Cihuatlán climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Cihuatlán?

Cihuatlán has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 1,146 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cihuatlán?

The hottest day measured in Cihuatlán between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1966, reaching 36.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Cihuatlán?

The coldest day measured in Cihuatlán between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1997, at 11.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Cihuatlán?

Almost never: Cihuatlán sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Cihuatlán warmed?

Yes: Cihuatlán warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Cihuatlán?

The wettest day measured in Cihuatlán between 1940 and 2025 was 12 October 2011, with 291 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Cihuatlán?

The windiest day measured in Cihuatlán between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2021, with winds reaching 57.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Cihuatlán?

The warmest month in Cihuatlán is June (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Cihuatlán?

Cihuatlán receives on average 1,146 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Cihuatlán?

Cihuatlán gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Cihuatlán (Mexico) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 1,146 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Cihuatlán averages 0 frost days, 118 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.

Cihuatlán has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 20 April 1966) and the coldest 11.4 °C (on 12 January 1997).

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

CihuatlánJalisco

coords: 19.24°, -104.57°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthApril

Mean daily temperature

24.4°C

Average daily high

29.1°C

Average daily low

20.3°C

Annual rainfall

1,146mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

80%

Average peak wind

11.0km/h

Seasonal range

3.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

118 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

123 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

33.3 °C

Average feels-like low

23.2 °C

Average peak gust

30.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

206 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

36.7 °C

20 April 1966

Coldest day

11.4 °C

12 January 1997

Wettest day

291 mm

12 October 2011

Windiest day

57.0 km/h

28 August 2021

Strongest gust

133.2 km/h

28 August 2021

Hottest feels-like

42.4 °C

30 July 2023

Coldest feels-like

10.5 °C

7 January 1940

Sunniest day

12.8 h

8 June 1957

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.7 °C21 July 2025	14.7 °C30 March 2025	25.5 °C	863 mm	190
2024	33.4 °C14 July 2024	13.1 °C27 December 2024	25.1 °C	1,054 mm	127
2023	33.9 °C29 July 2023	13.5 °C17 January 2023	25.4 °C	927 mm	185
2022	32.7 °C20 July 2022	13.6 °C23 March 2022	24.5 °C	1,029 mm	79
2021	32.9 °C9 June 2021	12.1 °C2 January 2021	24.7 °C	1,338 mm	127
2020	33.6 °C22 June 2020	13.6 °C30 December 2020	25.2 °C	992 mm	154
2019	35.0 °C3 July 2019	13.5 °C30 January 2019	25.2 °C	1,083 mm	149
2018	33.9 °C9 June 2018	14.4 °C21 January 2018	25.2 °C	1,092 mm	167
2017	33.0 °C18 August 2017	15.1 °C22 January 2017	25.0 °C	1,391 mm	111
2016	33.8 °C6 July 2016	12.2 °C10 March 2016	25.2 °C	1,158 mm	169
2015	33.5 °C2 July 2015	14.6 °C28 February 2015	25.8 °C	1,193 mm	198
2014	33.3 °C24 May 2014	14.3 °C12 March 2014	25.2 °C	1,329 mm	148
2013	32.7 °C20 June 2013	14.8 °C15 April 2013	24.9 °C	1,295 mm	101
2012	32.8 °C13 June 2012	13.4 °C9 January 2012	24.7 °C	1,032 mm	113
2011	32.9 °C4 May 2011	11.8 °C20 January 2011	24.6 °C	1,544 mm	122
2010	32.6 °C25 June 2010	13.1 °C18 December 2010	24.1 °C	1,282 mm	69
2009	33.3 °C20 May 2009	13.4 °C23 December 2009	24.9 °C	935 mm	137
2008	32.8 °C23 June 2008	12.6 °C8 January 2008	24.2 °C	1,069 mm	81
2007	33.1 °C6 July 2007	14.5 °C13 April 2007	24.7 °C	1,392 mm	113
2006	33.8 °C30 June 2006	14.6 °C28 December 2006	25.0 °C	1,421 mm	135
2005	32.9 °C2 August 2005	13.5 °C17 March 2005	24.6 °C	781 mm	120
2004	35.0 °C11 May 2004	12.9 °C12 April 2004	25.0 °C	1,021 mm	215
