La Barca climate — normals and trends
La Barca (Mexico) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.8 °C and it receives 454 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 (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
La Barca averages 0 frost days, 82 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
La Barca has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 13 June 2023) and the coldest 0.5 °C (on 24 January 1955).
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
La BarcaJalisco
- coords
- 20.29°, -102.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.8°C
Average daily high
27.5°C
Average daily low
12.9°C
Annual rainfall
454mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
11.2km/h
Seasonal range
7.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
82 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.3 °C
Average feels-like low
12.4 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · 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
38.7 °C
13 June 2023
Coldest day
0.5 °C
24 January 1955
Wettest day
94 mm
22 June 1993
Windiest day
30.8 km/h
7 January 1946
Strongest gust
75.6 km/h
9 March 2016
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
15 June 1998
Coldest feels-like
-3.9 °C
14 December 1997
Snowiest day
1.1 cm
1 January 1947
Sunniest day
13.0 h
29 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 6 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 29.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 31.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 32.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 33.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 17 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 29.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 136 mm | +51 mm |
| Jul | 28.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 90 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 124 mm | +38 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 109 mm | +30 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 43 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 26.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 17 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Barca?
La Barca has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.8 °C and it receives 454 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Barca?
The hottest day measured in La Barca between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 2023, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Barca?
The coldest day measured in La Barca between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1955, at 0.5 °C.
Does it snow in La Barca?
Almost never: La Barca sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of La Barca warmed?
Yes: La Barca warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Barca?
The wettest day measured in La Barca between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 1993, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Barca?
The windiest day measured in La Barca between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1946, with winds reaching 30.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Barca?
The warmest month in La Barca is May (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.9 °C).
How much does it rain in La Barca?
La Barca receives on average 454 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Barca?
La Barca gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in La Barca?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in La Barca between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1947, with 1.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in La Barca?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in La Barca.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Barca?
In La Barca, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 15 June 1998, and the lowest was -3.9 °C on 14 December 1997.
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