Papantla de Olarte climate — normals and trends
Papantla de Olarte (Mexico) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 1,434 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 June (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Papantla de Olarte averages 0 frost days, 107 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 175 rainy days per year.
Papantla de Olarte has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.5 °C (on 5 June 2024) and the coldest 4.1 °C (on 24 December 1989).
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
Papantla de OlarteVeracruz
- coords
- 20.45°, -97.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.9°C
Average daily high
27.4°C
Average daily low
20.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,434mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
8.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
107 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
175 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.6 °C
Average feels-like low
23.6 °C
Average peak gust
27.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
236 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
37.5 °C
5 June 2024
Coldest day
4.1 °C
24 December 1989
Wettest day
316 mm
9 June 1978
Windiest day
64.9 km/h
22 August 2007
Strongest gust
127.8 km/h
22 August 2007
Hottest feels-like
47.8 °C
9 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-0.3 °C
11 January 1962
Sunniest day
13.0 h
27 May 1940
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 | 22.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 46 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 25.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 69 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 28.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 12 mm | -50 mm |
| Apr | 29.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 17 mm | -58 mm |
| May | 32.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 104 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 30.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 391 mm | +233 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 147 mm | +12 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 80 mm | -54 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 195 mm | -48 mm |
| Oct | 29.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 317 mm | +120 mm |
| Nov | 27.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 121 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 25.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 146 mm | +63 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Papantla de Olarte?
Papantla de Olarte has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 1,434 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Papantla de Olarte?
The hottest day measured in Papantla de Olarte between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 2024, reaching 37.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Papantla de Olarte?
The coldest day measured in Papantla de Olarte between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1989, at 4.1 °C.
Does it snow in Papantla de Olarte?
Almost never: Papantla de Olarte sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Papantla de Olarte warmed?
Yes: Papantla de Olarte warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Papantla de Olarte?
The wettest day measured in Papantla de Olarte between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1978, with 316 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Papantla de Olarte?
The windiest day measured in Papantla de Olarte between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 2007, with winds reaching 64.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Papantla de Olarte?
The warmest month in Papantla de Olarte is June (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Papantla de Olarte?
Papantla de Olarte receives on average 1,434 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 175 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Papantla de Olarte?
Papantla de Olarte gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Papantla de Olarte?
Yes: Papantla de Olarte has on average 236 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Papantla de Olarte?
In Papantla de Olarte, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.8 °C on 9 May 2024, and the lowest was -0.3 °C on 11 January 1962.
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