Jocotepec climate — normals and trends
Jocotepec (Mexico) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 584 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 (22.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Jocotepec averages 0 frost days, 58 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Jocotepec has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 6 June 2024) and the coldest 0.5 °C (on 12 January 1997).
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
JocotepecJalisco
- coords
- 20.29°, -103.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.0°C
Average daily high
26.5°C
Average daily low
12.5°C
Annual rainfall
584mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
9.8km/h
Seasonal range
7.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
58 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.5 °C
Average feels-like low
12.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
37.2 °C
6 June 2024
Coldest day
0.5 °C
12 January 1997
Wettest day
94 mm
12 January 1967
Windiest day
25.3 km/h
4 March 1983
Strongest gust
83.5 km/h
2 March 2001
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
26 May 2011
Coldest feels-like
-3.6 °C
14 December 1997
Snowiest day
0.3 cm
1 January 1947
Sunniest day
13.0 h
18 June 1945
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 | 25.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 7 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 28.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 5 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 30.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 31.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 32.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 31 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 165 mm | +63 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 147 mm | +20 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 150 mm | +36 mm |
| Sep | 27.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 156 mm | +58 mm |
| Oct | 27.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 28 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 1 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 24.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 31 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jocotepec?
Jocotepec has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 584 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jocotepec?
The hottest day measured in Jocotepec between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 2024, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jocotepec?
The coldest day measured in Jocotepec between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1997, at 0.5 °C.
Does it snow in Jocotepec?
Almost never: Jocotepec sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Jocotepec warmed?
Yes: Jocotepec warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jocotepec?
The wettest day measured in Jocotepec between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1967, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jocotepec?
The windiest day measured in Jocotepec between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1983, with winds reaching 25.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jocotepec?
The warmest month in Jocotepec is May (22.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Jocotepec?
Jocotepec receives on average 584 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jocotepec?
Jocotepec gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Jocotepec?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jocotepec between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1947, with 0.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jocotepec?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Jocotepec.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jocotepec?
In Jocotepec, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 26 May 2011, and the lowest was -3.6 °C on 14 December 1997.
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