Heroica Caborca climate — normals and trends
Heroica Caborca (Mexico) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 165 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 (33.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Heroica Caborca averages 2 frost days, 196 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 32 rainy days per year.
Heroica Caborca has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 4 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.7 °C (on 15 July 1998) and the coldest -5.1 °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
Heroica CaborcaSonora
- coords
- 30.72°, -112.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.3°C
Average daily high
30.3°C
Average daily low
16.6°C
Annual rainfall
165mm
Sunshine / day
11.4h
Mean relative humidity
38%
Average peak wind
19.9km/h
Seasonal range
19.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
196 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
32 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.6 °C
Average feels-like low
14.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
134 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
46.7 °C
15 July 1998
Coldest day
-5.1 °C
5 January 1949
Wettest day
119 mm
17 September 2014
Windiest day
53.1 km/h
20 August 2023
Strongest gust
91.4 km/h
20 August 2023
Hottest feels-like
49.1 °C
23 July 2014
Coldest feels-like
-9.2 °C
5 January 1949
Snowiest day
0.1 cm
9 December 1960
Sunniest day
13.5 h
25 June 2013
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 | 21.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 26.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 26.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 5 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 29.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 33.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 38.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 26 mm | +23 mm |
| Jul | 39.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 4 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 40.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 13 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 36.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 45 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 34.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 10 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 28.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 15 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | 26.2 °C | +4.9 °C | 4 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Heroica Caborca?
Heroica Caborca has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 165 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Heroica Caborca?
The hottest day measured in Heroica Caborca between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1998, reaching 46.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Heroica Caborca?
The coldest day measured in Heroica Caborca between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1949, at -5.1 °C.
Does it snow in Heroica Caborca?
Almost never: Heroica Caborca sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Heroica Caborca warmed?
Yes: Heroica Caborca warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Heroica Caborca?
The wettest day measured in Heroica Caborca between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 2014, with 119 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Heroica Caborca?
The windiest day measured in Heroica Caborca between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2023, with winds reaching 53.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Heroica Caborca?
The warmest month in Heroica Caborca is July (33.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Heroica Caborca?
Heroica Caborca receives on average 165 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 32 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Heroica Caborca?
Heroica Caborca gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Heroica Caborca?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Heroica Caborca between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1960, with 0.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Heroica Caborca?
Yes: Heroica Caborca has on average 134 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Heroica Caborca?
In Heroica Caborca, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.1 °C on 23 July 2014, and the lowest was -9.2 °C on 5 January 1949.
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