Acaponeta climate — normals and trends
Acaponeta (Mexico) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 1,412 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is June (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Acaponeta averages 0 frost days, 101 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Acaponeta has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 17 April 1954) and the coldest 3.3 °C (on 1 January 2021).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AcaponetaNayarit
- coords
- 22.49°, -105.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.2°C
Average daily high
28.4°C
Average daily low
16.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,412mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
9.6km/h
Seasonal range
7.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
101 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.6 °C
Average feels-like low
18.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
125 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.3 °C
17 April 1954
Coldest day
3.3 °C
1 January 2021
Wettest day
251 mm
3 September 1951
Windiest day
32.4 km/h
14 October 1994
Strongest gust
126.7 km/h
14 October 1994
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
23 July 2014
Coldest feels-like
-1.3 °C
14 December 1997
Sunniest day
13.4 h
13 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 48 mm | +22 mm |
| Feb | 28.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 28.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 29.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 31.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 24 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 281 mm | +159 mm |
| Jul | 30.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 305 mm | -68 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 407 mm | +28 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 443 mm | +119 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 143 mm | +32 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 28.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 11 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Acaponeta?
Acaponeta has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 1,412 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Acaponeta?
The hottest day measured in Acaponeta between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1954, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Acaponeta?
The coldest day measured in Acaponeta between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 2021, at 3.3 °C.
Does it snow in Acaponeta?
Almost never: Acaponeta sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Acaponeta warmed?
Yes: Acaponeta warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Acaponeta?
The wettest day measured in Acaponeta between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1951, with 251 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Acaponeta?
The windiest day measured in Acaponeta between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 1994, with winds reaching 32.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Acaponeta?
The warmest month in Acaponeta is June (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Acaponeta?
Acaponeta receives on average 1,412 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Acaponeta?
Acaponeta gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Acaponeta?
Yes: Acaponeta has on average 125 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Acaponeta?
In Acaponeta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 23 July 2014, and the lowest was -1.3 °C on 14 December 1997.
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