Climate and average weather in Río Grande
In Río Grande, the summers are hot, fairly dry, and mostly clear and the winters are mild and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Río Grande typically varies from 5°C to 30°C, and is rarely below 1°C or above 33°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 Río Grande for warm-weather activities are from early January to late April and late September to late December.
- Hottest
- May
- 30°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 5°
- Wettest
- Sep
- 86 mm
- Driest
- Apr
- 7 mm
- Rain / yr
- 390 mm
- 61 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.5–13.5 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 1,859 m
- 23.8°N
- Clearest
- Nov
- 33% cloud
Río Grande is Mexican town in the state of Zacatecas.
- Founded
- 1562
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Río Grande 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 late April.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Río Grande, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 2.7 months, from April 10 to June 29, with daily high temperatures above 28°C. The hottest month of the year in Río Grande is May, with an average high of 30°C and low of 15°C.
The cool season lasts 2.5 months, from November 26 to February 9, with daily high temperatures below 22°C. The coldest month of the year in Río Grande is January, with an average low of 5°C and high of 20°C.
Days typically run about 14°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 16°C) in March.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 20 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | 5 |
| Feb | 23 | 7 |
| Mar | 25 | 9 |
| Apr | 28 | 12 |
| May | 30 | 15 |
| Jun | 29 | 16 |
| Jul | 27 | 16 |
| Aug | 27 | 16 |
| Sep | 25 | 15 |
| Oct | 25 | 12 |
| Nov | 23 | 8 |
| Dec | 21 | 6 |
Average hourly temperature in Río Grande
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 30°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 5°C.
Río Grande 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° / 5° | 13 | 2.4 | 10.7 | 7.8 |
| Feb | 23° / 7° | 11 | 1.6 | 11.2 | 8.5 |
| Mar | 25° / 9° | 8 | 1.4 | 11.8 | 8.5 |
| Apr | 28° / 12° | 7 | 1.6 | 12.5 | 7.4 |
| May | 30° / 15° | 15 | 3.2 | 13.1 | 6.2 |
| Jun | 29° / 16° | 56 | 8.5 | 13.4 | 6.0 |
| Jul | 27° / 16° | 78 | 11.2 | 13.3 | 6.4 |
| Aug | 27° / 16° | 70 | 10.9 | 12.8 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 25° / 15° | 86 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 6.6 |
| Oct | 25° / 12° | 28 | 4.8 | 11.4 | 8.1 |
| Nov | 23° / 8° | 11 | 2.2 | 10.8 | 8.5 |
| Dec | 21° / 6° | 8 | 1.8 | 10.6 | 8.0 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Río Grande gets about 390 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 4.5 months, from around Jun 1 to Oct 16, peaking in September at about 45% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Feb 24.
September is the wettest month by volume, with 86 mm over about 12 wet days; April is the driest, with 7 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 6 |
| Rain days | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | 2 |
| Feb | 6 | 2 |
| Mar | 4 | 1 |
| Apr | 6 | 2 |
| May | 11 | 3 |
| Jun | 28 | 9 |
| Jul | 35 | 11 |
| Aug | 36 | 11 |
| Sep | 38 | 12 |
| Oct | 17 | 5 |
| Nov | 7 | 2 |
| Dec | 6 | 2 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Río Grande collects about 390 mm of rain across 61 wet days — roughly 32 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. September is the wettest month with 86 mm, while April is the driest at just 7 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 60% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 56 | 78 | 70 | 86 | 28 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain days | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | 2 |
| Feb | 11 | 2 |
| Mar | 8 | 1 |
| Apr | 7 | 2 |
| May | 15 | 3 |
| Jun | 56 | 9 |
| Jul | 78 | 11 |
| Aug | 70 | 11 |
| Sep | 86 | 12 |
| Oct | 28 | 5 |
| Nov | 11 | 2 |
| Dec | 8 | 2 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Río Grande, 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 23 and lasts for 2.0 months, ending around June 23. The clearest month is May, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 80% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around August 8 and lasts for 2.2 months, ending around October 14. The cloudiest month is September, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 46% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 65 | 69 | 71 | 68 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 64 | 54 | 69 | 75 | 67 |
| Cloudier (%) | 35 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 20 | 25 | 36 | 36 | 46 | 31 | 25 | 33 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65 | 35 |
| Feb | 69 | 31 |
| Mar | 71 | 29 |
| Apr | 68 | 32 |
| May | 80 | 20 |
| Jun | 75 | 25 |
| Jul | 64 | 36 |
| Aug | 64 | 36 |
| Sep | 54 | 46 |
| Oct | 69 | 31 |
| Nov | 75 | 25 |
| 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 14, brings about 13 h 30 min of light; the shortest, around December 13, only 10 h 30 min — a swing of roughly 3 hours.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.6 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:41 | 7:31 | 7:07 | 6:36 | 6:14 | 6:09 | 6:18 | 6:31 | 6:42 | 6:54 | 7:13 | 7:32 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:22 | 6:42 | 6:57 | 7:09 | 7:23 | 7:36 | 7:38 | 7:21 | 6:51 | 6:20 | 6:02 | 6:04 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.7 | 7:41 | 6:22 |
| Feb | 11.2 | 7:31 | 6:42 |
| Mar | 11.8 | 7:07 | 6:57 |
| Apr | 12.5 | 6:36 | 7:09 |
| May | 13.1 | 6:14 | 7:23 |
| Jun | 13.4 | 6:09 | 7:36 |
| Jul | 13.3 | 6:18 | 7:38 |
| Aug | 12.8 | 6:31 | 7:21 |
| Sep | 12.1 | 6:42 | 6:51 |
| Oct | 11.4 | 6:54 | 6:20 |
| Nov | 10.8 | 7:13 | 6:02 |
| Dec | 10.6 | 7:32 | 6:04 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Río Grande averages about 15 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 8 and 20 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 5.9 months, from around Oct 11 to Apr 9. The sunniest month is November, with roughly 19 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is September, down near 10 sunny days — about 49% fewer than the November peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 17 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | Bright |
| Feb | 16 | Bright |
| Mar | 18 | Bright |
| Apr | 15 | Bright |
| May | 17 | Bright |
| Jun | 15 | Bright |
| Jul | 13 | Mixed |
| Aug | 13 | Mixed |
| Sep | 10 | Mixed |
| Oct | 17 | Bright |
| 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 Río Grande, the air stays dry or comfortable essentially all year. Even in August, the muggiest month, it feels humid or worse only about 3% of the time — humidity is not something you need to plan around here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 77 | 70 | 63 | 54 | 88 | 100 | 100 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 29 | 34 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 98 | 2 | 0 |
| Jun | 77 | 21 | 2 |
| Jul | 70 | 29 | 2 |
| Aug | 63 | 34 | 3 |
| Sep | 54 | 43 | 2 |
| Oct | 88 | 11 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 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.
