Climate and average weather in San Cristóbal de las Casas
In San Cristóbal de las Casas, the weather is warm, wet, and mostly clear and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near warm levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around June.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in San Cristóbal de las Casas typically varies from 12°C to 28°C, and is rarely below 10°C or above 31°C. April is the hottest month of the year, while November is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit San Cristóbal de las Casas for warm-weather activities are from early January to mid April and early November to late December.
- Hottest
- Apr
- 28°
- Coldest
- Nov
- 14°
- Wettest
- Jun
- 486 mm
- Driest
- Feb
- 7 mm
- Rain / yr
- 2193 mm
- 161 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.0–13.0 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 2,183 m
- 16.7°N
- Clearest
- Feb
- 33% cloud
San Cristóbal de las Casas is municipal seat of San Cristóbal, State of Chiapas, Mexico.
- Founded
- 1528
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
San Cristóbal de las Casas 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 mid April.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in San Cristóbal de las Casas, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in San Cristóbal de las Casas stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is April, with an average high of 28°C and low of 15°C; the coolest is November, with an average low of 14°C and high of 24°C.
Days typically run about 11°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) | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | 12 |
| Feb | 26 | 13 |
| Mar | 27 | 14 |
| Apr | 28 | 15 |
| May | 27 | 16 |
| Jun | 25 | 16 |
| Jul | 25 | 16 |
| Aug | 25 | 16 |
| Sep | 25 | 16 |
| Oct | 24 | 15 |
| Nov | 24 | 14 |
| Dec | 24 | 13 |
Average hourly temperature in San Cristóbal de las Casas
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 April afternoons, near 28°C, and coldest before dawn in November, near 14°C.
San Cristóbal de las Casas 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 | 24° / 12° | 12 | 2.6 | 11.1 | 8.6 |
| Feb | 26° / 13° | 7 | 1.7 | 11.4 | 8.5 |
| Mar | 27° / 14° | 18 | 3.7 | 11.9 | 7.8 |
| Apr | 28° / 15° | 50 | 8.6 | 12.4 | 6.7 |
| May | 27° / 16° | 223 | 19.2 | 12.8 | 5.1 |
| Jun | 25° / 16° | 486 | 25.7 | 13 | 4.1 |
| Jul | 25° / 16° | 300 | 21.6 | 12.9 | 4.8 |
| Aug | 25° / 16° | 363 | 23.2 | 12.6 | 4.6 |
| Sep | 25° / 16° | 429 | 26.3 | 12.1 | 4.1 |
| Oct | 24° / 15° | 230 | 18.1 | 11.6 | 5.5 |
| Nov | 24° / 14° | 58 | 7.9 | 11.2 | 7.5 |
| Dec | 24° / 13° | 18 | 2.6 | 11 | 8.5 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
San Cristóbal de las Casas gets about 2193 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 5.9 months, from around May 2 to Oct 29, peaking in September at about 87% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Feb 19.
