Ixtepec climate — normals and trends
Ixtepec (Mexico) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 760 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 (28.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Ixtepec averages 0 frost days, 259 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Ixtepec has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 15 May 1998) and the coldest 11.9 °C (on 23 December 1989).
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
IxtepecOaxaca
- coords
- 16.56°, -95.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
760mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
22.5km/h
Seasonal range
5.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
259 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.6 °C
Average feels-like low
24.2 °C
Average peak gust
55.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
319 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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
15 May 1998
Coldest day
11.9 °C
23 December 1989
Wettest day
226 mm
23 September 1963
Windiest day
52.3 km/h
16 December 1972
Strongest gust
118.8 km/h
11 February 1955
Hottest feels-like
48.2 °C
6 June 1993
Coldest feels-like
5.2 °C
23 December 1989
Sunniest day
12.9 h
22 June 1940
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 | 29.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 32.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 18 mm | +12 mm |
| Mar | 33.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 5 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 34.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 35.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 43 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 32.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 381 mm | +196 mm |
| Jul | 34.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 71 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 34.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 211 mm | +78 mm |
| Sep | 33.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 309 mm | +133 mm |
| Oct | 32.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 100 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 31.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 8 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 31.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ixtepec?
Ixtepec has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 760 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ixtepec?
The hottest day measured in Ixtepec between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1998, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ixtepec?
The coldest day measured in Ixtepec between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1989, at 11.9 °C.
Does it snow in Ixtepec?
Almost never: Ixtepec sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ixtepec warmed?
Yes: Ixtepec warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ixtepec?
The wettest day measured in Ixtepec between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1963, with 226 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ixtepec?
The windiest day measured in Ixtepec between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1972, with winds reaching 52.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ixtepec?
The warmest month in Ixtepec is May (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Ixtepec?
Ixtepec receives on average 760 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ixtepec?
Ixtepec gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ixtepec?
Yes: Ixtepec has on average 319 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ixtepec?
In Ixtepec, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.2 °C on 6 June 1993, and the lowest was 5.2 °C on 23 December 1989.
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