Across the year, average wind speed in Río Grande is typically calm, near 11 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 4.0 months, from around Jan 24 to May 26. The windiest month is April, averaging about 13 km/h (light breeze).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Jul 20 to Dec 23, with October the calmest month at about 10 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels | calm | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | calm |
| Feb | 12 | light breeze |
| Mar | 13 | light breeze |
| Apr | 13 | light breeze |
| May | 12 | calm |
| Jun | 12 | calm |
| Jul | 12 | calm |
| Aug | 11 | calm |
| Sep | 10 | calm |
| Oct | 10 | calm |
| Nov | 10 | calm |
| Dec | 11 | calm |
Best time to visit Río Grande
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Río Grande throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid April, Río Grande 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 Río Grande for general outdoor tourist activities is from late September to late 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) | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 |
| Rating | ideal | ideal | ideal | good | good | good | good | good | good | ideal | ideal | ideal |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.8 | ideal |
| Feb | 8.5 | ideal |
| Mar | 8.5 | ideal |
| Apr | 7.4 | good |
| May | 6.2 | good |
| Jun | 6.0 | good |
| Jul | 6.4 | good |
| Aug | 6.5 | good |
| Sep | 6.6 | good |
| Oct | 8.0 | ideal |
| Nov | 8.5 | ideal |
| Dec | 8.0 | ideal |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Río Grande for hot-weather activities run from mid February to late June and again from early October to early November, 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 Río Grande, 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 May (highs near 30°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 20°C), pack a warm layer and sun protection.
In May, Río Grande sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Río Grande 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 Río Grande peaks around May 21 at about 14 (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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| Level | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | High |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | High |
| Feb | 10 | Very high |
| Mar | 11 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 14 | Extreme |
| Jun | 14 | Extreme |
| Jul | 13 | Extreme |
| Aug | 13 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 10 | Very high |
| Nov | 7 | Very high |
| Dec | 6 | High |
Average hourly UV index in Río Grande
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 9 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 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 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8.5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 2.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6.5 | 6 | 4.5 | 3 | 1.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | 2.5 |
| Feb | 7 | 4.5 |
| Mar | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Apr | 8 | 6.5 |
| May | 9 | 7 |
| Jun | 9 | 7 |
| Jul | 9 | 7 |
| Aug | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 8 | 6 |
| Oct | 7 | 4.5 |
| Nov | 6 | 3 |
| Dec | 5.5 | 1.5 |
Growing season
Río Grande 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 (%) | 97 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 97 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 97 | 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 | 97 | 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. Río Grande banks about 3,020 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around June.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 83 | 138 | 226 | 302 | 382 | 377 | 358 | 345 | 293 | 256 | 163 | 98 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 83 |
| Feb | 138 |
| Mar | 226 |
| Apr | 302 |
| May | 382 |
| Jun | 377 |
| Jul | 358 |
| Aug | 345 |
| Sep | 293 |
| Oct | 256 |
| Nov | 163 |
| Dec | 98 |
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.
Río Grande receives about 6.2 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — intense — with a clear seasonal swing between 4.5 and 7.8 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.0 months, from around Feb 27 to Aug 28. The brightest month is May, averaging about 7.8 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 4.5 kWh/m² — roughly 42% less than the May peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.5 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 | Bright |
| Feb | 5.7 | Bright |
| Mar | 6.8 | Intense |
| Apr | 7.6 | Intense |
| May | 7.8 | Intense |
| Jun | 7.4 | Intense |
| Jul | 7.0 | Intense |
| Aug | 6.7 | Intense |
| Sep | 5.8 | Bright |
| Oct | 5.6 | Bright |
| Nov | 5.0 | Bright |
| Dec | 4.5 | Bright |
Where is Río Grande?
Río Grande sits at 23.8°N, 103.0°W, 1,859 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Juan Aldama, 63 km away.
Topography around Río Grande
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Río Grande.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Río Grande has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 1,878 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,533 m.
The land around Río Grande is covered by shrubs (40%), artificial surfaces (30%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (77%) within 16 km, and shrubs (64%) and cropland (30%) 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 Río Grande (23.8273°, -103.0341°, elevation 1,859 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).