Calpulalpan climate — normals and trends
Calpulalpan (Mexico) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.6 °C and it receives 733 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 (15.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Calpulalpan averages 3 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Calpulalpan has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 6 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.9 °C (on 8 May 1998) and the coldest -6.4 °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
CalpulalpanTlaxcala
- coords
- 19.59°, -98.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.6°C
Average daily high
20.6°C
Average daily low
7.8°C
Annual rainfall
733mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
4.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
19.3 °C
Average feels-like low
6.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · 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
31.9 °C
8 May 1998
Coldest day
-6.4 °C
13 January 1956
Wettest day
76 mm
21 August 2021
Windiest day
37.8 km/h
9 March 2016
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
21 August 2021
Hottest feels-like
31.1 °C
22 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-10.7 °C
13 January 1956
Snowiest day
13.5 cm
11 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.0 h
18 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 | 19.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 20 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 21.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 35 mm | +13 mm |
| Mar | 23.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 25 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 24.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 19 mm | -49 mm |
| May | 24.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 153 mm | +62 mm |
| Jun | 20.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 233 mm | +119 mm |
| Jul | 21.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 70 mm | -27 mm |
| Aug | 21.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 104 mm | +12 mm |
| Sep | 21.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 117 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 20.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 109 mm | +55 mm |
| Nov | 21.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 4 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 18.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 30 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Calpulalpan?
Calpulalpan has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.6 °C and it receives 733 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Calpulalpan?
The hottest day measured in Calpulalpan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1998, reaching 31.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Calpulalpan?
The coldest day measured in Calpulalpan between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1956, at -6.4 °C.
Does it snow in Calpulalpan?
Almost never: Calpulalpan sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Calpulalpan warmed?
Yes: Calpulalpan warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Calpulalpan?
The wettest day measured in Calpulalpan between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 2021, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Calpulalpan?
The windiest day measured in Calpulalpan between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 2016, with winds reaching 37.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Calpulalpan?
The warmest month in Calpulalpan is May (15.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Calpulalpan?
Calpulalpan receives on average 733 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Calpulalpan?
Calpulalpan 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 Calpulalpan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Calpulalpan between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1967, with 13.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Calpulalpan?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Calpulalpan.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Calpulalpan?
In Calpulalpan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.1 °C on 22 May 2024, and the lowest was -10.7 °C on 13 January 1956.
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