Cerro Azul climate — normals and trends
Cerro Azul (Mexico) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,244 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 June (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Cerro Azul averages 0 frost days, 115 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.
Cerro Azul has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.4 °C (on 27 April 2011) and the coldest 2.1 °C (on 24 December 1989).
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
Cerro AzulVeracruz
- coords
- 21.19°, -97.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.2°C
Average daily high
27.5°C
Average daily low
19.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,244mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
8.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
115 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
170 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.3 °C
Average feels-like low
22.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
207 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
42.4 °C
27 April 2011
Coldest day
2.1 °C
24 December 1989
Wettest day
207 mm
24 October 2009
Windiest day
42.0 km/h
7 August 1990
Strongest gust
112.0 km/h
7 August 1990
Hottest feels-like
50.2 °C
9 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-2.3 °C
11 January 1962
Sunniest day
13.0 h
14 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 | -0.3 °C | 31 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 25.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 54 mm | +11 mm |
| Mar | 29.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 5 mm | -39 mm |
| Apr | 30.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 13 mm | -46 mm |
| May | 33.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 139 mm | +57 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 524 mm | +355 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 169 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 32.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 112 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 31.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 220 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 210 mm | +65 mm |
| Nov | 27.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 79 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | 25.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 74 mm | +25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cerro Azul?
Cerro Azul has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,244 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cerro Azul?
The hottest day measured in Cerro Azul between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 2011, reaching 42.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cerro Azul?
The coldest day measured in Cerro Azul between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1989, at 2.1 °C.
Does it snow in Cerro Azul?
Almost never: Cerro Azul sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cerro Azul warmed?
Yes: Cerro Azul warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cerro Azul?
The wettest day measured in Cerro Azul between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 2009, with 207 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cerro Azul?
The windiest day measured in Cerro Azul between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1990, with winds reaching 42.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cerro Azul?
The warmest month in Cerro Azul is June (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Cerro Azul?
Cerro Azul receives on average 1,244 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cerro Azul?
Cerro Azul gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cerro Azul?
Yes: Cerro Azul has on average 207 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cerro Azul?
In Cerro Azul, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.2 °C on 9 May 2024, and the lowest was -2.3 °C on 11 January 1962.
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