El Encano has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cfb) characterised by pleasant afternoons, cool mornings and persistent fog with extremely limited sunshine year-round. Rainfall is moderate to heavy throughout the year, with the wettest months being from April to June.
| Climate data for El Encano |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) |
16.5
(61.7) |
16.6
(61.9) |
16.3
(61.3) |
16.3
(61.3) |
15.9
(60.6) |
14.8
(58.6) |
14.2
(57.6) |
14.2
(57.6) |
15.2
(59.4) |
16.5
(61.7) |
16.8
(62.2) |
16.8
(62.2) |
15.8
(60.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) |
12.0
(53.6) |
12.0
(53.6) |
12.0
(53.6) |
12.1
(53.8) |
11.9
(53.4) |
11.3
(52.3) |
10.6
(51.1) |
10.5
(50.9) |
11.1
(52.0) |
11.8
(53.2) |
12.2
(54.0) |
12.3
(54.1) |
11.6
(53.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) |
8.4
(47.1) |
8.5
(47.3) |
8.6
(47.5) |
8.8
(47.8) |
8.9
(48.0) |
8.6
(47.5) |
7.8
(46.0) |
7.6
(45.7) |
7.3
(45.1) |
8.0
(46.4) |
8.5
(47.3) |
8.4
(47.1) |
8.3
(46.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) |
85.5
(3.37) |
89.3
(3.52) |
104.2
(4.10) |
142.1
(5.59) |
149.0
(5.87) |
145.6
(5.73) |
136.3
(5.37) |
104.2
(4.10) |
82.9
(3.26) |
100.5
(3.96) |
111.0
(4.37) |
98.1
(3.86) |
1,348.7
(53.1) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) |
21 |
19 |
23 |
25 |
26 |
26 |
25 |
25 |
23 |
22 |
21 |
22 |
278 |
| Average relative humidity (%) |
85 |
86 |
86 |
87 |
87 |
88 |
88 |
87 |
86 |
85 |
85 |
86 |
86 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours |
99.2 |
76.2 |
65.1 |
60.0 |
62.0 |
63.0 |
65.1 |
68.2 |
72.0 |
89.9 |
93.0 |
102.3 |
916 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours |
3.2 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
| Source: [2] |
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