Apizaco climate — normals and trends
Apizaco (Mexico) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 596 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 (15.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Apizaco averages 3 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 117 rainy days per year.
Apizaco has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 5 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.8 °C (on 8 May 1998) and the coldest -6.1 °C (on 13 January 1956).
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
ApizacoTlaxcala
- coords
- 19.41°, -98.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.8°C
Average daily high
20.7°C
Average daily low
8.2°C
Annual rainfall
596mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
5.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
117 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
19.4 °C
Average feels-like low
6.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.84 · 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
31.8 °C
8 May 1998
Coldest day
-6.1 °C
13 January 1956
Wettest day
87 mm
21 August 2021
Windiest day
40.0 km/h
9 March 2016
Strongest gust
97.2 km/h
10 March 2016
Hottest feels-like
32.1 °C
22 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-10.6 °C
13 January 1956
Snowiest day
12.0 cm
11 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.0 h
18 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 9 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 21.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 18 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 23.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 13 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 24.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 12 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 24.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 123 mm | +62 mm |
| Jun | 20.1 °C | -1.4 °C | 236 mm | +133 mm |
| Jul | 21.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 76 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 21.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 102 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 21.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 104 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 20.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 78 mm | +35 mm |
| Nov | 21.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 3 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 18.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 24 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Apizaco?
Apizaco has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 596 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Apizaco?
The hottest day measured in Apizaco between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1998, reaching 31.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Apizaco?
The coldest day measured in Apizaco between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1956, at -6.1 °C.
Does it snow in Apizaco?
Almost never: Apizaco sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Apizaco warmed?
Yes: Apizaco warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Apizaco?
The wettest day measured in Apizaco between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 2021, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Apizaco?
The windiest day measured in Apizaco between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 2016, with winds reaching 40.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Apizaco?
The warmest month in Apizaco is May (15.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Apizaco?
Apizaco receives on average 596 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 117 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Apizaco?
Apizaco gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Apizaco?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Apizaco between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1967, with 12.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Apizaco?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Apizaco.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Apizaco?
In Apizaco, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.1 °C on 22 May 2024, and the lowest was -10.6 °C on 13 January 1956.
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