Querétaro vs Guanajuato: which is sunnier?
🇲🇽 Mexico vs 🇲🇽 Mexico · 141 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Guanajuato is the sunnier overall: about 3,389 hours of sunshine a year to Querétaro's 3,313. Querétaro has the higher Sunshine Score in 2 of 12 months; the other 10 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Querétaro | Guanajuato | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,313 | 3,389 |
| Sunniest month | December (98/100) | April (98/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 97/100 | 97/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 78/100 | 75/100 |
| Rain / year | 620 mm | 670 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 13 (extreme) | 13 (extreme) |
Querétaro vs Guanajuato month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Querétaro | Guanajuato | Querétaro | Guanajuato | Querétaro | Guanajuato | |
| January | 97 | 97 | 21° | 22° | 10 | 10 |
| February | 96 | 96 | 24° | 24° | 15 | 16 |
| March | 96 | 97 | 27° | 27° | 15 | 12 |
| April | 96 | 98 | 30° | 31° | 15 | 5 |
| May | 91 | 93 | 30° | 31° | 40 | 32 |
| June | 80 | 78 | 27° | 29° | 105 | 117 |
| July | 76 | 72 | 25° | 27° | 127 | 165 |
| August | 78 | 74 | 25° | 27° | 111 | 136 |
| September | 78 | 77 | 24° | 26° | 115 | 119 |
| October | 90 | 92 | 23° | 25° | 47 | 39 |
| November | 96 | 97 | 22° | 23° | 15 | 13 |
| December | 98 | 98 | 22° | 22° | 5 | 6 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May even · Jun even · Jul Querétaro · Aug Querétaro · Sep even · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Querétaro averages 97/100, Guanajuato 97/100. Daytime highs are similar (22°C vs 23°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Querétaro averages 94/100, Guanajuato 96/100. Daytime highs are similar (29°C vs 30°C).
- June–August: Querétaro (average score 78/100 vs 75). Guanajuato is the warmer, around 28°C daytime highs vs 26°C.
- September–October: too close to call — Querétaro averages 84/100, Guanajuato 85/100. Guanajuato is the warmer, around 26°C daytime highs vs 24°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Querétaro weather by month · Guanajuato weather by month · Best time to visit Mexico.
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