Acapulco de Juárez climate — normals and trends
Acapulco de Juárez (Mexico) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 1,307 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 July (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is March (26.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Acapulco de Juárez averages 0 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Acapulco de Juárez has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.9 °C (on 25 June 2015) and the coldest 21.1 °C (on 23 January 1965).
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
Acapulco de JuárezGuerrero
- coords
- 16.85°, -99.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.0°C
Average daily high
27.8°C
Average daily low
25.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,307mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
19.8km/h
Seasonal range
1.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.5 °C
Average feels-like low
29.6 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
31.9 °C
25 June 2015
Coldest day
21.1 °C
23 January 1965
Wettest day
278 mm
5 October 2005
Windiest day
68.7 km/h
8 October 1976
Strongest gust
107.3 km/h
17 June 1971
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
21 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
19.3 °C
8 October 1976
Sunniest day
12.8 h
31 May 2025
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 | 27.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 18 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | 27.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 27.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 28.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 29.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 17 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 485 mm | +258 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 66 mm | -140 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 111 mm | -144 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 451 mm | +101 mm |
| Oct | 28.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 293 mm | +107 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 5 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 28.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Acapulco de Juárez?
Acapulco de Juárez has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 1,307 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Acapulco de Juárez?
The hottest day measured in Acapulco de Juárez between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 2015, reaching 31.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Acapulco de Juárez?
The coldest day measured in Acapulco de Juárez between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1965, at 21.1 °C.
Does it snow in Acapulco de Juárez?
Almost never: Acapulco de Juárez sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Acapulco de Juárez warmed?
Yes: Acapulco de Juárez warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Acapulco de Juárez?
The wettest day measured in Acapulco de Juárez between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 2005, with 278 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Acapulco de Juárez?
The windiest day measured in Acapulco de Juárez between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 1976, with winds reaching 68.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Acapulco de Juárez?
The warmest month in Acapulco de Juárez is July (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is March (26.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Acapulco de Juárez?
Acapulco de Juárez receives on average 1,307 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Acapulco de Juárez?
Acapulco de Juárez gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Acapulco de Juárez?
Yes: Acapulco de Juárez has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Acapulco de Juárez?
In Acapulco de Juárez, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 21 July 2023, and the lowest was 19.3 °C on 8 October 1976.
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