Big Bend monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Big Bend

Big Bend average temperature chart (Celsius) Big Bend average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Big Bend (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 32 31.5 30.7 28.5 27 24.9 25.2 26.7 28.2 28.6 29.3 31.2
°F 89.6 88.8 87.3 83.4 80.6 76.8 77.3 80 82.8 83.4 84.8 88.2

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Big Bend monthly rainfall chart (mm) Big Bend monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Big Bend (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 108 87 61 40 21 8 8 15 31 56 84 76
inches 4.2 3.4 2.4 1.6 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.2 2.2 3.3 3
Rainy days 8 7 7 5 3 2 1 2 4 6 10 7

Average annual rainfall in Big Bend: 600.267mm (236.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Big Bend

Big Bend average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Big Bend
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.8 8.3 8.7 8.8 8.7 7.9 7.3 7.1 7.5

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Big Bend average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Big Bend average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Big Bend (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 21 20.6 19.4 16.2 12.1 8.1 8.2 10.8 14.3 16.6 18.4 19.9
Max °C 32.3 31.8 31 28.9 27.4 25.3 25.6 27.1 28.6 28.9 29.6 31.5
Min °F 69.7 69.1 66.9 61.1 53.7 46.6 46.8 51.4 57.7 61.8 65.1 67.8
Max °F 79.9 79.2 77.4 72.5 67.5 62.1 62.4 66 70.5 72.9 75.2 78.3

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Big Bend average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Big Bend average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Big Bend in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.3 26.8 26.6 25.7 24.4 23.1 22.2 21.9 22.1 22.9 24 25.2
°F 79.4 80.2 79.8 78.2 75.8 73.6 72 71.5 71.8 73.1 75.1 77.4

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Big Bend average winspeed by month (km/h) Big Bend average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Big Bend (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 9 9 8 8 9 8 9 11 12 11 11 10
mph 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 6

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Big Bend relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Big Bend
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
72% 74% 74% 74% 70% 66% 65% 65% 67% 69% 72% 72%

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Big Bend weather stats

Big Bend weather statistics
Hottest month: January 32°C 89.6°F
Driest month: July 8mm 0.3ins
Sunniest month: July 8.8hrs
Coldest month: June 24.9°C 76.8°F
Wettest month: January 108mm 4.3ins
Warmest sea: February 26.8°C 80.2°F
Map showing location of Big Bend (-26.81667, 31.93333) Big Bend map pin © Google

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