Torreón vs Zacatecas: which is sunnier?
🇲🇽 Mexico vs 🇲🇽 Mexico · 305 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Torreón is the sunnier overall: about 3,634 hours of sunshine a year to Zacatecas's 3,512. Zacatecas has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months, Torreón in 3 (4 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Torreón | Zacatecas | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,634 | 3,512 |
| Sunniest month | February (99/100) | April (99/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 99/100 | 94/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 67/100 | 86/100 |
| Rain / year | 274 mm | 439 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 12 (extreme) | 13 (extreme) |
Torreón vs Zacatecas month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torreón | Zacatecas | Torreón | Zacatecas | Torreón | Zacatecas | |
| January | 98 | 90 | 21° | 19° | 10 | 12 |
| February | 99 | 97 | 25° | 21° | 7 | 16 |
| March | 98 | 98 | 29° | 24° | 12 | 10 |
| April | 89 | 99 | 33° | 28° | 5 | 4 |
| May | 68 | 97 | 35° | 30° | 13 | 19 |
| June | 57 | 88 | 36° | 28° | 26 | 64 |
| July | 72 | 83 | 34° | 27° | 55 | 92 |
| August | 73 | 86 | 34° | 27° | 46 | 79 |
| September | 89 | 83 | 31° | 25° | 62 | 92 |
| October | 96 | 94 | 30° | 24° | 22 | 31 |
| November | 98 | 98 | 25° | 21° | 10 | 12 |
| December | 99 | 90 | 22° | 19° | 6 | 8 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Torreón · Feb even · Mar even · Apr Zacatecas · May Zacatecas · Jun Zacatecas · Jul Zacatecas · Aug Zacatecas · Sep Torreón · Oct even · Nov even · Dec Torreón.
When to pick which
- November–February: Torreón (average score 99/100 vs 94). Torreón is the warmer, around 23°C daytime highs vs 20°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Zacatecas (average score 98/100 vs 85). Torreón is the warmer, around 32°C daytime highs vs 27°C.
- June–August: Zacatecas (average score 86/100 vs 67). Torreón is the warmer, around 35°C daytime highs vs 27°C.
- September–October: Torreón (average score 93/100 vs 89). Torreón is the warmer, around 31°C daytime highs vs 25°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Torreón weather by month · Zacatecas weather by month · Best time to visit Mexico.
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