• Loreto’s climate is hot and humid, with abundant sunshine (desert with some rainfalls in summer). The median temperature is 24.4 °C (76 °F).<2> The temperatures are hot from June through October. These summer days have highs around 34 °C (93 °F) and high humidity. According to the National Meteorological Service (Servicio Metereológico Nacional) Loreto's highest official temperature reading of 39 °C (102 °F) was recorded on August 1965; the lowest temperature ever recorded was 5.4 °C (42 °F) in January 1971.<3> On spring season, the temperatures are moderate and template. Autumn and winter months are usually windy.
• From January to March, winds blow from the NW (night hours) and the North (day hours), the rest of the year, the winds blow usually from the West.<5><6> Loreto's yearly precipitation is low; averages about 11.89 centimeters (4.68 in). The wettest months are August and September, when there are occasional short-lived rainfalls. One concern for Loreto is the Pacific hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30, and some times causes heavy rainfall and floods in the area. The last time the town area was hit by a hurricane was on September 2 and 3, 2006, when the hurricane John hit the Baja California Peninsula.