Climate and average weather in Saltillo
In Saltillo, the summers are hot, showery, and mostly clear and the winters are mild and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Saltillo typically varies from 6°C to 28°C, and is rarely below 1°C or above 33°C. June is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Saltillo for warm-weather activities is from late September to mid May.
- Hottest
- Jun
- 28°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 6°
- Wettest
- Jul
- 103 mm
- Driest
- Dec
- 18 mm
- Rain / yr
- 559 mm
- 99 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.4–13.6 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 1,578 m
- 25.4°N
- Clearest
- Nov
- 35% cloud
Saltillo is capital city of the State of Coahuila, Mexico.
- Air quality
- Elevated
- PM2.5 21 µg/m³ · 2018
- Founded
- 1577
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Saltillo 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 late September to mid May.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Saltillo, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 4.5 months, from April 12 to August 27, with daily high temperatures above 26°C. The hottest month of the year in Saltillo is June, with an average high of 28°C and low of 17°C.
The cool season lasts 2.4 months, from November 29 to February 10, with daily high temperatures below 20°C. The coldest month of the year in Saltillo is January, with an average low of 6°C and high of 18°C.
Days typically run about 12°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 13°C) in March.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
| Avg low (°C) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 | 6 |
| Feb | 20 | 8 |
| Mar | 23 | 10 |
| Apr | 26 | 13 |
| May | 28 | 16 |
| Jun | 28 | 17 |
| Jul | 27 | 17 |
| Aug | 27 | 16 |
| Sep | 25 | 15 |
| Oct | 23 | 13 |
| Nov | 21 | 9 |
| Dec | 19 | 7 |
Average hourly temperature in Saltillo
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 June afternoons, near 28°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 6°C.
Saltillo 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° / 6° | 21 | 3.6 | 10.6 | 7.0 |
| Feb | 20° / 8° | 18 | 3.3 | 11.1 | 7.7 |
| Mar | 23° / 10° | 26 | 4.7 | 11.8 | 8.1 |
| Apr | 26° / 13° | 26 | 5.9 | 12.6 | 7.6 |
| May | 28° / 16° | 39 | 10.1 | 13.2 | 6.4 |
| Jun | 28° / 17° | 61 | 11 | 13.6 | 6.0 |
| Jul | 27° / 17° | 103 | 17 | 13.4 | 5.6 |
| Aug | 27° / 16° | 86 | 15.8 | 12.9 | 5.8 |
| Sep | 25° / 15° | 103 | 14.6 | 12.2 | 6.3 |
| Oct | 23° / 13° | 39 | 6.9 | 11.4 | 7.8 |
| Nov | 21° / 9° | 20 | 3.4 | 10.8 | 7.9 |
| Dec | 19° / 7° | 18 | 3 | 10.4 | 7.4 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Saltillo gets about 559 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 5.2 months, from around May 2 to Oct 6, peaking in July at about 55% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Feb 22.
July is the wettest month by volume, with 103 mm over about 17 wet days; December is the driest, with 18 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 12 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 31 | 38 | 54 | 52 | 47 | 23 | 12 | 10 |
| Rain days | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | 4 |
| Feb | 11 | 3 |
| Mar | 15 | 5 |
| Apr | 20 | 6 |
| May | 31 | 10 |
| Jun | 38 | 11 |
| Jul | 54 | 17 |
| Aug | 52 | 16 |
| Sep | 47 | 15 |
| Oct | 23 | 7 |
| Nov | 12 | 3 |
| Dec | 10 | 3 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Saltillo collects about 559 mm of rain across 99 wet days — roughly 47 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. July is the wettest month with 103 mm, while December is the driest at just 18 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 52% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 21 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 39 | 61 | 103 | 86 | 103 | 39 | 20 | 18 |
| Rain days | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | 4 |
| Feb | 18 | 3 |
| Mar | 26 | 5 |
| Apr | 26 | 6 |
| May | 39 | 10 |
| Jun | 61 | 11 |
| Jul | 103 | 17 |
| Aug | 86 | 16 |
| Sep | 103 | 15 |
| Oct | 39 | 7 |
| Nov | 20 | 3 |
| Dec | 18 | 3 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Saltillo, 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 March 14 and lasts for 3.3 months, ending around June 22. 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 June 23 and lasts for 3.2 months, ending around September 28. The cloudiest month is September, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 41% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 65 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 63 | 59 | 75 | 74 | 69 |
| Cloudier (%) | 35 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 26 | 38 | 37 | 41 | 25 | 26 | 31 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65 | 35 |
| Feb | 68 | 32 |
| Mar | 71 | 29 |
| Apr | 71 | 29 |
| May | 80 | 20 |
| Jun | 74 | 26 |
| Jul | 62 | 38 |
| Aug | 63 | 37 |
| Sep | 59 | 41 |
| Oct | 75 | 25 |
| Nov | 74 | 26 |
| Dec | 69 | 31 |
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 11, 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 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:36 | 7:25 | 6:59 | 6:26 | 6:03 | 5:57 | 6:06 | 6:21 | 6:34 | 6:47 | 7:07 | 7:27 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:10 | 6:32 | 6:48 | 7:02 | 7:17 | 7:31 | 7:33 | 7:15 | 6:43 | 6:11 | 5:51 | 5:53 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.6 | 7:36 | 6:10 |
| Feb | 11.1 | 7:25 | 6:32 |
| Mar | 11.8 | 6:59 | 6:48 |
| Apr | 12.6 | 6:26 | 7:02 |
| May | 13.2 | 6:03 | 7:17 |
| Jun | 13.6 | 5:57 | 7:31 |
| Jul | 13.4 | 6:06 | 7:33 |
| Aug | 12.9 | 6:21 | 7:15 |
| Sep | 12.2 | 6:34 | 6:43 |
| Oct | 11.4 | 6:47 | 6:11 |
| Nov | 10.8 | 7:07 | 5:51 |
| Dec | 10.4 | 7:27 | 5:53 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Saltillo averages about 16 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 11 and 19 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 3.4 months, from around Sep 28 to Jan 8. The sunniest month is October, with roughly 18 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is September, down near 13 sunny days — about 30% fewer than the October peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Bright |
| Feb | 16 | Bright |
| Mar | 18 | Bright |
| Apr | 16 | Bright |
| May | 18 | Bright |
| Jun | 16 | Bright |
| Jul | 12 | Mixed |
| Aug | 12 | Mixed |
| Sep | 12 | Mixed |
| Oct | 18 | Bright |
| Nov | 18 | 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 Saltillo, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 4.2 months, from around June 5 to October 11. The muggiest month is September, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 32% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around October 12 to June 4, and May 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 (%) | 100 | 100 | 99 | 93 | 74 | 38 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 62 | 95 | 100 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 46 | 58 | 61 | 46 | 31 | 5 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr | 93 | 7 | 0 |
| May | 74 | 25 | 1 |
| Jun | 38 | 46 | 16 |
| Jul | 21 | 58 | 20 |
| Aug | 15 | 61 | 24 |
| Sep | 22 | 46 | 31 |
| Oct | 62 | 31 | 6 |
| Nov | 95 | 5 | 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.