June is the wettest month by volume, with 486 mm over about 26 wet days; February is the driest, with 7 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 8 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 62 | 83 | 71 | 75 | 86 | 60 | 26 | 10 |
| Rain days | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | 3 |
| Feb | 7 | 2 |
| Mar | 12 | 4 |
| Apr | 30 | 9 |
| May | 62 | 19 |
| Jun | 83 | 26 |
| Jul | 71 | 22 |
| Aug | 75 | 23 |
| Sep | 86 | 26 |
| Oct | 60 | 18 |
| Nov | 26 | 8 |
| Dec | 10 | 3 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, San Cristóbal de las Casas collects about 2193 mm of rain across 161 wet days — roughly 183 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. June is the wettest month with 486 mm, while February is the driest at just 7 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 58% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 12 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 223 | 486 | 300 | 363 | 429 | 230 | 58 | 18 |
| Rain days | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | 3 |
| Feb | 7 | 2 |
| Mar | 18 | 4 |
| Apr | 50 | 9 |
| May | 223 | 19 |
| Jun | 486 | 26 |
| Jul | 300 | 22 |
| Aug | 363 | 23 |
| Sep | 429 | 26 |
| Oct | 230 | 18 |
| Nov | 58 | 8 |
| Dec | 18 | 3 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In San Cristóbal de las Casas, 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 November 2 and lasts for 6.2 months, ending around May 8. The clearest month is February, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 83% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around May 9 and lasts for 5.8 months, ending around November 1. The cloudiest month is September, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 87% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 79 | 83 | 82 | 71 | 41 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 30 | 63 | 77 |
| Cloudier (%) | 21 | 17 | 18 | 29 | 59 | 84 | 77 | 79 | 87 | 70 | 37 | 23 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 79 | 21 |
| Feb | 83 | 17 |
| Mar | 82 | 18 |
| Apr | 71 | 29 |
| May | 41 | 59 |
| Jun | 16 | 84 |
| Jul | 23 | 77 |
| Aug | 21 | 79 |
| Sep | 13 | 87 |
| Oct | 30 | 70 |
| Nov | 63 | 37 |
| Dec | 77 | 23 |
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 hours of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 11 hours — a swing of roughly 2 hours.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.0 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:47 | 6:42 | 6:24 | 5:59 | 5:43 | 5:41 | 5:49 | 5:58 | 6:02 | 6:07 | 6:20 | 6:36 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:53 | 6:08 | 6:17 | 6:22 | 6:30 | 6:41 | 6:43 | 6:32 | 6:08 | 5:44 | 5:32 | 5:37 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.1 | 6:47 | 5:53 |
| Feb | 11.4 | 6:42 | 6:08 |
| Mar | 11.9 | 6:24 | 6:17 |
| Apr | 12.4 | 5:59 | 6:22 |
| May | 12.8 | 5:43 | 6:30 |
| Jun | 13.0 | 5:41 | 6:41 |
| Jul | 12.9 | 5:49 | 6:43 |
| Aug | 12.6 | 5:58 | 6:32 |
| Sep | 12.1 | 6:02 | 6:08 |
| Oct | 11.6 | 6:07 | 5:44 |
| Nov | 11.2 | 6:20 | 5:32 |
| Dec | 11.0 | 6:36 | 5:37 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
San Cristóbal de las Casas averages about 10 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 2 and 20 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 5.7 months, from around Nov 5 to Apr 26. The sunniest month is February, with roughly 19 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is September, down near 2 sunny days — about 91% fewer than the February peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 | Bright |
| Feb | 18 | Bright |
| Mar | 18 | Bright |
| Apr | 12 | Mixed |
| May | 5 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 2 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 3 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 3 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 2 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 5 | Gloomy |
| Nov | 12 | Mixed |
| 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 San Cristóbal de las Casas, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 5.8 months, from around May 5 to October 29. The muggiest month is September, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 86% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around October 30 to May 4, and January is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 83 | 84 | 71 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 65 |
| Comfortable (%) | 17 | 16 | 27 | 47 | 35 | 16 | 33 | 27 | 13 | 32 | 46 | 33 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 54 | 81 | 65 | 71 | 85 | 59 | 19 | 2 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 83 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 84 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 71 | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr | 36 | 47 | 16 | 0 |
| May | 9 | 35 | 54 | 2 |
| Jun | 1 | 16 | 81 | 3 |
| Jul | 1 | 33 | 65 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 27 | 71 | 1 |
| Sep | 1 | 13 | 85 | 1 |
| Oct | 8 | 32 | 59 | 1 |
| Nov | 35 | 46 | 19 | 0 |
| Dec | 65 | 33 | 2 | 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 San Cristóbal de las Casas is steady company: average speeds sit near 5 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) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | calm |
| Feb | 6 | calm |
| Mar | 6 | calm |
| Apr | 5 | calm |
| May | 4 | calm |
| Jun | 4 | calm |
| Jul | 4 | calm |
| Aug | 4 | calm |
| Sep | 4 | calm |
| Oct | 5 | calm |
| Nov | 6 | calm |
| Dec | 6 | calm |
Hazard calendar for San Cristóbal de las Casas
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
San Cristóbal de las Casas's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit San Cristóbal de las Casas
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in San Cristóbal de las Casas throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late March, San Cristóbal de las Casas 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 San Cristóbal de las Casas for general outdoor tourist activities is from early November to mid April, with a peak score in the third week of January.
