San Luis Potosí vs Zacatecas: which is sunnier?
🇲🇽 Mexico vs 🇲🇽 Mexico · 193 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Zacatecas is the sunnier overall: about 3,512 hours of sunshine a year to San Luis Potosí's 3,165. Zacatecas has the higher Sunshine Score in 7 of 12 months, San Luis Potosí in 2 (3 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| San Luis Potosí | Zacatecas | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,165 | 3,512 |
| Sunniest month | December (97/100) | April (99/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 96/100 | 94/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 83/100 | 86/100 |
| Rain / year | 501 mm | 439 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 12 (extreme) | 13 (extreme) |
San Luis Potosí vs Zacatecas month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Potosí | Zacatecas | San Luis Potosí | Zacatecas | San Luis Potosí | Zacatecas | |
| January | 96 | 90 | 20° | 19° | 12 | 12 |
| February | 95 | 97 | 23° | 21° | 17 | 16 |
| March | 95 | 98 | 26° | 24° | 16 | 10 |
| April | 95 | 99 | 29° | 28° | 13 | 4 |
| May | 90 | 97 | 30° | 30° | 43 | 19 |
| June | 84 | 88 | 27° | 28° | 77 | 64 |
| July | 81 | 83 | 26° | 27° | 93 | 92 |
| August | 85 | 86 | 26° | 27° | 70 | 79 |
| September | 80 | 83 | 24° | 25° | 96 | 92 |
| October | 91 | 94 | 23° | 24° | 40 | 31 |
| November | 95 | 98 | 21° | 21° | 17 | 12 |
| December | 97 | 90 | 20° | 19° | 7 | 8 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan San Luis Potosí · Feb even · Mar Zacatecas · Apr Zacatecas · May Zacatecas · Jun Zacatecas · Jul even · Aug even · Sep Zacatecas · Oct Zacatecas · Nov Zacatecas · Dec San Luis Potosí.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — San Luis Potosí averages 96/100, Zacatecas 94/100. Daytime highs are similar (21°C vs 20°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Zacatecas (average score 98/100 vs 93). Daytime highs are similar (28°C vs 27°C).
- June–August: Zacatecas (average score 86/100 vs 83). Daytime highs are similar (26°C vs 27°C).
- September–October: Zacatecas (average score 89/100 vs 86). Daytime highs are similar (24°C vs 25°C).
Full month-by-month guides: San Luis Potosí weather by month · Zacatecas weather by month · Best time to visit Mexico.
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