Climate and average weather in Hidalgo
In Hidalgo, the summers are humid, hot, fairly dry, and mostly clear and the winters are mild and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Hidalgo typically varies from 8°C to 33°C, and is rarely below 2°C or above 37°C. July is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Hidalgo for warm-weather activities are from early January to early April and early October to late December.
- Hottest
- Jul
- 33°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 8°
- Wettest
- Sep
- 93 mm
- Driest
- Feb
- 28 mm
- Rain / yr
- 493 mm
- 87 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.4–13.6 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 562 m
- 26.0°N
- Clearest
- Jun
- 41% cloud
Hidalgo is municipal seat of Hidalgo, State of Nuevo León, Mexico.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Hidalgo 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 April.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Hidalgo, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 4.8 months, from April 22 to September 14, with daily high temperatures above 30°C. The hottest month of the year in Hidalgo is July, with an average high of 33°C and low of 21°C.
The cool season lasts 2.5 months, from November 27 to February 10, with daily high temperatures below 22°C. The coldest month of the year in Hidalgo is January, with an average low of 8°C and high of 20°C.
Days typically run about 11°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 20 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | 8 |
| Feb | 23 | 10 |
| Mar | 26 | 14 |
| Apr | 29 | 17 |
| May | 31 | 20 |
| Jun | 33 | 21 |
| Jul | 33 | 21 |
| Aug | 33 | 21 |
| Sep | 30 | 20 |
| Oct | 27 | 17 |
| Nov | 23 | 12 |
| Dec | 20 | 9 |
How hot and cold Hidalgo really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Hidalgo feels like about 35°C (around August 7). About 109 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 20 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 20 |
| Air high (°C) | 20 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 20 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 7 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 8 |
| Air low (°C) | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | 20 | 7 | 8 |
| Feb | 23 | 23 | 10 | 10 |
| Mar | 26 | 26 | 14 | 14 |
| Apr | 29 | 29 | 17 | 17 |
| May | 32 | 31 | 20 | 20 |
| Jun | 34 | 33 | 21 | 21 |
| Jul | 34 | 33 | 21 | 21 |
| Aug | 34 | 33 | 21 | 21 |
| Sep | 31 | 30 | 20 | 20 |
| Oct | 27 | 27 | 17 | 17 |
| Nov | 23 | 23 | 12 | 12 |
| Dec | 20 | 20 | 8 | 9 |
Average hourly temperature in Hidalgo
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 July afternoons, near 33°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 8°C.
Hidalgo 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 | 20° / 8° | 33 | 6.6 | 10.6 | 6.9 |
| Feb | 23° / 10° | 28 | 5.5 | 11.1 | 7.6 |
| Mar | 26° / 14° | 34 | 7.2 | 11.8 | 7.5 |
| Apr | 29° / 17° | 35 | 7.3 | 12.6 | 5.9 |
| May | 31° / 20° | 46 | 10.1 | 13.3 | 4.5 |
| Jun | 33° / 21° | 43 | 7.4 | 13.6 | 4.1 |
| Jul | 33° / 21° | 37 | 6.1 | 13.5 | 4.1 |
| Aug | 33° / 21° | 39 | 5.6 | 12.9 | 4.1 |
| Sep | 30° / 20° | 93 | 11.1 | 12.2 | 5.1 |
| Oct | 27° / 17° | 42 | 7.6 | 11.4 | 7.1 |
| Nov | 23° / 12° | 33 | 6.4 | 10.7 | 7.6 |
| Dec | 20° / 9° | 31 | 5.9 | 10.4 | 7.1 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Hidalgo gets about 493 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 1.9 months, from around Aug 24 to Oct 20, peaking in September at about 39% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Aug 5.