2003	35.0 °C21 July 2003	12.3 °C20 March 2003	25.1 °C	1,106 mm	210
2002	35.2 °C15 May 2002	12.6 °C14 January 2002	25.2 °C	869 mm	225
2001	36.0 °C28 June 2001	12.7 °C31 March 2001	24.8 °C	939 mm	195
2000	34.8 °C2 June 2000	12.4 °C17 March 2000	24.6 °C	1,011 mm	134
1999	33.6 °C19 April 1999	12.0 °C21 December 1999	24.4 °C	1,603 mm	140
1998	35.5 °C12 June 1998	12.5 °C23 January 1998	24.6 °C	1,268 mm	144
1997	35.5 °C23 May 1997	11.4 °C12 January 1997	25.0 °C	962 mm	200
1996	32.8 °C10 May 1996	12.9 °C27 January 1996	24.6 °C	1,456 mm	128
1995	35.0 °C24 January 1995	13.8 °C6 April 1995	24.9 °C	1,286 mm	130
1994	35.0 °C15 June 1994	14.0 °C25 February 1994	25.2 °C	615 mm	237
1993	34.7 °C11 May 1993	13.0 °C25 February 1993	24.4 °C	1,468 mm	137
1992	35.0 °C8 April 1992	13.0 °C8 February 1992	24.7 °C	1,350 mm	164
1991	34.3 °C11 June 1991	13.9 °C12 January 1991	24.6 °C	902 mm	128
1990	33.5 °C6 June 1990	13.2 °C23 February 1990	25.0 °C	1,025 mm	128
1989	33.2 °C30 May 1989	13.4 °C24 January 1989	24.3 °C	1,210 mm	78
1988	33.4 °C8 February 1988	11.7 °C19 January 1988	24.3 °C	1,466 mm	107
1987	33.4 °C12 May 1987	12.1 °C22 January 1987	24.6 °C	1,182 mm	141
1986	34.9 °C26 April 1986	12.5 °C7 February 1986	24.4 °C	972 mm	136
1985	33.9 °C19 February 1985	13.5 °C10 February 1985	24.0 °C	1,199 mm	87
1984	34.3 °C21 May 1984	13.2 °C7 March 1984	24.1 °C	1,422 mm	102
1983	32.9 °C25 May 1983	12.1 °C24 January 1983	24.1 °C	1,016 mm	87
1982	32.2 °C13 June 1982	13.9 °C7 January 1982	24.6 °C	1,120 mm	127
1981	32.8 °C18 April 1981	13.1 °C22 March 1981	24.2 °C	1,221 mm	89
1980	35.6 °C29 June 1980	13.9 °C5 January 1980	24.8 °C	1,067 mm	154
1979	33.3 °C28 June 1979	11.5 °C9 May 1979	24.3 °C	877 mm	122
1978	32.4 °C15 June 1978	12.8 °C13 February 1978	24.2 °C	1,290 mm	67
1977	33.0 °C22 April 1977	13.5 °C17 April 1977	24.5 °C	1,243 mm	108
1976	32.9 °C21 July 1976	12.8 °C21 February 1976	24.3 °C	1,048 mm	107
1975	32.4 °C31 May 1975	12.5 °C29 December 1975	23.8 °C	1,257 mm	65
1974	33.0 °C21 March 1974	14.8 °C25 March 1974	24.0 °C	1,263 mm	58
1973	33.3 °C15 April 1973	14.4 °C23 January 1973	24.1 °C	1,249 mm	85
1972	34.0 °C28 March 1972	13.9 °C11 February 1972	24.6 °C	840 mm	99
1971	33.2 °C31 May 1971	13.9 °C8 February 1971	23.9 °C	1,193 mm	59
1970	32.5 °C5 June 1970	13.8 °C11 March 1970	23.9 °C	1,226 mm	65
1969	34.1 °C15 May 1969	14.6 °C28 January 1969	24.2 °C	1,073 mm	107
1968	31.9 °C11 April 1968	13.6 °C12 March 1968	23.9 °C	1,075 mm	56
1967	33.5 °C17 May 1967	11.8 °C8 February 1967	24.1 °C	1,102 mm	75
1966	36.7 °C20 April 1966	13.5 °C16 January 1966	24.3 °C	1,125 mm	124
1965	34.6 °C30 April 1965	12.9 °C14 February 1965	24.1 °C	798 mm	118
1964	33.6 °C19 May 1964	13.8 °C20 March 1964	24.1 °C	1,062 mm	107
1963	33.8 °C23 March 1963	12.7 °C18 February 1963	24.2 °C	873 mm	105
1962	34.4 °C14 April 1962	14.3 °C13 January 1962	24.0 °C	1,175 mm	114
1961	34.2 °C3 June 1961	13.9 °C6 April 1961	24.0 °C	1,013 mm	107
1960	35.0 °C16 April 1960	13.5 °C13 February 1960	23.8 °C	1,202 mm	85
1959	32.9 °C5 April 1959	14.4 °C5 February 1959	24.2 °C	1,351 mm	100
1958	34.4 °C14 May 1958	13.1 °C25 February 1958	24.1 °C	1,270 mm	77
1957	35.9 °C12 May 1957	13.6 °C4 April 1957	24.2 °C	1,023 mm	98
1956	33.1 °C1 April 1956	13.0 °C18 January 1956	23.8 °C	1,137 mm	76
1955	32.9 °C12 February 1955	12.6 °C24 January 1955	23.6 °C	1,434 mm	81
1954	33.7 °C5 March 1954	14.7 °C13 March 1954	24.2 °C	1,361 mm	105
1953	33.9 °C3 April 1953	14.2 °C23 March 1953	24.0 °C	961 mm	93
1952	34.9 °C31 March 1952	14.2 °C5 February 1952	23.9 °C	1,410 mm	72
1951	34.0 °C28 April 1951	13.7 °C6 February 1951	24.3 °C	1,022 mm	84
1950	32.8 °C22 April 1950	13.9 °C13 February 1950	24.0 °C	1,335 mm	68
1949	33.2 °C17 March 1949	14.0 °C5 April 1949	24.0 °C	1,230 mm	82
1948	33.5 °C28 April 1948	14.1 °C25 January 1948	24.2 °C	1,527 mm	101
1947	34.0 °C26 March 1947	13.3 °C18 February 1947	23.7 °C	1,116 mm	95
1946	33.4 °C25 April 1946	13.3 °C28 February 1946	24.0 °C	798 mm	128
1945	33.5 °C24 April 1945	14.1 °C16 March 1945	23.8 °C	1,183 mm	89
1944	34.7 °C12 March 1944	14.0 °C12 January 1944	23.6 °C	1,360 mm	72
1943	33.2 °C23 March 1943	14.4 °C6 February 1943	23.8 °C	1,349 mm	103
1942	34.1 °C31 March 1942	13.0 °C11 March 1942	23.9 °C	1,035 mm	111
1941	34.3 °C28 April 1941	13.8 °C16 January 1941	23.9 °C	926 mm	122
1940	35.5 °C26 April 1940	12.1 °C7 January 1940	23.8 °C	773 mm	104

