Apodaca climate — normals and trends
Apodaca (Mexico) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 576 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Apodaca averages 1 frost days, 140 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 80 rainy days per year.
Apodaca has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 28 June 1957) and the coldest -7.5 °C (on 25 December 1983).
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
ApodacaNuevo León
- coords
- 25.78°, -100.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.3°C
Average daily high
27.0°C
Average daily low
16.1°C
Annual rainfall
576mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
13.2km/h
Seasonal range
14.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
140 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
80 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.4 cm
Average feels-like high
27.9 °C
Average feels-like low
16.6 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
130 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
43.1 °C
28 June 1957
Coldest day
-7.5 °C
25 December 1983
Wettest day
185 mm
24 September 1943
Windiest day
38.6 km/h
18 March 2008
Strongest gust
103.0 km/h
10 August 1980
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
24 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-12.3 °C
25 December 1983
Snowiest day
5.7 cm
9 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.4 h
6 July 1949
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 | 16.4 °C | -2.7 °C | 19 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 24.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 15 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 29.1 °C | +4.0 °C | 44 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 31.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 5 mm | -45 mm |
| May | 32.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 70 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 33.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 10 mm | -33 mm |
| Jul | 33.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 54 mm | +23 mm |
| Aug | 34.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 12 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 31.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 80 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 30.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 22 mm | -43 mm |
| Nov | 26.7 °C | +4.0 °C | 35 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 23.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 20 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Apodaca?
Apodaca has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 576 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Apodaca?
The hottest day measured in Apodaca between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1957, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Apodaca?
The coldest day measured in Apodaca between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1983, at -7.5 °C.
Does it snow in Apodaca?
Almost never: Apodaca sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Apodaca warmed?
Yes: Apodaca warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Apodaca?
The wettest day measured in Apodaca between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 1943, with 185 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Apodaca?
The windiest day measured in Apodaca between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 2008, with winds reaching 38.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Apodaca?
The warmest month in Apodaca is July (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Apodaca?
Apodaca receives on average 576 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Apodaca?
Apodaca gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Apodaca?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Apodaca between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1967, with 5.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Apodaca?
Yes: Apodaca has on average 130 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Apodaca?
In Apodaca, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 24 May 2024, and the lowest was -12.3 °C on 25 December 1983.
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