San Felipe in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), San Felipe sees average daytime highs around 19°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 26 mm of rain over about 5 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 19°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is San Felipe's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see San Felipe's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 19°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 14°C
- Rainfall
- 26 mm
- 5 wet days
- Avg wind
- 13 km/h
- Travel score
- 7.9
- 2nd-best season
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in San Felipe in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 19°C.
A typical winter day in San Felipe reaches about 19°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in San Felipe
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.
San Felipe 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 | 19° / 14° | 8 | 1.6 | 10.2 | 7.9 |
| Feb | 20° / 14° | 9 | 2 | 10.9 | 7.9 |
| Mar | 22° / 16° | 7 | 1.5 | 11.8 | 8.7 |
| Apr | 25° / 19° | 3 | 0.7 | 12.7 | 9.2 |
| May | 28° / 22° | 1 | 0.3 | 13.6 | 8.2 |
| Jun | 32° / 26° | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5.8 |
| Jul | 34° / 29° | 1 | 0.3 | 13.8 | 3.9 |
| Aug | 35° / 30° | 4 | 0.6 | 13.1 | 3.5 |
| Sep | 33° / 28° | 13 | 1.2 | 12.2 | 4.5 |
| Oct | 29° / 23° | 13 | 0.6 | 11.2 | 7.5 |
| Nov | 23° / 18° | 6 | 1 | 10.4 | 8.9 |
| Dec | 19° / 14° | 10 | 1.8 | 10 | 7.8 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
San Felipe gets around 26 mm of rain over 5 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 13 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 4.1 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit San Felipe?
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 San Felipe for general sightseeing.
What to pack for San Felipe in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, San Felipe sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.
Sea temperature near San Felipe in Winter
The nearest coast averages about 17°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 16°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 5 to Dec 4 — about 8 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 18 |
| Comfort | Cool | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Refreshing | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Refreshing | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Cool |
| Feb | 16 | Cool |
| Mar | 18 | Cool |
| Apr | 21 | Refreshing |
| May | 24 | Refreshing |
| Jun | 26 | Warm |
| Jul | 29 | Tropical |
| Aug | 31 | Tropical |
| Sep | 30 | Tropical |
| Oct | 27 | Warm |
| Nov | 23 | Refreshing |
| Dec | 18 | Cool |
UV index in San Felipe 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 San Felipe peaks around June 23 at about 10 (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 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | Moderate |
| Feb | 5 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | High |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 10 | Extreme |
| Jul | 10 | Extreme |
| Aug | 10 | Very high |
| Sep | 9 | Very high |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 5 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Where is San Felipe?
San Felipe sits at 31.0°N, 114.8°W, 21 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Lázaro Cárdenas, 118 km away.
Topography around San Felipe
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Felipe.
Within 3 km, the terrain around San Felipe has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,256 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,027 m.
The land around San Felipe is covered by bare terrain (58%) and water (26%) within 3 km, bare terrain (56%) and water (42%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (40%), water (35%) and shrubs (23%) 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 Felipe (31.0253°, -114.8417°, elevation 21 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.