Colima climate — normals and trends
Colima (Mexico) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,002 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 (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Colima averages 0 frost days, 187 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Colima has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 4 May 1997) and the coldest 7.0 °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
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- coords
- 19.24°, -103.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.3°C
Average daily high
30.0°C
Average daily low
18.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,002mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
10.0km/h
Seasonal range
4.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
187 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.8 °C
Average feels-like low
19.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
108 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · 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
38.0 °C
4 May 1997
Coldest day
7.0 °C
12 January 1997
Wettest day
246 mm
16 September 2013
Windiest day
23.4 km/h
25 July 1987
Strongest gust
83.5 km/h
7 July 1993
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
8 June 1980
Coldest feels-like
3.5 °C
7 January 1940
Sunniest day
12.9 h
25 June 1941
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 | 29.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 16 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 31.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 31.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 32.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 33.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 15 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 269 mm | +85 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 125 mm | -59 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 102 mm | -92 mm |
| Sep | 30.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 133 mm | -92 mm |
| Oct | 30.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 155 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 31.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 14 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 30.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 20 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Colima?
Colima has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,002 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Colima?
The hottest day measured in Colima between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 1997, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Colima?
The coldest day measured in Colima between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1997, at 7.0 °C.
Does it snow in Colima?
Almost never: Colima sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Colima warmed?
Yes: Colima warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Colima?
The wettest day measured in Colima between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 2013, with 246 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Colima?
The windiest day measured in Colima between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1987, with winds reaching 23.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Colima?
The warmest month in Colima is May (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Colima?
Colima receives on average 1,002 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Colima?
Colima gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Colima?
Yes: Colima has on average 108 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Colima?
In Colima, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 8 June 1980, and the lowest was 3.5 °C on 7 January 1940.
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