Las Margaritas climate — normals and trends
Las Margaritas (Mexico) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 1,119 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 (19.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Las Margaritas averages 0 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 166 rainy days per year.
Las Margaritas has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 7 May 2024) and the coldest 3.2 °C (on 31 January 1960).
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
Las MargaritasChiapas
- coords
- 16.31°, -91.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.0°C
Average daily high
23.7°C
Average daily low
13.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,119mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
12.9km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
166 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.6 °C
Average feels-like low
13.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · 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
35.2 °C
7 May 2024
Coldest day
3.2 °C
31 January 1960
Wettest day
150 mm
30 May 1986
Windiest day
33.0 km/h
16 March 1983
Strongest gust
91.8 km/h
16 March 1983
Hottest feels-like
36.5 °C
3 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-0.2 °C
25 February 1989
Sunniest day
12.7 h
29 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 19 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 24.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 21 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 27.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 15 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 25.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 83 mm | +30 mm |
| May | 28.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 29 mm | -108 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 276 mm | +45 mm |
| Jul | 25.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 51 mm | -47 mm |
| Aug | 26.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 64 mm | -67 mm |
| Sep | 26.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 330 mm | +115 mm |
| Oct | 25.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 106 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 23.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 45 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | 22.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 115 mm | +93 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Las Margaritas?
Las Margaritas has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 1,119 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Las Margaritas?
The hottest day measured in Las Margaritas between 1940 and 2025 was 7 May 2024, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Las Margaritas?
The coldest day measured in Las Margaritas between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1960, at 3.2 °C.
Does it snow in Las Margaritas?
Almost never: Las Margaritas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Las Margaritas warmed?
Yes: Las Margaritas warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Las Margaritas?
The wettest day measured in Las Margaritas between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 1986, with 150 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Las Margaritas?
The windiest day measured in Las Margaritas between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1983, with winds reaching 33.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Las Margaritas?
The warmest month in Las Margaritas is May (19.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Las Margaritas?
Las Margaritas receives on average 1,119 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 166 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Las Margaritas?
Las Margaritas gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Las Margaritas?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Las Margaritas.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Las Margaritas?
In Las Margaritas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.5 °C on 3 May 2024, and the lowest was -0.2 °C on 25 February 1989.
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