Izamal climate — normals and trends
Izamal (Mexico) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 785 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 (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Izamal averages 0 frost days, 279 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Izamal 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 43.2 °C (on 28 March 1984) and the coldest 7.0 °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
IzamalYucatán
- coords
- 20.93°, -89.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
32.1°C
Average daily low
21.4°C
Annual rainfall
785mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
5.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
279 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.5 °C
Average feels-like low
24.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
273 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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
43.2 °C
28 March 1984
Coldest day
7.0 °C
2 March 1986
Wettest day
199 mm
22 September 2002
Windiest day
52.8 km/h
22 September 2002
Strongest gust
117.0 km/h
22 September 2002
Hottest feels-like
47.5 °C
28 April 2015
Coldest feels-like
5.3 °C
2 March 1986
Sunniest day
13.2 h
28 June 1946
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 12 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 31.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 21 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 33.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 34.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 4 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 36.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 65 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 34.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 88 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 34.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 73 mm | -28 mm |
| Aug | 34.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 105 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 33.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 170 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 31.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 111 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 30.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 25 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 30.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 28 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Izamal?
Izamal has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 785 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Izamal?
The hottest day measured in Izamal between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1984, reaching 43.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Izamal?
The coldest day measured in Izamal between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1986, at 7.0 °C.
Does it snow in Izamal?
Almost never: Izamal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Izamal warmed?
Yes: Izamal warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Izamal?
The wettest day measured in Izamal between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 2002, with 199 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Izamal?
The windiest day measured in Izamal between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 2002, with winds reaching 52.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Izamal?
The warmest month in Izamal is May (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Izamal?
Izamal receives on average 785 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Izamal?
Izamal gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Izamal?
Yes: Izamal has on average 273 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Izamal?
In Izamal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 28 April 2015, and the lowest was 5.3 °C on 2 March 1986.
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