| Cabo San Lucas is located on the southern tip of | | | | cyclone onto the Baja peninsula. Many times |
| Baja Mexico. The Pacific Ocean is to the west and | | | | hurricanes weaken as they approach the southern |
| Sea of Cortez to the east. Cabo is a tourist | | | | Baja. This is due to colder ocean water which |
| destination noted for its night life, beautiful | | | | robs the tropical cyclone of energy. Also, if a |
| beaches, marina, sport fishing, golf, as well as | | | | tropical cyclone is near Cabo, it is usually the result |
| many other attractions. During an average year, | | | | of an upper air trough pulling it northward. These |
| there are more than 300 days with abundant | | | | southerly or southwesterly winds many times |
| sunshine. Occasionally hurricanes threaten Cabo, | | | | shear a tropical cyclone and weaken it. If |
| but the vast majority weaken or pass well to the | | | | hurricane can affect the southern Baja if it moves |
| south. | | | | quickly over the colder water so that there is little |
| Rainfall | | | | time for it to weaken. In this rare case, heavy |
| Cabo San Lucas has an arid climate. Rainfall | | | | rain and flash flooding can occur. |
| amounts of less than seven inches per year are | | | | Temperatures |
| average. There is a short wet season which | | | | Summertime high temperatures are hot with |
| occurs during the summer. Rainfall is the result of | | | | readings in the mid 90's. Record highs are near |
| occasional thundershowers that develop or when | | | | 105 degrees. Low temperatures are generally in |
| tropical cyclones become active in the eastern | | | | the mid 70's. Winter has comfortable high |
| Pacific. | | | | temperatures with readings in the mid 70's. |
| Hurricanes usually pass well to the south or | | | | Overnight lows are in the mid 50's on average. |
| southwest of Cabo. Occasionally an upper air | | | | Occasionally it can be cold with record lows in the |
| trough drops far enough south to steer a tropical | | | | 30's in the winter. |