Motul climate — normals and trends
Motul (Mexico) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 808 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 (28.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Motul averages 0 frost days, 284 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Motul has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.9 °C (on 17 May 2024) and the coldest 7.5 °C (on 2 March 1986).
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
MotulYucatán
- coords
- 21.10°, -89.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
32.4°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
808mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
5.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
284 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.8 °C
Average feels-like low
24.3 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
273 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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
42.9 °C
17 May 2024
Coldest day
7.5 °C
2 March 1986
Wettest day
138 mm
24 September 2002
Windiest day
55.0 km/h
22 September 2002
Strongest gust
122.4 km/h
22 September 2002
Hottest feels-like
47.0 °C
28 April 2015
Coldest feels-like
5.8 °C
2 March 1986
Sunniest day
13.2 h
28 June 1946
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 | 29.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 13 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 31.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 21 mm | +0 mm |
| Mar | 33.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 4 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 34.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 4 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 37.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 56 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 35.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 87 mm | -43 mm |
| Jul | 35.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 70 mm | -32 mm |
| Aug | 34.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 111 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 33.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 198 mm | +49 mm |
| Oct | 31.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 122 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 30.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 29 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 30.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 30 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Motul?
Motul has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 808 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Motul?
The hottest day measured in Motul between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 2024, reaching 42.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Motul?
The coldest day measured in Motul between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1986, at 7.5 °C.
Does it snow in Motul?
Almost never: Motul sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Motul warmed?
Yes: Motul warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Motul?
The wettest day measured in Motul between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 2002, with 138 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Motul?
The windiest day measured in Motul between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 2002, with winds reaching 55.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Motul?
The warmest month in Motul is May (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Motul?
Motul receives on average 808 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Motul?
Motul gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Motul?
Yes: Motul has on average 273 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Motul?
In Motul, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 28 April 2015, and the lowest was 5.8 °C on 2 March 1986.
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