Chilapa de Álvarez climate — normals and trends
Chilapa de Álvarez (Mexico) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.7 °C and it receives 1,747 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 (21.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Chilapa de Álvarez averages 0 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 172 rainy days per year.
Chilapa de Álvarez has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 15 May 1998) and the coldest 6.7 °C (on 15 January 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
Chilapa de ÁlvarezGuerrero
- coords
- 17.60°, -99.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.7°C
Average daily high
26.2°C
Average daily low
14.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,747mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
10.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
32 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
172 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.2 °C
Average feels-like low
15.3 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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
35.8 °C
15 May 1998
Coldest day
6.7 °C
15 January 1986
Wettest day
169 mm
25 September 2024
Windiest day
23.0 km/h
2 January 2008
Strongest gust
81.0 km/h
8 October 1976
Hottest feels-like
37.6 °C
31 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
2.6 °C
21 December 1954
Sunniest day
12.9 h
29 May 2025
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 | 27.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 17 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 27.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 59 mm | +48 mm |
| Mar | 30.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 30.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 7 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 29.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 142 mm | +28 mm |
| Jun | 25.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 567 mm | +250 mm |
| Jul | 27.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 327 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 424 mm | +90 mm |
| Sep | 26.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 399 mm | +51 mm |
| Oct | 26.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 240 mm | +70 mm |
| Nov | 27.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 8 mm | -40 mm |
| Dec | 26.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 40 mm | +25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chilapa de Álvarez?
Chilapa de Álvarez has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.7 °C and it receives 1,747 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chilapa de Álvarez?
The hottest day measured in Chilapa de Álvarez between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1998, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chilapa de Álvarez?
The coldest day measured in Chilapa de Álvarez between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1986, at 6.7 °C.
Does it snow in Chilapa de Álvarez?
Almost never: Chilapa de Álvarez sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chilapa de Álvarez warmed?
Yes: Chilapa de Álvarez warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chilapa de Álvarez?
The wettest day measured in Chilapa de Álvarez between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 2024, with 169 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chilapa de Álvarez?
The windiest day measured in Chilapa de Álvarez between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 2008, with winds reaching 23.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chilapa de Álvarez?
The warmest month in Chilapa de Álvarez is May (21.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Chilapa de Álvarez?
Chilapa de Álvarez receives on average 1,747 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 172 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chilapa de Álvarez?
Chilapa de Álvarez gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chilapa de Álvarez?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Chilapa de Álvarez.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chilapa de Álvarez?
In Chilapa de Álvarez, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.6 °C on 31 May 2024, and the lowest was 2.6 °C on 21 December 1954.
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