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.9 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

190 d/yr

+72

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

863 mm

-283 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.1 °C	+0.2 °C	19 mm	+2 mm
Feb	28.7 °C	+0.3 °C	1 mm	-6 mm
Mar	28.1 °C	-0.9 °C	0 mm	-4 mm
Apr	28.5 °C	-1.5 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
May	30.2 °C	-0.6 °C	5 mm	-3 mm
Jun	30.4 °C	+0.2 °C	208 mm	+61 mm
Jul	31.4 °C	+1.9 °C	100 mm	-117 mm
Aug	31.2 °C	+2.0 °C	175 mm	-83 mm
Sep	30.7 °C	+2.1 °C	176 mm	-120 mm
Oct	30.3 °C	+1.5 °C	158 mm	+5 mm
Nov	30.9 °C	+2.2 °C	8 mm	-17 mm
Dec	30.1 °C	+1.9 °C	13 mm	-0 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.7 °C

21 Jul 2025

Coldest day

14.7 °C

30 Mar 2025

Wettest day

41.9 mm

7 Aug 2025

Windiest day

26.2 km/h

10 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

65.5 km/h

10 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.2 °C

22 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

14.8 °C

30 Mar 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

14 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Cihuatlán?

Cihuatlán has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 1,146 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cihuatlán?

The hottest day measured in Cihuatlán between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1966, reaching 36.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Cihuatlán?

The coldest day measured in Cihuatlán between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1997, at 11.4 °C.

Does it snow in Cihuatlán?

Almost never: Cihuatlán sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Cihuatlán warmed?

Yes: Cihuatlán warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Cihuatlán?

The wettest day measured in Cihuatlán between 1940 and 2025 was 12 October 2011, with 291 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Cihuatlán?

The windiest day measured in Cihuatlán between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2021, with winds reaching 57.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Cihuatlán?

The warmest month in Cihuatlán is June (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Cihuatlán?

Cihuatlán receives on average 1,146 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Cihuatlán?

Cihuatlán gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Cihuatlán?

Yes: Cihuatlán has on average 206 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cihuatlán?

In Cihuatlán, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 30 July 2023, and the lowest was 10.5 °C on 7 January 1940.

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