Lázaro Cárdenas climate — normals and trends
Lázaro Cárdenas (Mexico) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 161 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 August (20.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Lázaro Cárdenas averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 21 rainy days per year.
Lázaro Cárdenas has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.4 °C (on 8 September 1984) and the coldest 4.5 °C (on 17 January 1949).
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
Lázaro CárdenasBaja California
- coords
- 30.53°, -115.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.9°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
14.8°C
Annual rainfall
161mm
Sunshine / day
11.4h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
22.8km/h
Seasonal range
6.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
21 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
18.5 °C
Average feels-like low
13.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
19 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.11 · 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
32.4 °C
8 September 1984
Coldest day
4.5 °C
17 January 1949
Wettest day
87 mm
11 September 1959
Windiest day
59.1 km/h
17 September 1963
Strongest gust
104.0 km/h
17 September 1963
Hottest feels-like
34.8 °C
8 September 1984
Coldest feels-like
-0.5 °C
28 January 1948
Sunniest day
13.8 h
21 June 1940
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 | 16.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 2 mm | -28 mm |
| Feb | 17.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 16.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 37 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 17.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 18.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 19.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 6 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 20.8 °C | -1.4 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 22.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 6 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 24.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 21.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 19.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 61 mm | +46 mm |
| Dec | 19.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 17 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lázaro Cárdenas?
Lázaro Cárdenas has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 161 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lázaro Cárdenas?
The hottest day measured in Lázaro Cárdenas between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 1984, reaching 32.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lázaro Cárdenas?
The coldest day measured in Lázaro Cárdenas between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1949, at 4.5 °C.
Does it snow in Lázaro Cárdenas?
Almost never: Lázaro Cárdenas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lázaro Cárdenas warmed?
Yes: Lázaro Cárdenas warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lázaro Cárdenas?
The wettest day measured in Lázaro Cárdenas between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 1959, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lázaro Cárdenas?
The windiest day measured in Lázaro Cárdenas between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1963, with winds reaching 59.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lázaro Cárdenas?
The warmest month in Lázaro Cárdenas is August (20.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Lázaro Cárdenas?
Lázaro Cárdenas receives on average 161 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 21 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lázaro Cárdenas?
Lázaro Cárdenas gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lázaro Cárdenas?
Yes: Lázaro Cárdenas has on average 19 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lázaro Cárdenas?
In Lázaro Cárdenas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.8 °C on 8 September 1984, and the lowest was -0.5 °C on 28 January 1948.
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