Cuauhtémoc climate — normals and trends
Cuauhtémoc (Mexico) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.5 °C and it receives 426 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 (22.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Cuauhtémoc averages 39 frost days, 24 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 73 rainy days per year.
Cuauhtémoc has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.4 °C (on 17 June 2025) and the coldest -14.9 °C (on 4 February 2011).
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
CuauhtémocChihuahua
- coords
- 28.41°, -106.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.5°C
Average daily high
21.8°C
Average daily low
8.0°C
Annual rainfall
426mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
15.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
39 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
24 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
73 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.6 cm
Average feels-like high
19.4 °C
Average feels-like low
5.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
36.4 °C
17 June 2025
Coldest day
-14.9 °C
4 February 2011
Wettest day
85 mm
26 August 1996
Windiest day
55.0 km/h
9 February 1960
Strongest gust
110.5 km/h
12 March 2019
Hottest feels-like
37.4 °C
15 June 2024
Coldest feels-like
-21.2 °C
3 February 2011
Snowiest day
13.4 cm
5 January 1958
Sunniest day
13.8 h
6 June 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 | 15.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 9 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 22.7 °C | +6.0 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 22.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 25.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 28.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 14 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 113 mm | +74 mm |
| Jul | 26.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 107 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 26.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 59 mm | -49 mm |
| Sep | 24.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 89 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 25.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 13 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 22.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 20.2 °C | +4.9 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cuauhtémoc?
Cuauhtémoc has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.5 °C and it receives 426 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cuauhtémoc?
The hottest day measured in Cuauhtémoc between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 2025, reaching 36.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cuauhtémoc?
The coldest day measured in Cuauhtémoc between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2011, at -14.9 °C.
Does it snow in Cuauhtémoc?
Yes. Cuauhtémoc gets on average 4.6 cm of snow per year and has around 39 frost days.
Has the climate of Cuauhtémoc warmed?
Yes: Cuauhtémoc warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cuauhtémoc?
The wettest day measured in Cuauhtémoc between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1996, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cuauhtémoc?
The windiest day measured in Cuauhtémoc between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1960, with winds reaching 55.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cuauhtémoc?
The warmest month in Cuauhtémoc is June (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Cuauhtémoc?
Cuauhtémoc receives on average 426 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 73 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cuauhtémoc?
Cuauhtémoc 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 Cuauhtémoc?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cuauhtémoc between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1958, with 13.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cuauhtémoc?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Cuauhtémoc.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cuauhtémoc?
In Cuauhtémoc, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 15 June 2024, and the lowest was -21.2 °C on 3 February 2011.
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