Cuautla climate — normals and trends
Cuautla (Mexico) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 1,004 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Cuautla averages 0 frost days, 125 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Cuautla has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 9 May 2024) and the coldest 4.0 °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
CuautlaMorelos
- coords
- 18.81°, -98.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.2°C
Average daily high
29.0°C
Average daily low
16.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,004mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
8.6km/h
Seasonal range
6.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
125 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.0 °C
Average feels-like low
15.7 °C
Average peak gust
26.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
22 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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
39.2 °C
9 May 2024
Coldest day
4.0 °C
13 January 1956
Wettest day
118 mm
1 September 2003
Windiest day
38.0 km/h
4 May 1973
Strongest gust
56.5 km/h
8 May 1984
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
6 June 2005
Coldest feels-like
0.3 °C
13 January 1956
Sunniest day
13.0 h
24 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 10 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 31.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 33.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 34.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 3 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 33.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 116 mm | +56 mm |
| Jun | 27.8 °C | -1.3 °C | 348 mm | +144 mm |
| Jul | 29.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 142 mm | -38 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 233 mm | +40 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 315 mm | +81 mm |
| Oct | 28.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 174 mm | +85 mm |
| Nov | 29.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 2 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 28.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 14 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cuautla?
Cuautla has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 1,004 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cuautla?
The hottest day measured in Cuautla between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 2024, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cuautla?
The coldest day measured in Cuautla between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1956, at 4.0 °C.
Does it snow in Cuautla?
Almost never: Cuautla sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cuautla warmed?
Yes: Cuautla warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cuautla?
The wettest day measured in Cuautla between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 2003, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cuautla?
The windiest day measured in Cuautla between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 1973, with winds reaching 38.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cuautla?
The warmest month in Cuautla is May (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Cuautla?
Cuautla receives on average 1,004 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cuautla?
Cuautla gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cuautla?
Yes: Cuautla has on average 22 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cuautla?
In Cuautla, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 6 June 2005, and the lowest was 0.3 °C on 13 January 1956.
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