León climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of León?

León has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 519 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in León?

The hottest day measured in León between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 2024, reaching 37.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in León?

The coldest day measured in León between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 1997, at -3.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in León?

Almost never: León sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of León warmed?

Yes: León warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in León?

The wettest day measured in León between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 2025, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in León?

The windiest day measured in León between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1983, with winds reaching 44.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in León?

The warmest month in León is May (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in León?

León receives on average 519 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in León?

León gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.

León (Mexico) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 519 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 (23.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

León averages 0 frost days, 63 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 80 rainy days per year.

León has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 24 May 2024) and the coldest -3.5 °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

LeónGuanajuato

coords: 21.12°, -101.68°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthMarch

Mean daily temperature

19.3°C

Average daily high

26.6°C

Average daily low

12.7°C

Annual rainfall

519mm

Sunshine / day

11.2h

Mean relative humidity

51%

Average peak wind

15.1km/h

Seasonal range

8.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

63 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

80 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

25.5 °C

Average feels-like low

11.5 °C

Average peak gust

31.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

1 d/yr

Solar radiation

22.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

37.7 °C

24 May 2024

Coldest day

-3.5 °C

14 December 1997

Wettest day

57 mm

25 August 2025

Windiest day

44.4 km/h

4 March 1983

Strongest gust

82.4 km/h

4 March 1983

Hottest feels-like

38.1 °C

21 May 2024

Coldest feels-like

-8.1 °C

14 December 1997

Snowiest day

1.1 cm

11 January 1967

Sunniest day

13.1 h

2 July 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	37.0 °C16 May 2025	4.2 °C22 January 2025	20.6 °C	757 mm	106	0
2024	37.7 °C24 May 2024	2.6 °C29 December 2024	21.3 °C	608 mm	120	0
2023	37.5 °C13 June 2023	4.8 °C30 December 2023	20.9 °C	465 mm	136	0
2022	35.6 °C10 May 2022	5.3 °C20 December 2022	20.4 °C	452 mm	86	0
2021	34.7 °C27 May 2021	3.1 °C2 January 2021	19.9 °C	737 mm	75	0
2020	35.6 °C21 April 2020	2.0 °C5 January 2020	20.7 °C	453 mm	110	0
2019	34.2 °C16 May 2019	3.9 °C28 January 2019	20.8 °C	529 mm	109	0
2018	36.8 °C28 May 2018	1.3 °C15 December 2018	19.6 °C	854 mm	63	0
2017	35.5 °C22 May 2017	2.3 °C11 December 2017	20.0 °C	628 mm	80	0
2016	36.1 °C25 May 2016	1.9 °C17 January 2016	19.7 °C	588 mm	72	0
2015	33.1 °C7 May 2015	5.2 °C7 February 2015	19.7 °C	819 mm	41	0
2014	33.4 °C15 June 2014	2.4 °C16 January 2014	19.7 °C	595 mm	60	0
2013	36.0 °C6 June 2013	0.1 °C3 March 2013	20.0 °C	716 mm	75	0
2012	35.7 °C30 May 2012	4.6 °C5 January 2012	20.1 °C	530 mm	90	0
2011	36.8 °C24 May 2011	0.4 °C29 November 2011	20.7 °C	435 mm	111	0
2010	35.6 °C7 May 2010	2.0 °C10 December 2010	19.6 °C	520 mm	89	0
2009	36.0 °C8 June 2009	2.7 °C7 February 2009	20.4 °C	494 mm	112	0
2008	35.4 °C10 May 2008	1.0 °C11 December 2008	19.5 °C	636 mm	71	0
2007	34.8 °C2 June 2007	4.2 °C10 January 2007	19.8 °C	546 mm	83	0
2006	35.2 °C21 April 2006	-1.9 °C18 January 2006	19.9 °C	581 mm	102	2
2005	36.6 °C7 June 2005	4.1 °C26 December 2005	20.3 °C	394 mm	111	0
2004	34.0 °C25 May 2004	2.1 °C26 December 2004	19.0 °C	661 mm	44	0
