Escárcega climate — normals and trends
Escárcega (Mexico) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 966 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 (29.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Escárcega averages 0 frost days, 278 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Escárcega has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.7 °C (on 17 May 2024) and the coldest 8.0 °C (on 2 March 1986).
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
EscárcegaCampeche
- coords
- 18.61°, -90.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
32.7°C
Average daily low
22.1°C
Annual rainfall
966mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
13.2km/h
Seasonal range
6.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
278 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.3 °C
Average feels-like low
24.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
297 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
44.7 °C
17 May 2024
Coldest day
8.0 °C
2 March 1986
Wettest day
141 mm
2 June 2008
Windiest day
40.8 km/h
21 August 2007
Strongest gust
102.2 km/h
21 August 2007
Hottest feels-like
49.8 °C
18 May 2016
Coldest feels-like
5.9 °C
2 March 1986
Sunniest day
12.8 h
5 July 1944
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 | 31.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 15 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 33.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 35 mm | +21 mm |
| Mar | 35.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 7 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 36.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 4 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 39.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 12 mm | -62 mm |
| Jun | 36.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 130 mm | -34 mm |
| Jul | 36.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 43 mm | -63 mm |
| Aug | 35.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 185 mm | +43 mm |
| Sep | 33.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 218 mm | +27 mm |
| Oct | 31.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 115 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 31.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 30 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 31.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 47 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Escárcega?
Escárcega has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 966 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Escárcega?
The hottest day measured in Escárcega between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 2024, reaching 44.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Escárcega?
The coldest day measured in Escárcega between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1986, at 8.0 °C.
Does it snow in Escárcega?
Almost never: Escárcega sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Escárcega warmed?
Yes: Escárcega warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Escárcega?
The wettest day measured in Escárcega between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 2008, with 141 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Escárcega?
The windiest day measured in Escárcega between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 2007, with winds reaching 40.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Escárcega?
The warmest month in Escárcega is May (29.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Escárcega?
Escárcega receives on average 966 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Escárcega?
Escárcega gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Escárcega?
Yes: Escárcega has on average 297 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Escárcega?
In Escárcega, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.8 °C on 18 May 2016, and the lowest was 5.9 °C on 2 March 1986.
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