Huatabampo climate — normals and trends
Huatabampo (Mexico) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 244 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 (30.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Huatabampo averages 0 frost days, 158 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 32 rainy days per year.
Huatabampo has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 28 August 1981) and the coldest 5.5 °C (on 4 February 2011).
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
HuatabampoSonora
- coords
- 26.83°, -109.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.2°C
Average daily high
28.4°C
Average daily low
20.6°C
Annual rainfall
244mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
12.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
158 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
32 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.1 °C
Average feels-like low
22.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
185 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
40.0 °C
28 August 1981
Coldest day
5.5 °C
4 February 2011
Wettest day
216 mm
5 September 2007
Windiest day
74.0 km/h
25 July 1948
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
5 September 2007
Hottest feels-like
46.1 °C
27 August 1981
Coldest feels-like
-0.2 °C
4 February 2011
Sunniest day
13.3 h
7 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 24.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 24.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 27.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 29.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 32.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 4 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 33.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 10 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 34.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 27 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 33.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 160 mm | +95 mm |
| Oct | 32.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 36 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 2 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 26.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 1 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Huatabampo?
Huatabampo has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 244 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Huatabampo?
The hottest day measured in Huatabampo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1981, reaching 40.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Huatabampo?
The coldest day measured in Huatabampo between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2011, at 5.5 °C.
Does it snow in Huatabampo?
Almost never: Huatabampo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Huatabampo warmed?
Yes: Huatabampo warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Huatabampo?
The wettest day measured in Huatabampo between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 2007, with 216 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Huatabampo?
The windiest day measured in Huatabampo between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1948, with winds reaching 74.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Huatabampo?
The warmest month in Huatabampo is July (30.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Huatabampo?
Huatabampo receives on average 244 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 32 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Huatabampo?
Huatabampo gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Huatabampo?
Yes: Huatabampo has on average 185 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Huatabampo?
In Huatabampo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.1 °C on 27 August 1981, and the lowest was -0.2 °C on 4 February 2011.
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