Medina climate — normals and trends
Medina (Mexico) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 677 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 (19.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Medina averages 1 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.
Medina has warmed by +2.2 °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 24 May 2024) and the coldest -4.5 °C (on 24 January 1955).
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
MedinaGuanajuato
- coords
- 21.15°, -101.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.2°C
Average daily high
23.2°C
Average daily low
10.2°C
Annual rainfall
677mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
7.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
88 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.4 cm
Average feels-like high
21.7 °C
Average feels-like low
8.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
24 May 2024
Coldest day
-4.5 °C
24 January 1955
Wettest day
58 mm
2 July 1991
Windiest day
47.1 km/h
4 March 1983
Strongest gust
104.0 km/h
4 March 1983
Hottest feels-like
35.2 °C
10 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-9.2 °C
14 December 1997
Snowiest day
13.7 cm
11 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.0 h
2 July 1980
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 | 22.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 9 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 25.2 °C | +3.7 °C | 5 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 27.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 28.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 29.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 90 mm | +46 mm |
| Jun | 23.7 °C | -1.7 °C | 301 mm | +175 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 230 mm | +88 mm |
| Aug | 24.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 172 mm | +41 mm |
| Sep | 24.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 148 mm | +38 mm |
| Oct | 24.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 34 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 24.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 21.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 9 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Medina?
Medina has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 677 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Medina?
The hottest day measured in Medina between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 2024, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Medina?
The coldest day measured in Medina between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1955, at -4.5 °C.
Does it snow in Medina?
Almost never: Medina sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Medina warmed?
Yes: Medina warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Medina?
The wettest day measured in Medina between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1991, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Medina?
The windiest day measured in Medina between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1983, with winds reaching 47.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Medina?
The warmest month in Medina is May (19.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Medina?
Medina receives on average 677 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Medina?
Medina gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Medina?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Medina between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1967, with 13.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Medina?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Medina.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Medina?
In Medina, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.2 °C on 10 May 2024, and the lowest was -9.2 °C on 14 December 1997.
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