Puerto Peñasco in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Puerto Peñasco sees average daytime highs around 19°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 33 mm of rain over about 6 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 19°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Puerto Peñasco's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Peñasco's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 19°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 14°C
- Rainfall
- 33 mm
- 6 wet days
- Avg wind
- 16 km/h
- Travel score
- 7.7
- 2nd-best season
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Puerto Peñasco in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 19°C.
A typical winter day in Puerto Peñasco reaches about 19°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Puerto Peñasco
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.
winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Puerto Peñasco 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18° / 13° | 8 | 1.6 | 10.2 | 7.7 |
| Feb | 19° / 14° | 11 | 2.1 | 10.9 | 7.7 |
| Mar | 21° / 16° | 8 | 1.5 | 11.8 | 8.3 |
| Apr | 23° / 19° | 3 | 0.6 | 12.7 | 9.2 |
| May | 26° / 22° | 1 | 0.1 | 13.6 | 9.3 |
| Jun | 29° / 25° | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8.0 |
| Jul | 31° / 29° | 2 | 0.4 | 13.8 | 5.7 |
| Aug | 32° / 30° | 7 | 1 | 13.1 | 5.2 |
| Sep | 32° / 28° | 9 | 1.4 | 12.2 | 5.7 |
| Oct | 28° / 24° | 8 | 1 | 11.2 | 7.9 |
| Nov | 23° / 18° | 8 | 1.1 | 10.4 | 8.9 |
| Dec | 19° / 14° | 14 | 2.1 | 10 | 7.8 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Puerto Peñasco gets around 33 mm of rain over 6 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 16 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min in early December to 11 h 18 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.0 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Puerto Peñasco?
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.
winter is one of the better times to visit Puerto Peñasco for general sightseeing.
What to pack for Puerto Peñasco in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Puerto Peñasco sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Puerto Peñasco in Winter
The nearest coast averages about 18°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 31°C and coldest in January near 17°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 7 to Dec 7 — about 8.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 19 |
| Comfort | Cool | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Refreshing | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Refreshing | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | Cool |
| Feb | 17 | Cool |
| Mar | 19 | Cool |
| Apr | 21 | Refreshing |
| May | 23 | Refreshing |
| Jun | 26 | Warm |
| Jul | 29 | Tropical |
| Aug | 31 | Tropical |
| Sep | 30 | Tropical |
| Oct | 27 | Warm |
| Nov | 23 | Refreshing |
| Dec | 19 | Cool |
UV index in Puerto Peñasco in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto Peñasco peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 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 | 9 | Very high |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 9 | Very high |
| Oct | 7 | High |
| Nov | 5 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Where is Puerto Peñasco?
Puerto Peñasco sits at 31.3°N, 113.5°W, 11 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San Felipe, 128 km away.
Topography around Puerto Peñasco
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Puerto Peñasco.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Peñasco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,234 m.
The land around Puerto Peñasco is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), bare terrain (33%) and water (21%) within 3 km, water (53%) and bare terrain (42%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (52%) and water (35%) 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 Puerto Peñasco (31.3172°, -113.538°, elevation 11 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.