2003	36.4 °C8 May 2003	1.2 °C20 December 2003	20.0 °C	605 mm	78	0
2002	35.4 °C30 April 2002	2.8 °C8 January 2002	19.8 °C	545 mm	79	0
2001	34.9 °C13 April 2001	4.2 °C30 December 2001	19.7 °C	552 mm	76	0
2000	36.0 °C20 April 2000	3.0 °C20 January 2000	20.1 °C	396 mm	96	0
1999	35.8 °C1 June 1999	2.8 °C25 January 1999	19.7 °C	459 mm	85	0
1998	37.6 °C8 May 1998	0.0 °C3 February 1998	20.5 °C	490 mm	113	0
1997	34.0 °C4 June 1997	-3.5 °C14 December 1997	19.6 °C	502 mm	70	2
1996	35.7 °C29 May 1996	2.2 °C3 January 1996	19.8 °C	596 mm	65	0
1995	36.2 °C14 May 1995	2.6 °C26 November 1995	20.2 °C	522 mm	67	0
1994	35.0 °C9 May 1994	3.3 °C5 January 1994	20.3 °C	610 mm	67	0
1993	35.4 °C5 June 1993	4.5 °C12 February 1993	19.5 °C	562 mm	44	0
1992	34.9 °C26 June 1992	2.6 °C5 February 1992	18.5 °C	859 mm	33	0
1991	35.3 °C21 May 1991	4.6 °C16 January 1991	19.5 °C	730 mm	73	0
1990	34.6 °C1 June 1990	4.3 °C10 December 1990	19.3 °C	724 mm	39	0
1989	35.0 °C19 May 1989	1.8 °C24 December 1989	19.7 °C	483 mm	71	0
1988	34.9 °C27 April 1988	1.1 °C26 January 1988	19.8 °C	443 mm	69	0
1987	33.4 °C28 May 1987	2.7 °C23 January 1987	19.5 °C	440 mm	62	0
1986	36.1 °C12 May 1986	1.2 °C14 January 1986	19.2 °C	615 mm	50	0
1985	35.1 °C13 May 1985	0.6 °C7 January 1985	19.1 °C	580 mm	31	0
1984	33.6 °C7 May 1984	4.1 °C1 January 1984	19.1 °C	586 mm	52	0
1983	36.8 °C1 May 1983	1.2 °C23 January 1983	19.2 °C	567 mm	63	0
1982	36.9 °C4 June 1982	2.2 °C18 December 1982	20.1 °C	477 mm	103	0
1981	34.8 °C9 June 1981	0.4 °C24 January 1981	19.3 °C	634 mm	49	0
1980	35.2 °C2 June 1980	0.4 °C27 January 1980	19.5 °C	533 mm	79	0
1979	34.8 °C2 July 1979	3.3 °C25 November 1979	19.7 °C	388 mm	87	0
1978	34.4 °C8 May 1978	3.2 °C13 February 1978	19.4 °C	544 mm	69	0
1977	33.7 °C15 March 1977	2.5 °C22 December 1977	19.2 °C	521 mm	53	0
1976	34.1 °C24 May 1976	-3.0 °C25 February 1976	18.8 °C	493 mm	45	1
1975	34.0 °C19 April 1975	1.2 °C29 December 1975	18.9 °C	550 mm	54	0
1974	34.0 °C16 May 1974	2.4 °C27 November 1974	18.9 °C	455 mm	41	0
1973	34.7 °C25 May 1973	0.7 °C30 January 1973	18.7 °C	613 mm	46	0
1972	33.8 °C21 May 1972	2.0 °C22 December 1972	19.3 °C	305 mm	57	0
1971	34.1 °C19 May 1971	3.6 °C25 December 1971	18.6 °C	515 mm	41	0
1970	33.3 °C25 April 1970	1.5 °C17 November 1970	18.8 °C	405 mm	54	0
1969	35.0 °C8 June 1969	3.5 °C21 November 1969	19.4 °C	282 mm	55	0
1968	33.5 °C27 May 1968	3.2 °C20 February 1968	18.5 °C	387 mm	39	0
1967	34.3 °C8 May 1967	1.8 °C9 February 1967	18.4 °C	566 mm	42	0
1966	34.2 °C6 June 1966	0.2 °C30 January 1966	18.2 °C	456 mm	33	0
1965	33.8 °C25 May 1965	2.7 °C18 January 1965	18.6 °C	494 mm	52	0
1964	34.2 °C1 May 1964	2.2 °C1 January 1964	18.9 °C	419 mm	42	0
1963	33.5 °C23 April 1963	0.5 °C25 December 1963	18.5 °C	512 mm	39	0
1962	33.8 °C29 May 1962	2.9 °C15 November 1962	19.2 °C	378 mm	52	0
1961	33.8 °C14 May 1961	2.5 °C12 February 1961	18.8 °C	387 mm	47	0
1960	33.9 °C17 June 1960	-1.1 °C14 February 1960	19.1 °C	371 mm	65	2
1959	32.3 °C1 June 1959	2.8 °C11 January 1959	17.7 °C	696 mm	20	0
1958	34.3 °C11 June 1958	1.7 °C25 January 1958	18.3 °C	604 mm	55	0
1957	33.5 °C24 May 1957	1.9 °C12 December 1957	19.7 °C	185 mm	110	0
1956	32.9 °C11 May 1956	-1.5 °C13 January 1956	18.8 °C	309 mm	51	3
1955	34.4 °C24 May 1955	-1.5 °C24 January 1955	18.8 °C	395 mm	56	1
1954	34.5 °C3 June 1954	1.9 °C21 December 1954	18.9 °C	363 mm	42	0
1953	34.1 °C21 May 1953	0.6 °C12 November 1953	18.6 °C	445 mm	60	0
1952	33.6 °C24 May 1952	0.8 °C5 February 1952	18.8 °C	352 mm	40	0
1951	32.3 °C17 May 1951	1.8 °C3 February 1951	19.4 °C	391 mm	42	0
1950	33.2 °C4 May 1950	2.4 °C19 December 1950	18.7 °C	343 mm	37	0
1949	34.1 °C23 May 1949	3.4 °C5 November 1949	18.9 °C	429 mm	32	0
1948	33.6 °C2 May 1948	3.1 °C25 January 1948	18.3 °C	562 mm	41	0
1947	31.5 °C2 June 1947	1.5 °C29 November 1947	17.9 °C	605 mm	25	0
1946	34.9 °C20 May 1946	3.2 °C24 January 1946	18.8 °C	443 mm	50	0
1945	32.5 °C4 April 1945	3.8 °C5 December 1945	18.8 °C	384 mm	42	0
1944	33.0 °C3 June 1944	2.3 °C7 December 1944	18.0 °C	540 mm	45	0
1943	33.4 °C16 May 1943	1.9 °C1 January 1943	17.8 °C	505 mm	22	0
1942	32.4 °C12 June 1942	0.6 °C29 December 1942	18.2 °C	412 mm	28	0
1941	32.5 °C9 May 1941	1.1 °C9 February 1941	17.7 °C	620 mm	17	0
1940	32.3 °C1 May 1940	-2.2 °C18 February 1940	17.9 °C	517 mm	27	2

