Chichen Itza climate — normals and trends
Chichen Itza (Mexico) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 797 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 (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Chichen Itza averages 0 frost days, 269 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Chichen Itza has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 28 March 1984) and the coldest 6.5 °C (on 2 March 1986).
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
Chichen ItzaYucatán
- coords
- 20.67°, -88.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
31.7°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
797mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
5.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
269 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.2 °C
Average feels-like low
24.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
269 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
42.0 °C
28 March 1984
Coldest day
6.5 °C
2 March 1986
Wettest day
211 mm
22 September 2002
Windiest day
58.0 km/h
22 September 2002
Strongest gust
130.3 km/h
14 September 1988
Hottest feels-like
46.5 °C
28 April 2015
Coldest feels-like
4.4 °C
2 March 1986
Sunniest day
13.1 h
27 June 1947
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 | 28.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 26 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 31.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 15 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 33.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 5 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 33.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 5 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 35.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 79 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 34.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 102 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 34.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 72 mm | -28 mm |
| Aug | 34.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 123 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 33.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 150 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 120 mm | +31 mm |
| Nov | 29.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 28 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 29.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 33 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chichen Itza?
Chichen Itza has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 797 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chichen Itza?
The hottest day measured in Chichen Itza between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1984, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chichen Itza?
The coldest day measured in Chichen Itza between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1986, at 6.5 °C.
Does it snow in Chichen Itza?
Almost never: Chichen Itza sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chichen Itza warmed?
Yes: Chichen Itza warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chichen Itza?
The wettest day measured in Chichen Itza between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 2002, with 211 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chichen Itza?
The windiest day measured in Chichen Itza between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 2002, with winds reaching 58.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chichen Itza?
The warmest month in Chichen Itza is May (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Chichen Itza?
Chichen Itza receives on average 797 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chichen Itza?
Chichen Itza gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chichen Itza?
Yes: Chichen Itza has on average 269 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chichen Itza?
In Chichen Itza, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 28 April 2015, and the lowest was 4.4 °C on 2 March 1986.
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