Escuinapa de Hidalgo in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Escuinapa de Hidalgo sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 50 mm of rain over about 5 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels humid.

Winter is Escuinapa de Hidalgo's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Escuinapa de Hidalgo's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
15°C
Rainfall
50 mm
5 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
7.0
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Escuinapa de Hidalgo in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical winter day in Escuinapa de Hidalgo reaches about 29°C and drops to 15°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Escuinapa de Hidalgo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Escuinapa de Hidalgo weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 14°19210.87.2
Feb29° / 15°171.211.26.8
Mar30° / 15°40.611.86.2
Apr32° / 17°10.212.55.3
May33° / 20°20.313.14.4
Jun34° / 24°506.513.43.4
Jul33° / 25°18820.613.32.6
Aug32° / 25°24424.212.82.5
Sep32° / 24°22922.612.12.8
Oct32° / 23°889.611.54.2
Nov31° / 19°262.310.95.7
Dec29° / 15°152.110.66.9

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Escuinapa de Hidalgo gets around 50 mm of rain over 5 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 6 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min in early December to 11 h 30 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Escuinapa de Hidalgo

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None of Escuinapa de Hidalgo's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Escuinapa de Hidalgo sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Escuinapa de Hidalgo's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific hurricane
Monsoon
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Is winter a good time to visit Escuinapa de Hidalgo?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Escuinapa de Hidalgo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Escuinapa de Hidalgo in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Escuinapa de Hidalgo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Escuinapa de Hidalgo in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 24°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in March near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Warm
Feb23Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr24Refreshing
May26Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Escuinapa de Hidalgo in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Escuinapa de Hidalgo peaks around May 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec6High
Location & terrain

Where is Escuinapa de Hidalgo?

Escuinapa de Hidalgo sits at 22.8°N, 105.8°W, 41 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is El Rosario, 19 km away.

Topography around Escuinapa de Hidalgo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Escuinapa de Hidalgo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Escuinapa de Hidalgo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 915 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,746 m.

The land around Escuinapa de Hidalgo is covered by trees (37%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, trees (49%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
915 m
80 km
2,746 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
Winter weather nearby: El Rosario 19 km · Acaponeta 57 km · Pueblo Nuevo 74 km · Mazatlan 78 km · Tuxpan 111 km · El Salto 113 km · Santiago Ixcuintla 128 km · La Cruz 166 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
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 1%

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 Escuinapa de Hidalgo (22.8347°, -105.7777°, elevation 41 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.