Climate and average weather in Ensenada
In Ensenada, the summers are warm, dry, and clear and the winters are mild and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Ensenada typically varies from 8°C to 28°C, and is rarely below 4°C or above 32°C. August is the hottest month of the year, while February is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Ensenada for warm-weather activities is from mid April to late November.
- Hottest
- Aug
- 28°
- Coldest
- Feb
- 8°
- Wettest
- Feb
- 72 mm
- Driest
- Jun
- 1 mm
- Rain / yr
- 294 mm
- 32 wet days
- Daylight
- 9.9–14.1 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 29 m
- 31.9°N
- Clearest
- Sep
- 14% cloud
Ensenada is municipal seat of Ensenada, State of Baja California, Mexico.
- Density
- 22,190/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1882
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Ensenada 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 mid April to late November.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Ensenada, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 3.3 months, from June 27 to October 5, with daily high temperatures above 26°C. The hottest month of the year in Ensenada is August, with an average high of 28°C and low of 20°C.
The cool season lasts 4.4 months, from November 28 to April 9, with daily high temperatures below 20°C. The coldest month of the year in Ensenada is February, with an average low of 8°C and high of 18°C.
Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 | 8 |
| Feb | 18 | 8 |
| Mar | 19 | 9 |
| Apr | 20 | 11 |
| May | 22 | 13 |
| Jun | 24 | 16 |
| Jul | 27 | 19 |
| Aug | 28 | 20 |
| Sep | 27 | 18 |
| Oct | 25 | 15 |
| Nov | 21 | 11 |
| Dec | 18 | 8 |
Average hourly temperature in Ensenada
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 August afternoons, near 28°C, and coldest before dawn in February, near 8°C.
Ensenada 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 | 18° / 8° | 58 | 5.2 | 10.2 | 7.0 |
| Feb | 18° / 8° | 72 | 6.1 | 10.8 | 6.6 |
| Mar | 19° / 9° | 48 | 5 | 11.8 | 7.1 |
| Apr | 20° / 11° | 21 | 3.2 | 12.8 | 7.9 |
| May | 22° / 13° | 7 | 1.5 | 13.6 | 8.6 |
| Jun | 24° / 16° | 1 | 0.1 | 14 | 9.4 |
| Jul | 27° / 19° | 1 | 0.2 | 13.9 | 8.8 |
| Aug | 28° / 20° | 2 | 0.3 | 13.2 | 8.4 |
| Sep | 27° / 18° | 4 | 0.7 | 12.2 | 8.6 |
| Oct | 25° / 15° | 12 | 1.9 | 11.2 | 8.9 |
| Nov | 21° / 11° | 22 | 3.3 | 10.4 | 8.0 |
| Dec | 18° / 8° | 45 | 4.9 | 10 | 6.9 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Ensenada gets about 294 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is mostly dry, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 5.6 months, from around Nov 3 to Apr 22, peaking in February at about 23% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jun 18.
February is the wettest month by volume, with 72 mm over about 6 wet days; June is the driest, with 1 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 16 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| Rain days | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | 5 |
| Feb | 21 | 6 |
| Mar | 17 | 5 |
| Apr | 10 | 3 |
| May | 5 | 2 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 1 | 0 |
| Aug | 1 | 0 |
| Sep | 3 | 1 |
| Oct | 6 | 2 |
| Nov | 11 | 3 |
| Dec | 16 | 5 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Ensenada collects about 294 mm of rain across 32 wet days — roughly 24 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. February is the wettest month with 72 mm, while June is the driest at just 1 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 61% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 58 | 72 | 48 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 45 |
| Rain days | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58 | 5 |
| Feb | 72 | 6 |
| Mar | 48 | 5 |
| Apr | 21 | 3 |
| May | 7 | 2 |
| Jun | 1 | 0 |
| Jul | 1 | 0 |
| Aug | 2 | 0 |
| Sep | 4 | 1 |
| Oct | 12 | 2 |
| Nov | 22 | 3 |
| Dec | 45 | 5 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Ensenada, 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 April 20 and lasts for 6.6 months, ending around November 5. The clearest month is September, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 94% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around November 6 and lasts for 5.4 months, ending around April 19. The cloudiest month is February, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 38% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 66 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 85 | 93 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 85 | 75 | 66 |
| Cloudier (%) | 34 | 38 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 34 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66 | 34 |
| Feb | 62 | 38 |
| Mar | 70 | 30 |
| Apr | 78 | 22 |
| May | 85 | 15 |
| Jun | 93 | 7 |
| Jul | 91 | 9 |
| Aug | 93 | 7 |
| Sep | 94 | 6 |
| Oct | 85 | 15 |
| Nov | 75 | 25 |
| Dec | 66 | 34 |
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 13, brings about 14 h 06 min of light; the shortest, around December 13, only 9 h 54 min — a swing of roughly 4 h 12 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.2 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:52 | 6:36 | 6:03 | 5:23 | 4:54 | 4:45 | 4:55 | 5:15 | 5:35 | 5:55 | 6:21 | 6:45 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:00 | 5:26 | 5:49 | 6:10 | 6:31 | 6:49 | 6:49 | 6:26 | 5:46 | 5:08 | 4:42 | 4:40 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.2 | 6:52 | 5:00 |
| Feb | 10.8 | 6:36 | 5:26 |
| Mar | 11.8 | 6:03 | 5:49 |
| Apr | 12.8 | 5:23 | 6:10 |
| May | 13.6 | 4:54 | 6:31 |
| Jun | 14.0 | 4:45 | 6:49 |
| Jul | 13.9 | 4:55 | 6:49 |
| Aug | 13.2 | 5:15 | 6:26 |
| Sep | 12.2 | 5:35 | 5:46 |
| Oct | 11.2 | 5:55 | 5:08 |
| Nov | 10.4 | 6:21 | 4:42 |
| Dec | 10.0 | 6:45 | 4:40 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Ensenada averages about 21 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 13 and 27 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 5.9 months, from around May 5 to Oct 31. The sunniest month is June, with roughly 27 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is February, down near 14 sunny days — about 48% fewer than the June peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 17 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 17 |
| Sky | Bright | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Bright | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | Bright |
| Feb | 13 | Mixed |
| Mar | 16 | Bright |
| Apr | 19 | Bright |
| May | 23 | Bright |
| Jun | 26 | Brilliant |
| Jul | 26 | Brilliant |
