Linares climate — normals and trends
Linares (Mexico) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.4 °C and it receives 671 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 (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Linares averages 1 frost days, 172 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.
Linares has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 15 June 1998) and the coldest -7.3 °C (on 25 December 1983).
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
LinaresNuevo León
- coords
- 24.86°, -99.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.4°C
Average daily high
28.5°C
Average daily low
17.0°C
Annual rainfall
671mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
13.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
172 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
84 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
30.0 °C
Average feels-like low
17.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
152 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
43.1 °C
15 June 1998
Coldest day
-7.3 °C
25 December 1983
Wettest day
168 mm
11 September 2002
Windiest day
59.1 km/h
16 September 1988
Strongest gust
129.2 km/h
16 September 1988
Hottest feels-like
47.0 °C
15 May 2025
Coldest feels-like
-12.8 °C
25 December 1983
Snowiest day
6.4 cm
9 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.1 h
2 July 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.4 °C | -2.4 °C | 15 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 25.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 9 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 30.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 47 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 32.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 1 mm | -62 mm |
| May | 34.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 67 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 33.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 54 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 34.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 43 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 36.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 33 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 32.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 144 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 44 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 28.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 35 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 24.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 20 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Linares?
Linares has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.4 °C and it receives 671 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Linares?
The hottest day measured in Linares between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1998, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Linares?
The coldest day measured in Linares between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1983, at -7.3 °C.
Does it snow in Linares?
Almost never: Linares sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Linares warmed?
Yes: Linares warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Linares?
The wettest day measured in Linares between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 2002, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Linares?
The windiest day measured in Linares between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1988, with winds reaching 59.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Linares?
The warmest month in Linares is August (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Linares?
Linares receives on average 671 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Linares?
Linares gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Linares?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Linares between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1967, with 6.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Linares?
Yes: Linares has on average 152 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Linares?
In Linares, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 15 May 2025, and the lowest was -12.8 °C on 25 December 1983.
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