September is the wettest month by volume, with 93 mm over about 11 wet days; February is the driest, with 28 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 35 | 25 | 22 | 19 |
| Rain days | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | 7 |
| Feb | 20 | 6 |
| Mar | 23 | 7 |
| Apr | 25 | 7 |
| May | 32 | 10 |
| Jun | 26 | 7 |
| Jul | 19 | 6 |
| Aug | 20 | 6 |
| Sep | 35 | 11 |
| Oct | 25 | 8 |
| Nov | 22 | 6 |
| Dec | 19 | 6 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Hidalgo collects about 493 mm of rain across 87 wet days — roughly 41 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. September is the wettest month with 93 mm, while February is the driest at just 28 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 37% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 33 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 46 | 43 | 37 | 39 | 93 | 42 | 33 | 31 |
| Rain days | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 7 |
| Feb | 28 | 6 |
| Mar | 34 | 7 |
| Apr | 35 | 7 |
| May | 46 | 10 |
| Jun | 43 | 7 |
| Jul | 37 | 6 |
| Aug | 39 | 6 |
| Sep | 93 | 11 |
| Oct | 42 | 8 |
| Nov | 33 | 6 |
| Dec | 31 | 6 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Hidalgo, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows moderate seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around May 3 and lasts for 3.8 months, ending around August 26. The clearest month is June, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 74% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around August 27 and lasts for 1.0 months, ending around September 25. The cloudiest month is January, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 43% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 57 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 70 | 74 | 70 | 70 | 60 | 67 | 64 | 61 |
| Cloudier (%) | 43 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 33 | 36 | 39 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 43 |
| Feb | 62 | 38 |
| Mar | 64 | 36 |
| Apr | 64 | 36 |
| May | 70 | 30 |
| Jun | 74 | 26 |
| Jul | 70 | 30 |
| Aug | 70 | 30 |
| Sep | 60 | 40 |
| Oct | 67 | 33 |
| Nov | 64 | 36 |
| Dec | 61 | 39 |
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 6, brings about 13 h 36 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 10 h 24 min — a swing of roughly 3 h 12 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.6 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:35 | 7:24 | 6:57 | 6:24 | 6:00 | 5:54 | 6:03 | 6:18 | 6:32 | 6:46 | 7:06 | 7:26 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:07 | 6:29 | 6:46 | 7:00 | 7:16 | 7:30 | 7:32 | 7:14 | 6:41 | 6:08 | 5:48 | 5:49 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.6 | 7:35 | 6:07 |
| Feb | 11.1 | 7:24 | 6:29 |
| Mar | 11.8 | 6:57 | 6:46 |
| Apr | 12.6 | 6:24 | 7:00 |
| May | 13.3 | 6:00 | 7:16 |
| Jun | 13.6 | 5:54 | 7:30 |
| Jul | 13.5 | 6:03 | 7:32 |
| Aug | 12.9 | 6:18 | 7:14 |
| Sep | 12.2 | 6:32 | 6:41 |
| Oct | 11.4 | 6:46 | 6:08 |
| Nov | 10.7 | 7:06 | 5:48 |
| Dec | 10.4 | 7:26 | 5:49 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Hidalgo averages about 15 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 11 and 17 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 1.1 months, from around May 27 to Jun 29. The sunniest month is June, with roughly 17 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is September, down near 13 sunny days — about 21% fewer than the June peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
| Sky | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Mixed |
| Feb | 14 | Bright |
| Mar | 16 | Bright |
| Apr | 15 | Mixed |
| May | 15 | Mixed |
| Jun | 16 | Bright |
| Jul | 16 | Bright |
| Aug | 16 | Bright |
| Sep | 13 | Mixed |
| Oct | 17 | Bright |
| Nov | 15 | Bright |
| Dec | 15 | 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 Hidalgo, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 5.9 months, from around April 26 to October 22. The muggiest month is June, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 95% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around October 23 to April 25, and January is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 99% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 91 | 82 | 61 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 57 | 83 |
| Comfortable (%) | 8 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 22 | 13 |
| Humid (%) | 1 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 33 | 28 | 42 | 39 | 22 | 29 | 16 | 4 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 41 | 61 | 47 | 52 | 55 | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 91 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 82 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 61 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr | 40 | 19 | 28 | 12 | 0 |
| May | 10 | 12 | 33 | 41 | 3 |
| Jun | 0 | 4 | 28 | 61 | 6 |
| Jul | 0 | 6 | 42 | 47 | 5 |
| Aug | 0 | 6 | 39 | 52 | 4 |
| Sep | 5 | 10 | 22 | 55 | 9 |
| Oct | 24 | 19 | 29 | 26 | 2 |
| Nov | 57 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| Dec | 83 | 13 | 4 | 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 Hidalgo 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 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 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 | 9 | calm |
| Jun | 9 | calm |
