Sunshine Atlas

Piedras Negras weather by month & the best time to visit

Mexico · regional city · semi-arid climate

Piedras Negras, Mexico
Piedras Negras — photo by Mquirarte, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Piedras Negras is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with November and March close behind. Piedras Negras averages about 2,840 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 10 mm of rain in February.

When is the best time to visit Piedras Negras?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Piedras Negras is February, then November and March. The dullest month is August (35/100, 42 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Piedras Negras?

Piedras Negras gets a lot of sun: around 2,840 hours a year. 59 Sunshine Score points separate February (94) from August (35), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #48 of 62 destinations in Mexico for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,138 hours. The year's 475 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 85February: 9494March: 91April: 89May: 57June: 44July: 43August: 35September: 72October: 88November: 92December: 85JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January85 19° / 66°F5° / 41°F 16 mm4
February94 23° / 73°F8° / 46°F 10 mm5
March91 28° / 82°F12° / 54°F 28 mm7
April89 32° / 90°F16° / 61°F 35 mm8
May57 35° / 95°F20° / 68°F 75 mm9
June44 37° / 99°F24° / 75°F 44 mm10
July43 37° / 99°F24° / 75°F 52 mm10
August35 38° / 100°F25° / 77°F 42 mm10
September72 33° / 91°F22° / 72°F 87 mm8
October88 30° / 86°F16° / 61°F 45 mm7
November92 24° / 75°F11° / 52°F 23 mm5
December85 19° / 66°F6° / 43°F 18 mm4

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Piedras Negras: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Piedras Negras?

Piedras Negras is a regional city in Mexico with a semi-arid climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Piedras Negras get a year?

Piedras Negras gets about 2,840 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around February.

When is the best time to visit Piedras Negras?

The sunniest time to visit Piedras Negras is February, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 94/100 (with November and March close behind). Expect daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F.

What is the least sunny month in Piedras Negras?

August is the least sunny month in Piedras Negras, scoring 35/100 with about 42 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Piedras Negras?

The typical midday UV index in Piedras Negras peaks around 10 (very high) in June, easing to about 4 (moderate) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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