Alvarado climate — normals and trends
Alvarado (Mexico) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,509 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 May (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Alvarado averages 0 frost days, 95 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 172 rainy days per year.
Alvarado has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.0 °C (on 28 April 2014) and the coldest 12.9 °C (on 11 January 1962).
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
AlvaradoVeracruz
- coords
- 18.77°, -95.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
27.8°C
Average daily low
23.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,509mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
18.8km/h
Seasonal range
6.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
95 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
172 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.2 °C
Average feels-like low
26.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
320 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
39.0 °C
28 April 2014
Coldest day
12.9 °C
11 January 1962
Wettest day
167 mm
8 November 1941
Windiest day
60.9 km/h
28 November 1948
Strongest gust
107.3 km/h
28 November 1948
Hottest feels-like
45.4 °C
3 June 2024
Coldest feels-like
7.1 °C
23 December 1989
Sunniest day
13.0 h
14 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 47 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | 26.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 97 mm | +71 mm |
| Mar | 29.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 14 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 30.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 11 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 32.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 56 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 451 mm | +226 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 220 mm | -45 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 223 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 31.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 280 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 237 mm | +53 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 126 mm | +38 mm |
| Dec | 26.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 114 mm | +62 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Alvarado?
Alvarado has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,509 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Alvarado?
The hottest day measured in Alvarado between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 2014, reaching 39.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Alvarado?
The coldest day measured in Alvarado between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1962, at 12.9 °C.
Does it snow in Alvarado?
Almost never: Alvarado sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Alvarado warmed?
Yes: Alvarado warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Alvarado?
The wettest day measured in Alvarado between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 1941, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Alvarado?
The windiest day measured in Alvarado between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 1948, with winds reaching 60.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Alvarado?
The warmest month in Alvarado is May (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Alvarado?
Alvarado receives on average 1,509 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 172 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Alvarado?
Alvarado gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Alvarado?
Yes: Alvarado has on average 320 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Alvarado?
In Alvarado, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 3 June 2024, and the lowest was 7.1 °C on 23 December 1989.
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