Wind in Saltillo 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 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 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 | 9 | calm |
| Apr | 9 | calm |
| May | 9 | calm |
| Jun | 8 | calm |
| Jul | 8 | calm |
| Aug | 8 | calm |
| Sep | 7 | calm |
| Oct | 7 | calm |
| Nov | 7 | calm |
| Dec | 7 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Saltillo
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Saltillo's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Saltillo
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Saltillo throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late September, Saltillo 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 Saltillo for general outdoor tourist activities is from late September to mid May, with a peak score in the last week of March.
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) | 7.1 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.4 |
| Rating | good | ideal | ideal | ideal | good | good | good | good | good | ideal | ideal | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.1 | good |
| Feb | 7.7 | ideal |
| Mar | 8.1 | ideal |
| Apr | 7.6 | ideal |
| May | 6.4 | good |
| Jun | 6.0 | good |
| Jul | 5.7 | good |
| Aug | 5.8 | good |
| Sep | 6.4 | good |
| Oct | 7.8 | ideal |
| Nov | 7.8 | ideal |
| Dec | 7.4 | good |
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 Saltillo for hot-weather activities run from mid March to early July and again from late September to late October, with a peak score in the first week of June.
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 Saltillo, 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 June (highs near 28°C), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 18°C), pack a warm layer.
In June, Saltillo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Saltillo 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 Saltillo peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 5 (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) | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| Level | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | High |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | High |
| Feb | 9 | Very high |
| Mar | 10 | Very high |
| Apr | 12 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 12 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 9 | Very high |
| Nov | 6 | High |
| Dec | 5 | High |
Average hourly UV index in Saltillo
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 9 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 | 8.5 | 9 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7 | 5.5 | 5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0.5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 6.5 | 4 |
| Mar | 7 | 5 |
| Apr | 8 | 6 |
| May | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Jun | 9 | 6.5 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Aug | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 7 | 4.5 |
| Nov | 5.5 | 2 |
| Dec | 5 | 0 |
Air quality in Saltillo 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 Saltillo is worst in July — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (February, 16 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Saltillo's WHO annual average of 21 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | Moderate |
| Feb | 16 | Moderate |
| Mar | 18 | Moderate |
| Apr | 19 | Moderate |
| May | 26 | Moderate |
| Jun | 24 | Moderate |
| Jul | 26 | Moderate |
| Aug | 24 | Moderate |
| Sep | 24 | Moderate |
| Oct | 20 | Moderate |
| Nov | 20 | Moderate |
| Dec | 18 | Moderate |
Growing season
Saltillo 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. Saltillo banks about 2,923 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) | 61 | 116 | 207 | 293 | 372 | 378 | 369 | 358 | 297 | 245 | 148 | 80 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 61 |
| Feb | 116 |
| Mar | 207 |
| Apr | 293 |
| May | 372 |
| Jun | 378 |
| Jul | 369 |
| Aug | 358 |
| Sep | 297 |
| Oct | 245 |
| Nov | 148 |
| Dec | 80 |
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.
Saltillo receives about 5.8 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 4.0 and 7.3 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.1 months, from around Mar 3 to Sep 4. The brightest month is May, averaging about 7.3 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 4.0 kWh/m² — roughly 45% less than the May peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 4.2 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.0 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.2 | Bright |
| Feb | 5.2 | Bright |
| Mar | 6.2 | Intense |
| Apr | 7.0 | Intense |
| May | 7.3 | Intense |
| Jun | 7.1 | Intense |
| Jul | 6.8 | Intense |
| Aug | 6.6 | Intense |
| Sep | 5.5 | Bright |
| Oct | 5.2 | Bright |
| Nov | 4.4 | Bright |
| Dec | 4.0 | Bright |
Where is Saltillo?
Saltillo sits at 25.4°N, 101.0°W, 1,578 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ramos Arizpe, 13 km away.
Topography around Saltillo
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Saltillo.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Saltillo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m around an average of 1,587 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,782 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,242 m.
The land around Saltillo is covered by artificial surfaces (86%) within 3 km, shrubs (56%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (69%) 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 Saltillo (25.426°, -100.9796°, elevation 1,578 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).