La Ermita climate — normals and trends
La Ermita (Mexico) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 611 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 (21.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
La Ermita averages 1 frost days, 23 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 83 rainy days per year.
La Ermita has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 15 June 2023) and the coldest -3.9 °C (on 14 December 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
La ErmitaGuanajuato
- coords
- 21.15°, -101.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.6°C
Average daily high
24.6°C
Average daily low
11.3°C
Annual rainfall
611mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
8.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
23 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
83 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
23.2 °C
Average feels-like low
9.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
35.8 °C
15 June 2023
Coldest day
-3.9 °C
14 December 1997
Wettest day
54 mm
1 January 1947
Windiest day
47.5 km/h
4 March 1983
Strongest gust
95.0 km/h
4 March 1983
Hottest feels-like
36.5 °C
21 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-8.8 °C
14 December 1997
Snowiest day
5.2 cm
11 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.1 h
29 June 1942
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 | 23.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 8 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 26.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 3 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 29.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 30.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 65 mm | +34 mm |
| Jun | 25.1 °C | -1.8 °C | 282 mm | +165 mm |
| Jul | 24.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 185 mm | +51 mm |
| Aug | 25.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 182 mm | +55 mm |
| Sep | 25.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 149 mm | +50 mm |
| Oct | 26.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 31 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 25.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 23.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Ermita?
La Ermita has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 611 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Ermita?
The hottest day measured in La Ermita between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 2023, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Ermita?
The coldest day measured in La Ermita between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 1997, at -3.9 °C.
Does it snow in La Ermita?
Almost never: La Ermita sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of La Ermita warmed?
Yes: La Ermita warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Ermita?
The wettest day measured in La Ermita between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1947, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Ermita?
The windiest day measured in La Ermita between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1983, with winds reaching 47.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Ermita?
The warmest month in La Ermita is May (21.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.5 °C).
How much does it rain in La Ermita?
La Ermita receives on average 611 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 83 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Ermita?
La Ermita gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in La Ermita?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in La Ermita between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1967, with 5.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in La Ermita?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in La Ermita.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Ermita?
In La Ermita, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.5 °C on 21 May 2024, and the lowest was -8.8 °C on 14 December 1997.
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