Durango climate — normals and trends
Durango (Mexico) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 475 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 (20.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Durango averages 12 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 80 rainy days per year.
Durango has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 16 to 8 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 1 June 2024) and the coldest -8.9 °C (on 13 December 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
DurangoDurango
- coords
- 24.02°, -104.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.7°C
Average daily high
23.4°C
Average daily low
8.8°C
Annual rainfall
475mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
10.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
12 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
80 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.3 cm
Average feels-like high
21.5 °C
Average feels-like low
6.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
35.9 °C
1 June 2024
Coldest day
-8.9 °C
13 December 1997
Wettest day
62 mm
5 March 1958
Windiest day
50.7 km/h
4 March 1983
Strongest gust
105.1 km/h
27 March 1999
Hottest feels-like
36.0 °C
3 June 1982
Coldest feels-like
-14.4 °C
13 December 1997
Snowiest day
20.9 cm
12 January 1987
Sunniest day
13.5 h
8 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 | 20.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 21 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 25.3 °C | +4.8 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 26.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 28.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 29.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 15 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 29.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 56 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 26.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 112 mm | +11 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 96 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 159 mm | +55 mm |
| Oct | 25.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 18 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 24.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 22.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 5 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Durango?
Durango has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 475 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Durango?
The hottest day measured in Durango between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 2024, reaching 35.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Durango?
The coldest day measured in Durango between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1997, at -8.9 °C.
Does it snow in Durango?
Yes. Durango gets on average 1.3 cm of snow per year and has around 12 frost days.
Has the climate of Durango warmed?
Yes: Durango warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Durango?
The wettest day measured in Durango between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 1958, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Durango?
The windiest day measured in Durango between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1983, with winds reaching 50.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Durango?
The warmest month in Durango is June (20.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Durango?
Durango receives on average 475 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Durango?
Durango gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Durango?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Durango between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1987, with 20.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Durango?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Durango.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Durango?
In Durango, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.0 °C on 3 June 1982, and the lowest was -14.4 °C on 13 December 1997.
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