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.3 °C

+1.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

106 d/yr

+43

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

757 mm

+238 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.3 °C	+2.5 °C	6 mm	-9 mm
Feb	28.5 °C	+3.6 °C	5 mm	-4 mm
Mar	30.7 °C	+3.0 °C	0 mm	-6 mm
Apr	31.8 °C	+1.9 °C	0 mm	-10 mm
May	32.5 °C	+1.6 °C	51 mm	+27 mm
Jun	27.2 °C	-1.6 °C	222 mm	+121 mm
Jul	26.4 °C	-0.2 °C	128 mm	+12 mm
Aug	27.4 °C	+0.7 °C	195 mm	+86 mm
Sep	27.4 °C	+1.4 °C	119 mm	+35 mm
Oct	28.6 °C	+2.5 °C	25 mm	-5 mm
Nov	27.9 °C	+2.8 °C	0 mm	-8 mm
Dec	25.5 °C	+2.3 °C	7 mm	-1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.0 °C

16 May 2025

Coldest day

4.2 °C

22 Jan 2025

Wettest day

56.7 mm

25 Aug 2025

Windiest day

30.4 km/h

10 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

57.6 km/h

10 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.3 °C

17 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

1.2 °C

22 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.9 h

5 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of León?

León has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 519 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in León?

The hottest day measured in León between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 2024, reaching 37.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in León?

The coldest day measured in León between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 1997, at -3.5 °C.

Does it snow in León?

Almost never: León sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of León warmed?

Yes: León warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in León?

The wettest day measured in León between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 2025, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in León?

The windiest day measured in León between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1983, with winds reaching 44.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in León?

The warmest month in León is May (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.0 °C).

How much does it rain in León?

León receives on average 519 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.

Is it sunny in León?

León 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 León?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in León between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1967, with 1.1 cm.

Are there tropical nights in León?

Yes: León has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in León?

In León, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 21 May 2024, and the lowest was -8.1 °C on 14 December 1997.

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