Magdalena climate — normals and trends
Magdalena (Mexico) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 614 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 (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Magdalena averages 0 frost days, 104 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.
Magdalena has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 13 June 2023) and the coldest -0.5 °C (on 19 January 1988).
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
MagdalenaJalisco
- coords
- 20.91°, -103.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.0°C
Average daily high
28.1°C
Average daily low
13.6°C
Annual rainfall
614mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
10.9km/h
Seasonal range
6.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
104 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
100 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.5 °C
Average feels-like low
13.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
39.3 °C
13 June 2023
Coldest day
-0.5 °C
19 January 1988
Wettest day
72 mm
4 March 1968
Windiest day
22.8 km/h
10 October 2025
Strongest gust
74.5 km/h
25 October 2002
Hottest feels-like
40.6 °C
21 June 2023
Coldest feels-like
-4.9 °C
14 December 1997
Sunniest day
13.3 h
20 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 8 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 29.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 30.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 32.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 33.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 161 mm | +65 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 192 mm | +42 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 182 mm | +51 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 143 mm | +33 mm |
| Oct | 30.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 21 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 29.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 27.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 11 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Magdalena?
Magdalena has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 614 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Magdalena?
The hottest day measured in Magdalena between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 2023, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Magdalena?
The coldest day measured in Magdalena between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1988, at -0.5 °C.
Does it snow in Magdalena?
Almost never: Magdalena sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Magdalena warmed?
Yes: Magdalena warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Magdalena?
The wettest day measured in Magdalena between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1968, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Magdalena?
The windiest day measured in Magdalena between 1940 and 2025 was 10 October 2025, with winds reaching 22.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Magdalena?
The warmest month in Magdalena is May (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Magdalena?
Magdalena receives on average 614 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Magdalena?
Magdalena gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Magdalena?
Yes: Magdalena has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Magdalena?
In Magdalena, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 21 June 2023, and the lowest was -4.9 °C on 14 December 1997.
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