Sunshine Atlas

Colima weather by month & the best time to visit

Mexico · regional city · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate

Colima, Mexico
Colima — photo by Comisión Mexicana de Filmaciones from México D. F., México, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Colima is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with March and December close behind. Colima averages about 3,149 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 12 mm of rain in January.

When is the best time to visit Colima?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Colima is January, then March and December. The dullest month is May (66/100, 17 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Colima?

Colima is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,149 hours of sunshine a year. January (96/100) is noticeably better than May (66). It ranks #31 of 62 destinations in Mexico for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,138 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 65% of the year's 931 mm falls in the three months around August.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 9696February: 94March: 96April: 78May: 66June: 74July: 70August: 70September: 70October: 80November: 93December: 96JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January96 28° / 82°F14° / 57°F 12 mm7
February94 29° / 84°F15° / 59°F 20 mm9
March96 31° / 88°F16° / 61°F 10 mm11
April78 34° / 93°F18° / 64°F 1 mm12
May66 35° / 95°F20° / 68°F 17 mm11
June74 32° / 90°F21° / 70°F 130 mm10
July70 30° / 86°F21° / 70°F 197 mm9
August70 29° / 84°F21° / 70°F 198 mm10
September70 29° / 84°F20° / 68°F 213 mm9
October80 29° / 84°F19° / 66°F 99 mm9
November93 29° / 84°F17° / 63°F 27 mm8
December96 28° / 82°F15° / 59°F 7 mm7

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Colima: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Colima?

Colima is a regional city in Mexico at 746 m elevation with a tropical — wet & dry seasons climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Colima get a year?

Colima gets about 3,149 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around January.

When is the best time to visit Colima?

The sunniest time to visit Colima is January, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 96/100 (with March and December close behind). Expect daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F.

What is the least sunny month in Colima?

May is the least sunny month in Colima, scoring 66/100 with about 17 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Colima?

The typical midday UV index in Colima peaks around 12 (extreme) in April, easing to about 7 (high) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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