| Aug | 27 | Brilliant |
| Sep | 26 | Brilliant |
| Oct | 24 | Brilliant |
| Nov | 19 | 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 Ensenada, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 3.4 months, from around June 24 to October 3. The muggiest month is August, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 51% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around October 4 to June 23, and May is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 83 | 51 | 14 | 10 | 34 | 76 | 97 | 99 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 43 | 47 | 38 | 36 | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 40 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 83 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 51 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 14 | 47 | 33 | 7 | 0 |
| Aug | 10 | 38 | 40 | 11 | 1 |
| Sep | 34 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 0 |
| Oct | 76 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov | 97 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 Ensenada is steady company: average speeds sit near 8 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) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | calm |
| Feb | 8 | calm |
| Mar | 8 | calm |
| Apr | 9 | calm |
| May | 8 | calm |
| Jun | 8 | calm |
| Jul | 7 | calm |
| Aug | 7 | calm |
| Sep | 7 | calm |
| Oct | 7 | calm |
| Nov | 7 | calm |
| Dec | 7 | calm |
Best time to visit Ensenada
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Ensenada throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid November, Ensenada 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 Ensenada for general outdoor tourist activities is from early April to late November, with a peak score in the third week of June.
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) | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 7.0 |
| Rating | good | good | good | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.0 | good |
| Feb | 6.6 | good |
| Mar | 7.1 | good |
| Apr | 7.9 | ideal |
| May | 8.6 | ideal |
| Jun | 9.3 | ideal |
| Jul | 8.8 | ideal |
| Aug | 8.4 | ideal |
| Sep | 8.6 | ideal |
| Oct | 8.9 | ideal |
| Nov | 8.0 | ideal |
| Dec | 7.0 | good |
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 Ensenada for hot-weather activities is from mid June to late October, with a peak score in the last week of August.
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 Ensenada, 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.
For a warm-season trip around August (highs near 28°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around February (highs near 18°C), pack a light layer.
In August, Ensenada sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
Sea temperature near Ensenada
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 26 km away) is warmest in August at about 20°C and coldest in February near 15°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 7 to Sep 21 — about 1.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
| Comfort | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool | Cool | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Cool |
| Feb | 15 | Cool |
| Mar | 16 | Cool |
| Apr | 16 | Cool |
| May | 17 | Cool |
| Jun | 18 | Cool |
| Jul | 19 | Cool |
| Aug | 20 | Refreshing |
| Sep | 20 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 19 | Cool |
| Nov | 18 | Cool |
| Dec | 16 | Cool |
UV index (midday) in Ensenada 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 Ensenada peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (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) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | Moderate |
| Feb | 5 | Moderate |
| Mar | 6 | High |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 10 | Extreme |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Average hourly UV index in Ensenada
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 June the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6 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) | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 7 | 5.5 | 4 | 2 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.5 | 6 | 6 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.5 | 0 |
| Feb | 4.5 | 0 |
| Mar | 5.5 | 0 |
| Apr | 7.5 | 4 |
| May | 7.5 | 4.5 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 6 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 6 |
| Aug | 8 | 5.5 |
| Sep | 7 | 4.5 |
| Oct | 5.5 | 1.5 |
| Nov | 4 | 0 |
| Dec | 2 | 0 |
Growing season
Ensenada 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. Ensenada banks about 2,758 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) | 91 | 85 | 123 | 168 | 230 | 297 | 392 | 426 | 383 | 295 | 177 | 90 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 91 |
| Feb | 85 |
| Mar | 123 |
| Apr | 168 |
| May | 230 |
| Jun | 297 |
| Jul | 392 |
| Aug | 426 |
| Sep | 383 |
| Oct | 295 |
| Nov | 177 |
| Dec | 90 |
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.
Ensenada receives about 5.9 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.3 and 8.2 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.4 months, from around Mar 17 to Sep 27. The brightest month is June, averaging about 8.1 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 3.3 kWh/m² — roughly 59% less than the June peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| Level | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.6 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4.4 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.8 | Bright |
| Apr | 7.1 | Intense |
| May | 7.8 | Intense |
| Jun | 8.2 | Intense |
| Jul | 7.7 | Intense |
| Aug | 7.1 | Intense |
| Sep | 6.3 | Intense |
| Oct | 5.1 | Bright |
| Nov | 3.9 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3.3 | Moderate |
Where is Ensenada?
Ensenada sits at 31.9°N, 116.6°W, 29 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada, 17 km away.
Topography around Ensenada
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ensenada.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Ensenada has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 265 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,088 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,863 m.
The land around Ensenada is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and water (29%) 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 Ensenada (31.8715°, -116.6007°, elevation 29 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. 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).