Metepec climate — normals and trends
Metepec (Mexico) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 1,390 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 (13.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Metepec averages 10 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 171 rainy days per year.
Metepec has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 17 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.0 °C (on 1 May 1983) and the coldest -6.7 °C (on 25 February 1976).
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
MetepecMéxico
- coords
- 19.26°, -99.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.5°C
Average daily high
18.4°C
Average daily low
5.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,390mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
11.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
10 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
171 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.8 cm
Average feels-like high
17.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.8 °C
Average peak gust
30.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.89 · 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
29.0 °C
1 May 1983
Coldest day
-6.7 °C
25 February 1976
Wettest day
87 mm
12 July 1998
Windiest day
32.8 km/h
7 January 1946
Strongest gust
78.1 km/h
14 February 1998
Hottest feels-like
29.1 °C
8 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-11.4 °C
25 February 1976
Snowiest day
21.4 cm
11 January 1967
Sunniest day
12.9 h
9 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 37 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 19.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 61 mm | +36 mm |
| Mar | 22.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 22 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 23.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 3 mm | -68 mm |
| May | 22.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 136 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 19.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 334 mm | +114 mm |
| Jul | 19.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 199 mm | -76 mm |
| Aug | 19.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 262 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 266 mm | +65 mm |
| Oct | 19.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 89 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 19.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 7 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 17.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 47 mm | +29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Metepec?
Metepec has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 1,390 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Metepec?
The hottest day measured in Metepec between 1940 and 2025 was 1 May 1983, reaching 29.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Metepec?
The coldest day measured in Metepec between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1976, at -6.7 °C.
Does it snow in Metepec?
Almost never: Metepec sees virtually no snow, with about 10 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Metepec warmed?
Yes: Metepec warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Metepec?
The wettest day measured in Metepec between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1998, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Metepec?
The windiest day measured in Metepec between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1946, with winds reaching 32.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Metepec?
The warmest month in Metepec is May (13.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Metepec?
Metepec receives on average 1,390 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Metepec?
Metepec gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Metepec?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Metepec between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1967, with 21.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Metepec?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Metepec.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Metepec?
In Metepec, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.1 °C on 8 June 2019, and the lowest was -11.4 °C on 25 February 1976.
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