Cholula climate — normals and trends
Cholula (Mexico) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 824 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 (19.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Cholula averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Cholula has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.1 °C (on 8 May 1998) and the coldest 0.1 °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
CholulaPuebla
- coords
- 19.06°, -98.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
23.4°C
Average daily low
11.3°C
Annual rainfall
824mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
5.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.8 °C
Average feels-like low
9.8 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °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
33.1 °C
8 May 1998
Coldest day
0.1 °C
13 January 1956
Wettest day
91 mm
16 August 1947
Windiest day
35.6 km/h
13 November 2013
Strongest gust
82.1 km/h
9 March 2016
Hottest feels-like
33.5 °C
10 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-5.7 °C
12 January 1956
Snowiest day
0.9 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 | 23.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 9 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 25.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 11 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 27.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 7 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 27.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 21 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 26.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 175 mm | +84 mm |
| Jun | 22.4 °C | -1.2 °C | 315 mm | +149 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 123 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 143 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 268 mm | +112 mm |
| Oct | 24.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 135 mm | +74 mm |
| Nov | 24.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 2 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 23.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 14 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cholula?
Cholula has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 824 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cholula?
The hottest day measured in Cholula between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1998, reaching 33.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cholula?
The coldest day measured in Cholula between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1956, at 0.1 °C.
Does it snow in Cholula?
Almost never: Cholula sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cholula warmed?
Yes: Cholula warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cholula?
The wettest day measured in Cholula between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1947, with 91 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cholula?
The windiest day measured in Cholula between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 2013, with winds reaching 35.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cholula?
The warmest month in Cholula is May (19.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Cholula?
Cholula receives on average 824 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cholula?
Cholula gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cholula?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cholula between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1967, with 0.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cholula?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Cholula.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cholula?
In Cholula, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.5 °C on 10 May 2024, and the lowest was -5.7 °C on 12 January 1956.
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