gets about 1562 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 4.7 months, from around Jun 7 to Oct 26, peaking in September at about 99% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Apr 16.
August is the wettest month by volume, with 417 mm over about 30 wet days; April is the driest, with 3 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 61 | 95 | 98 | 96 | 61 | 16 | 7 |
| Rain days | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 2 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | 2 |
| Feb | 7 | 2 |
| Mar | 4 | 1 |
| Apr | 3 | 1 |
| May | 13 | 4 |
| Jun | 61 | 19 |
| Jul | 95 | 30 |
| Aug | 98 | 30 |
| Sep | 96 | 29 |
| Oct | 61 | 19 |
| Nov | 16 | 5 |
| Dec | 7 | 2 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Compostela collects about 1562 mm of rain across 143 wet days — roughly 130 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. August is the wettest month with 417 mm, while April is the driest at just 3 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 72% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 22 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 198 | 344 | 417 | 361 | 133 | 22 | 21 |
| Rain days | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 2 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22 | 2 |
| Feb | 19 | 2 |
| Mar | 8 | 1 |
| Apr | 3 | 1 |
| May | 15 | 4 |
| Jun | 198 | 19 |
| Jul | 344 | 30 |
| Aug | 417 | 30 |
| Sep | 361 | 29 |
| Oct | 133 | 19 |
| Nov | 22 | 5 |
| Dec | 21 | 2 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Compostela, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around October 17 and lasts for 7.7 months, ending around June 8. The clearest month is May, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 78% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around June 9 and lasts for 4.3 months, ending around October 16. The cloudiest month is August, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 91% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 67 | 72 | 77 | 73 | 78 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 51 | 74 | 67 |
| Cloudier (%) | 33 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 60 | 89 | 91 | 86 | 49 | 26 | 33 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67 | 33 |
| Feb | 72 | 28 |
| Mar | 77 | 23 |
| Apr | 73 | 27 |
| May | 78 | 22 |
| Jun | 40 | 60 |
| Jul | 11 | 89 |
| Aug | 9 | 91 |
| Sep | 14 | 86 |
| Oct | 51 | 49 |
| Nov | 74 | 26 |
| Dec | 67 | 33 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 9, brings about 13 h 18 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 10 h 42 min — a swing of roughly 2 h 36 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 10.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:44 | 6:36 | 6:14 | 5:45 | 5:26 | 5:21 | 5:30 | 5:42 | 5:50 | 6:00 | 6:16 | 6:34 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:34 | 5:52 | 6:05 | 6:14 | 6:26 | 6:38 | 6:41 | 6:26 | 5:58 | 5:30 | 5:14 | 5:17 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.9 | 6:44 | 5:34 |
| Feb | 11.3 | 6:36 | 5:52 |
| Mar | 11.8 | 6:14 | 6:05 |
| Apr | 12.5 | 5:45 | 6:14 |
| May | 13.0 | 5:26 | 6:26 |
| Jun | 13.3 | 5:21 | 6:38 |
| Jul | 13.2 | 5:30 | 6:41 |
| Aug | 12.7 | 5:42 | 6:26 |
| Sep | 12.1 | 5:50 | 5:58 |
| Oct | 11.5 | 6:00 | 5:30 |
| Nov | 11.0 | 6:16 | 5:14 |
| Dec | 10.7 | 6:34 | 5:17 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Compostela averages about 12 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 0 and 21 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 7.4 months, from around Oct 25 to Jun 6. The sunniest month is May, with roughly 20 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is August, down near 0 sunny days — about 98% fewer than the May peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 17 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Bright | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | Bright |
| Feb | 17 | Bright |
| Mar | 20 | Bright |
| Apr | 18 | Bright |
| May | 20 | Bright |
| Jun | 7 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 1 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 0 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 1 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 9 | Mixed |
| Nov | 18 | Bright |
| Dec | 17 | Bright |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Compostela, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 7.0 months, from around May 9 to December 7. The muggiest month is June, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 100% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around December 8 to May 8, and January is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 64% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 13 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Comfortable (%) | 51 | 48 | 50 | 45 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 31 |
| Humid (%) | 34 | 39 | 38 | 45 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 54 |
| Muggy (%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 52 | 9 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 88 | 94 | 91 | 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | 51 | 34 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb | 12 | 48 | 39 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar | 10 | 50 | 38 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr | 5 | 45 | 45 | 5 | 0 |
| May | 1 | 15 | 41 | 39 | 4 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 56 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 88 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 94 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 91 |
| Oct | 0 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 59 |
| Nov | 2 | 8 | 30 | 52 | 7 |
| Dec | 6 | 31 | 54 | 9 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in Compostela is steady company: average speeds sit near 5 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | calm |
| Feb | 6 | calm |
| Mar | 6 | calm |
| Apr | 6 | calm |
| May | 6 | calm |
| Jun | 5 | calm |
| Jul | 4 | calm |
| Aug | 4 | calm |
| Sep | 4 | calm |
| Oct | 5 | calm |
| Nov | 6 | calm |
| Dec | 6 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Compostela
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Compostela sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.
