Morelia climate — normals and trends
Morelia (Mexico) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 641 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 (20.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Morelia averages 0 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Morelia has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 9 May 2024) and the coldest -0.5 °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
MoreliaMichoacán
- coords
- 19.70°, -101.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.4°C
Average daily high
24.4°C
Average daily low
11.5°C
Annual rainfall
641mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
10.2km/h
Seasonal range
6.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.2 °C
Average feels-like low
10.8 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 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
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.84 · 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
35.6 °C
9 May 2024
Coldest day
-0.5 °C
25 February 1976
Wettest day
75 mm
8 October 1976
Windiest day
30.7 km/h
7 January 1946
Strongest gust
100.8 km/h
9 March 2016
Hottest feels-like
37.3 °C
25 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-4.2 °C
25 February 1976
Snowiest day
1.3 cm
2 January 1947
Sunniest day
12.9 h
8 June 1950
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 | 23.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 26 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 26.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 21 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 29.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 6 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 30.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 3 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 29.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 41 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 245 mm | +134 mm |
| Jul | 24.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 133 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 25.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 131 mm | +27 mm |
| Sep | 25.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 164 mm | +69 mm |
| Oct | 25.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 45 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 25.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 3 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 23.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 29 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Morelia?
Morelia has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 641 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Morelia?
The hottest day measured in Morelia between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 2024, reaching 35.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Morelia?
The coldest day measured in Morelia between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1976, at -0.5 °C.
Does it snow in Morelia?
Almost never: Morelia sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Morelia warmed?
Yes: Morelia warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Morelia?
The wettest day measured in Morelia between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 1976, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Morelia?
The windiest day measured in Morelia between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1946, with winds reaching 30.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Morelia?
The warmest month in Morelia is May (20.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Morelia?
Morelia receives on average 641 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Morelia?
Morelia gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Morelia?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Morelia between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1947, with 1.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Morelia?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Morelia.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Morelia?
In Morelia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.3 °C on 25 May 2024, and the lowest was -4.2 °C on 25 February 1976.
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