Ciudad Madero climate — normals and trends
Ciudad Madero (Mexico) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 919 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 August (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Ciudad Madero averages 0 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Ciudad Madero has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.3 °C (on 29 April 1953) and the coldest 5.0 °C (on 11 January 1962).
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
Ciudad MaderoTamaulipas
- coords
- 22.25°, -97.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.3°C
Average daily high
25.8°C
Average daily low
22.9°C
Annual rainfall
919mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
24.5km/h
Seasonal range
7.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.2 °C
Average feels-like low
24.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
296 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
35.3 °C
29 April 1953
Coldest day
5.0 °C
11 January 1962
Wettest day
233 mm
10 October 1966
Windiest day
77.7 km/h
10 October 1966
Strongest gust
150.1 km/h
9 October 1966
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
29 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-2.3 °C
23 December 1989
Sunniest day
13.0 h
11 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 | 21.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 38 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 22.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 37 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 25.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 16 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 26.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 6 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 29.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 55 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 29.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 377 mm | +270 mm |
| Jul | 29.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 113 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 56 mm | -48 mm |
| Sep | 29.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 262 mm | +78 mm |
| Oct | 28.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 196 mm | +88 mm |
| Nov | 26.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 50 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 24.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 72 mm | +23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ciudad Madero?
Ciudad Madero has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 919 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ciudad Madero?
The hottest day measured in Ciudad Madero between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 1953, reaching 35.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ciudad Madero?
The coldest day measured in Ciudad Madero between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1962, at 5.0 °C.
Does it snow in Ciudad Madero?
Almost never: Ciudad Madero sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ciudad Madero warmed?
Yes: Ciudad Madero warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ciudad Madero?
The wettest day measured in Ciudad Madero between 1940 and 2025 was 10 October 1966, with 233 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ciudad Madero?
The windiest day measured in Ciudad Madero between 1940 and 2025 was 10 October 1966, with winds reaching 77.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ciudad Madero?
The warmest month in Ciudad Madero is August (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Ciudad Madero?
Ciudad Madero receives on average 919 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ciudad Madero?
Ciudad Madero gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ciudad Madero?
Yes: Ciudad Madero has on average 296 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ciudad Madero?
In Ciudad Madero, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 29 August 2023, and the lowest was -2.3 °C on 23 December 1989.
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