Iguala de la Independencia climate — normals and trends
Iguala de la Independencia (Mexico) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 895 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Iguala de la Independencia averages 0 frost days, 228 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Iguala de la Independencia has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 4 June 2010) and the coldest 7.1 °C (on 13 January 1956).
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
Iguala de la IndependenciaGuerrero
- coords
- 18.35°, -99.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.5°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
18.9°C
Annual rainfall
895mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
8.6km/h
Seasonal range
5.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
228 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.4 °C
Average feels-like low
19.6 °C
Average peak gust
27.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
132 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
41.0 °C
4 June 2010
Coldest day
7.1 °C
13 January 1956
Wettest day
119 mm
16 October 1959
Windiest day
20.9 km/h
16 April 1953
Strongest gust
63.7 km/h
9 March 2016
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
6 June 2005
Coldest feels-like
3.5 °C
25 February 1976
Sunniest day
12.9 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 | 30.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 24 mm | +15 mm |
| Feb | 33.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 5 mm | +0 mm |
| Mar | 35.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 35.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 36.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 55 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 29.8 °C | -1.5 °C | 325 mm | +151 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 197 mm | +30 mm |
| Aug | 31.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 260 mm | +75 mm |
| Sep | 30.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 249 mm | +57 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 179 mm | +96 mm |
| Nov | 31.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 31.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Iguala de la Independencia?
Iguala de la Independencia has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 895 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Iguala de la Independencia?
The hottest day measured in Iguala de la Independencia between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 2010, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Iguala de la Independencia?
The coldest day measured in Iguala de la Independencia between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1956, at 7.1 °C.
Does it snow in Iguala de la Independencia?
Almost never: Iguala de la Independencia sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Iguala de la Independencia warmed?
Yes: Iguala de la Independencia warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Iguala de la Independencia?
The wettest day measured in Iguala de la Independencia between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1959, with 119 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Iguala de la Independencia?
The windiest day measured in Iguala de la Independencia between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1953, with winds reaching 20.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Iguala de la Independencia?
The warmest month in Iguala de la Independencia is May (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Iguala de la Independencia?
Iguala de la Independencia receives on average 895 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Iguala de la Independencia?
Iguala de la Independencia gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Iguala de la Independencia?
Yes: Iguala de la Independencia has on average 132 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Iguala de la Independencia?
In Iguala de la Independencia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 6 June 2005, and the lowest was 3.5 °C on 25 February 1976.
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