Palenque/Temp climate — normals and trends
Palenque/Temp (Mexico) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,549 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 (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Palenque/Temp averages 0 frost days, 203 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 179 rainy days per year.
Palenque/Temp has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 17 May 2024) and the coldest 8.2 °C (on 26 December 1963).
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
Palenque/TempChiapas
- coords
- 17.51°, -91.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
30.3°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,549mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
10.1km/h
Seasonal range
6.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
203 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
179 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.6 °C
Average feels-like low
23.4 °C
Average peak gust
30.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
244 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
43.1 °C
17 May 2024
Coldest day
8.2 °C
26 December 1963
Wettest day
172 mm
24 October 2013
Windiest day
29.2 km/h
21 August 1973
Strongest gust
77.8 km/h
21 August 1973
Hottest feels-like
48.6 °C
24 April 2010
Coldest feels-like
6.7 °C
26 December 1963
Sunniest day
12.7 h
17 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 92 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 29.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 69 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 32.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 59 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 33.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 69 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 37.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 11 mm | -90 mm |
| Jun | 34.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 172 mm | -34 mm |
| Jul | 34.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 98 mm | -35 mm |
| Aug | 34.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 144 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 32.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 235 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 163 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 96 mm | -38 mm |
| Dec | 28.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 170 mm | +67 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Palenque/Temp?
Palenque/Temp has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,549 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Palenque/Temp?
The hottest day measured in Palenque/Temp between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 2024, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Palenque/Temp?
The coldest day measured in Palenque/Temp between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1963, at 8.2 °C.
Does it snow in Palenque/Temp?
Almost never: Palenque/Temp sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Palenque/Temp warmed?
Yes: Palenque/Temp warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Palenque/Temp?
The wettest day measured in Palenque/Temp between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 2013, with 172 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Palenque/Temp?
The windiest day measured in Palenque/Temp between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1973, with winds reaching 29.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Palenque/Temp?
The warmest month in Palenque/Temp is May (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Palenque/Temp?
Palenque/Temp receives on average 1,549 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 179 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Palenque/Temp?
Palenque/Temp gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Palenque/Temp?
Yes: Palenque/Temp has on average 244 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Palenque/Temp?
In Palenque/Temp, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.6 °C on 24 April 2010, and the lowest was 6.7 °C on 26 December 1963.
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