Empalme climate — normals and trends
Empalme (Mexico) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 160 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 July (31.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Empalme averages 0 frost days, 200 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 25 rainy days per year.
Empalme has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.9 °C (on 31 July 1948) and the coldest 1.6 °C (on 5 January 1949).
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
EmpalmeSonora
- coords
- 27.96°, -110.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.6°C
Average daily high
30.3°C
Average daily low
19.4°C
Annual rainfall
160mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
14.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
200 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
25 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.6 °C
Average feels-like low
20.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
165 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
46.9 °C
31 July 1948
Coldest day
1.6 °C
5 January 1949
Wettest day
102 mm
30 September 2001
Windiest day
64.8 km/h
6 September 2016
Strongest gust
124.6 km/h
6 September 2016
Hottest feels-like
48.5 °C
27 August 1981
Coldest feels-like
-5.4 °C
3 February 2011
Sunniest day
13.2 h
9 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 27.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 27.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 30.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 32.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 35.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 3 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 36.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 8 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 37.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 14 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 34.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 110 mm | +70 mm |
| Oct | 33.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 37 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 29.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 28.3 °C | +4.2 °C | 1 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Empalme?
Empalme has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 160 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Empalme?
The hottest day measured in Empalme between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1948, reaching 46.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Empalme?
The coldest day measured in Empalme between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1949, at 1.6 °C.
Does it snow in Empalme?
Almost never: Empalme sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Empalme warmed?
Yes: Empalme warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Empalme?
The wettest day measured in Empalme between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 2001, with 102 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Empalme?
The windiest day measured in Empalme between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 2016, with winds reaching 64.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Empalme?
The warmest month in Empalme is July (31.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Empalme?
Empalme receives on average 160 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 25 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Empalme?
Empalme gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Empalme?
Yes: Empalme has on average 165 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Empalme?
In Empalme, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.5 °C on 27 August 1981, and the lowest was -5.4 °C on 3 February 2011.
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