Compostela's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Compostela
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Compostela throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late April, Compostela is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Compostela for general outdoor tourist activities is from early November to early May, with a peak score in the last week of February.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 7.5 | 8.3 |
| Rating | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | good | fair | poor | poor | poor | fair | ideal | ideal |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.4 | ideal |
| Feb | 8.4 | ideal |
| Mar | 8.4 | ideal |
| Apr | 7.6 | ideal |
| May | 6.4 | good |
| Jun | 4.4 | fair |
| Jul | 3.1 | poor |
| Aug | 3.0 | poor |
| Sep | 3.1 | poor |
| Oct | 4.7 | fair |
| Nov | 7.5 | ideal |
| Dec | 8.3 | ideal |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Compostela for hot-weather activities is from late October to early June, with a peak score in the last week of April.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Compostela, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
Compostela packs about the same all year — highs hold near 29°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes and sun protection.
In May, Compostela sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Compostela
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 51 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in March near 24°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | Warm |
| Feb | 25 | Warm |
| Mar | 24 | Warm |
| Apr | 25 | Warm |
| May | 27 | Warm |
| Jun | 28 | Tropical |
| Jul | 30 | Tropical |
| Aug | 30 | Tropical |
| Sep | 30 | Tropical |
| Oct | 30 | Tropical |
| Nov | 28 | Tropical |
| Dec | 26 | Warm |
UV index (midday) in Compostela by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Compostela peaks around May 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 6 (high).
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) | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| Level | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | High |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | High |
| Feb | 10 | Very high |
| Mar | 12 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 13 | Extreme |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 10 | Very high |
| Nov | 7 | High |
| Dec | 6 | High |
Average hourly UV index in Compostela
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in May the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 6 | 7 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 3 | 5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 5.5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | 3 |
| Feb | 7 | 5 |
| Mar | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Apr | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| May | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 6 |
| Aug | 8 | 6 |
| Sep | 8 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 7 | 5 |
| Nov | 6 | 3 |
| Dec | 5.5 | 2 |
Air quality in Compostela by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Compostela is worst in May — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (February, 8 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | Good |
| Feb | 8 | Good |
| Mar | 8 | Good |
| Apr | 11 | Good |
| May | 24 | Moderate |
| Jun | 15 | Moderate |
| Jul | 10 | Good |
| Aug | 10 | Good |
| Sep | 9 | Good |
| Oct | 9 | Good |
| Nov | 8 | Good |
| Dec | 8 | Good |
Growing season
Compostela is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Compostela banks about 4,692 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 301 | 285 | 335 | 361 | 429 | 450 | 466 | 468 | 449 | 450 | 375 | 322 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 301 |
| Feb | 285 |
| Mar | 335 |
| Apr | 361 |
| May | 429 |
| Jun | 450 |
| Jul | 466 |
| Aug | 468 |
| Sep | 449 |
| Oct | 450 |
| Nov | 375 |
| Dec | 322 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Compostela receives about 5.5 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 4.4 and 7.6 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 4.1 months, from around Feb 14 to Jun 19. The brightest month is May, averaging about 7.4 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 4.5 kWh/m² — roughly 39% less than the May peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 4.7 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.7 | Bright |
| Feb | 5.6 | Bright |
| Mar | 6.7 | Intense |
| Apr | 7.4 | Intense |
| May | 7.5 | Intense |
| Jun | 5.8 | Bright |
| Jul | 5.2 | Bright |
| Aug | 5.0 | Bright |
| Sep | 4.5 | Bright |
| Oct | 4.9 | Bright |
| Nov | 4.8 | Bright |
| Dec | 4.5 | Bright |
Where is Compostela?
Compostela sits at 21.2°N, 104.9°W, 855 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Xalisco, 23 km away.
Topography around Compostela
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Compostela.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Compostela has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 865 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,712 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,631 m.
The land around Compostela is covered by grassland (40%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) 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 Compostela (21.2373°, -104.9006°, elevation 855 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).