Cabo San Lucas climate — normals and trends
Cabo San Lucas (Mexico) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 236 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 August (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is February (19.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Cabo San Lucas averages 0 frost days, 30 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 30 rainy days per year.
Cabo San Lucas has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.3 °C (on 26 August 1961) and the coldest 9.6 °C (on 4 February 2011).
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
Cabo San LucasBaja California Sur
- coords
- 22.89°, -109.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.1°C
Average daily high
25.8°C
Average daily low
20.8°C
Annual rainfall
236mm
Sunshine / day
11.4h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
7.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
30 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
30 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.8 °C
Average feels-like low
21.1 °C
Average peak gust
29.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
192 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
33.3 °C
26 August 1961
Coldest day
9.6 °C
4 February 2011
Wettest day
194 mm
28 September 2001
Windiest day
80.8 km/h
31 July 1948
Strongest gust
133.9 km/h
1 August 1948
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
30 August 1998
Coldest feels-like
5.3 °C
4 February 2011
Sunniest day
13.0 h
2 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 22.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 23.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 23.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 25.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 7 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 29 mm | +9 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 71 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 231 mm | +143 mm |
| Oct | 28.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 34 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 25.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 81 mm | +68 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cabo San Lucas?
Cabo San Lucas has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 236 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cabo San Lucas?
The hottest day measured in Cabo San Lucas between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1961, reaching 33.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cabo San Lucas?
The coldest day measured in Cabo San Lucas between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2011, at 9.6 °C.
Does it snow in Cabo San Lucas?
Almost never: Cabo San Lucas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cabo San Lucas warmed?
Yes: Cabo San Lucas warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cabo San Lucas?
The wettest day measured in Cabo San Lucas between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2001, with 194 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cabo San Lucas?
The windiest day measured in Cabo San Lucas between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1948, with winds reaching 80.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cabo San Lucas?
The warmest month in Cabo San Lucas is August (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is February (19.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Cabo San Lucas?
Cabo San Lucas receives on average 236 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 30 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cabo San Lucas?
Cabo San Lucas gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cabo San Lucas?
Yes: Cabo San Lucas has on average 192 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cabo San Lucas?
In Cabo San Lucas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 30 August 1998, and the lowest was 5.3 °C on 4 February 2011.
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