| Jul | 9 | calm |
| Aug | 8 | calm |
| Sep | 7 | calm |
| Oct | 7 | calm |
| Nov | 7 | calm |
| Dec | 7 | calm |
Best time to visit Hidalgo
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Hidalgo throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid January, Hidalgo is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
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 Hidalgo for general outdoor tourist activities is from early October to early April, 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) | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Rating | good | ideal | good | good | fair | fair | fair | fair | fair | good | ideal | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.9 | good |
| Feb | 7.6 | ideal |
| Mar | 7.4 | good |
| Apr | 5.9 | good |
| May | 4.5 | fair |
| Jun | 4.1 | fair |
| Jul | 4.1 | fair |
| Aug | 4.1 | fair |
| Sep | 5.2 | fair |
| Oct | 7.1 | good |
| Nov | 7.6 | ideal |
| Dec | 7.2 | 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 Hidalgo for hot-weather activities is from late February to mid November, with a peak score in the second 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 Hidalgo, 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 July (highs near 33°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 20°C), pack a light layer.
In July, Hidalgo sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo peaks around July 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (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 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Level | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | High |
| Feb | 8 | Very high |
| Mar | 9 | Very high |
| Apr | 11 | Extreme |
| May | 11 | Extreme |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 10 | Very high |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 6 | High |
| Dec | 5 | Moderate |
Average hourly UV index in Hidalgo
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 July 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) | 5 | 6.5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 6 | 6.5 | 6 | 5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | 0 |
| Feb | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| Mar | 7 | 4.5 |
| Apr | 8 | 5.5 |
| May | 8 | 6 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 6 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Aug | 8.5 | 6 |
| Sep | 7.5 | 5 |
| Oct | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| Nov | 5.5 | 0 |
| Dec | 4.5 | 0 |
Air quality in Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (February, 10 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) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | Good |
| Feb | 10 | Good |
| Mar | 12 | Good |
| Apr | 13 | Moderate |
| May | 17 | Moderate |
| Jun | 16 | Moderate |
| Jul | 17 | Moderate |
| Aug | 15 | Moderate |
| Sep | 14 | Moderate |
| Oct | 11 | Good |
| Nov | 11 | Good |
| Dec | 11 | Good |
Growing season
Hidalgo 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 (%) | 98 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 98 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 98 | 0 |
| Feb | 99 | 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 | 98 | 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. Hidalgo banks about 4,200 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) | 121 | 181 | 300 | 389 | 480 | 502 | 527 | 527 | 445 | 365 | 227 | 135 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 121 |
| Feb | 181 |
| Mar | 300 |
| Apr | 389 |
| May | 480 |
| Jun | 502 |
| Jul | 527 |
| Aug | 527 |
| Sep | 445 |
| Oct | 365 |
| Nov | 227 |
| Dec | 135 |
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.
Hidalgo receives about 5.4 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.7 and 6.8 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.1 months, from around Mar 5 to Sep 5. The brightest month is June, averaging about 6.7 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 3.7 kWh/m² — roughly 45% less than the June peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
| Level | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.9 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4.8 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.7 | Bright |
| Apr | 6.5 | Intense |
| May | 6.7 | Intense |
| Jun | 6.8 | Intense |
| Jul | 6.7 | Intense |
| Aug | 6.4 | Intense |
| Sep | 5.2 | Bright |
| Oct | 4.8 | Bright |
| Nov | 4.0 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3.7 | Moderate |
Where is Hidalgo?
Hidalgo sits at 26.0°N, 100.5°W, 562 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Parque Industrial Ciudad Mitras, 20 km away.
Topography around Hidalgo
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Hidalgo.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Hidalgo has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 657 m around an average of 597 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,686 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,460 m.
The land around Hidalgo is covered by shrubs (63%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (76%) within 16 km, and shrubs (68%) and trees (21%) 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 Hidalgo (25.9724°, -100.4522°, elevation 562 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. 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).