Atlixco climate — normals and trends
Atlixco (Mexico) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 1,098 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 April (17.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Atlixco averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.
Atlixco has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.7 °C (on 8 May 1998) and the coldest 0.2 °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
AtlixcoPuebla
- coords
- 18.91°, -98.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.1°C
Average daily high
22.3°C
Average daily low
10.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,098mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
12.9km/h
Seasonal range
4.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
148 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.7 °C
Average feels-like low
9.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
31.7 °C
8 May 1998
Coldest day
0.2 °C
13 January 1956
Wettest day
101 mm
16 August 1947
Windiest day
44.2 km/h
4 May 1973
Strongest gust
87.1 km/h
9 March 2016
Hottest feels-like
32.7 °C
24 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-5.8 °C
12 January 1956
Snowiest day
0.9 cm
11 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.0 h
24 May 1940
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 | 22.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 15 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | 23.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 32 mm | +17 mm |
| Mar | 25.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 16 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 26.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 45 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 25.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 229 mm | +64 mm |
| Jun | 21.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 327 mm | +110 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 92 mm | -54 mm |
| Aug | 24.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 151 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 23.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 357 mm | +180 mm |
| Oct | 23.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 141 mm | +64 mm |
| Nov | 24.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 6 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 21.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 43 mm | +34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Atlixco?
Atlixco has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 1,098 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Atlixco?
The hottest day measured in Atlixco between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1998, reaching 31.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Atlixco?
The coldest day measured in Atlixco between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1956, at 0.2 °C.
Does it snow in Atlixco?
Almost never: Atlixco sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Atlixco warmed?
Yes: Atlixco warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Atlixco?
The wettest day measured in Atlixco between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1947, with 101 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Atlixco?
The windiest day measured in Atlixco between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 1973, with winds reaching 44.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Atlixco?
The warmest month in Atlixco is April (17.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Atlixco?
Atlixco receives on average 1,098 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Atlixco?
Atlixco gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Atlixco?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Atlixco between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1967, with 0.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Atlixco?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Atlixco.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Atlixco?
In Atlixco, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.7 °C on 24 May 2024, and the lowest was -5.8 °C on 12 January 1956.
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