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) | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 |
| Rating | ideal | ideal | ideal | good | fair | fair | fair | fair | fair | good | good | ideal |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.6 | ideal |
| Feb | 8.5 | ideal |
| Mar | 7.8 | ideal |
| Apr | 6.7 | good |
| May | 5.1 | fair |
| Jun | 4.2 | fair |
| Jul | 4.8 | fair |
| Aug | 4.6 | fair |
| Sep | 4.1 | fair |
| Oct | 5.5 | good |
| Nov | 7.5 | good |
| Dec | 8.5 | ideal |
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 San Cristóbal de las Casas for hot-weather activities is from late November to late April, with a peak score in the last week of February.
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 San Cristóbal de las Casas, 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.
San Cristóbal de las Casas packs about the same all year — highs hold near 28°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection.
In April, San Cristóbal de las Casas sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in San Cristóbal de las Casas 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 San Cristóbal de las Casas peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (very 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) | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Level | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | Very high |
| Feb | 13 | Extreme |
| Mar | 14 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 11 | Extreme |
| Jun | 14 | Extreme |
| Jul | 13 | Extreme |
| Aug | 13 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 11 | Extreme |
| Nov | 9 | Very high |
| Dec | 8 | Very high |
Average hourly UV index in San Cristóbal de las Casas
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 April 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) | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 7 | 6.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 4.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | 4.5 |
| Feb | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 8 | 6 |
| Apr | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| May | 8 | 6 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Aug | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 8 | 6 |
| Oct | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Nov | 7 | 4.5 |
| Dec | 6.5 | 4 |
Air quality in San Cristóbal de las Casas 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 San Cristóbal de las Casas is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 12 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) | 13 | 21 | 27 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Moderate |
| Feb | 21 | Moderate |
| Mar | 27 | Moderate |
| Apr | 38 | Poor |
| May | 37 | Poor |
| Jun | 21 | Moderate |
| Jul | 24 | Moderate |
| Aug | 20 | Moderate |
| Sep | 19 | Moderate |
| Oct | 15 | Moderate |
| Nov | 13 | Moderate |
| Dec | 12 | Moderate |
Growing season
San Cristóbal de las Casas 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 (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 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 | 100 | 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. San Cristóbal de las Casas banks about 3,631 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around April.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 247 | 256 | 325 | 348 | 357 | 321 | 325 | 326 | 308 | 302 | 262 | 254 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 247 |
| Feb | 256 |
| Mar | 325 |
| Apr | 348 |
| May | 357 |
| Jun | 321 |
| Jul | 325 |
| Aug | 326 |
| Sep | 308 |
| Oct | 302 |
| Nov | 262 |
| Dec | 254 |
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.
San Cristóbal de las Casas receives about 5.4 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 4.5 and 6.6 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 3.9 months, from around Feb 12 to Jun 10. The brightest month is April, averaging about 6.6 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 4.6 kWh/m² — roughly 31% less than the April peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 4.8 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 | Bright |
| Feb | 5.5 | Bright |
| Mar | 6.3 | Intense |
| Apr | 6.7 | Intense |
| May | 6.2 | Intense |
| Jun | 5.4 | Bright |
| Jul | 5.8 | Bright |
| Aug | 5.6 | Bright |
| Sep | 4.8 | Bright |
| Oct | 4.6 | Bright |
| Nov | 4.6 | Bright |
| Dec | 4.6 | Bright |
Where is San Cristóbal de las Casas?
San Cristóbal de las Casas sits at 16.7°N, 92.6°W, 2,183 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Teopisca, 27 km away.
Topography around San Cristóbal de las Casas
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Cristóbal de las Casas.
Within 3 km, the terrain around San Cristóbal de las Casas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m around an average of 2,158 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,344 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,842 m.
The land around San Cristóbal de las Casas is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (27%) 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 San Cristóbal de las Casas (16.7301°, -92.6382°, elevation 2,183 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).