Parral climate — normals and trends
Parral (Mexico) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 508 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 (23.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Parral averages 17 frost days, 56 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 76 rainy days per year.
Parral has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 13 June 2023) and the coldest -14.6 °C (on 4 February 2011).
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
ParralChihuahua
- coords
- 26.93°, -105.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
24.4°C
Average daily low
10.0°C
Annual rainfall
508mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
47%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
14.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
17 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
56 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
76 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.7 cm
Average feels-like high
22.5 °C
Average feels-like low
7.8 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
38.3 °C
13 June 2023
Coldest day
-14.6 °C
4 February 2011
Wettest day
99 mm
31 August 2022
Windiest day
54.4 km/h
2 March 2023
Strongest gust
112.7 km/h
2 March 2023
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
20 June 2023
Coldest feels-like
-19.7 °C
4 February 2011
Snowiest day
10.9 cm
29 December 2006
Sunniest day
13.7 h
20 June 2013
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 9 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 26.1 °C | +6.2 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 26.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 28.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 31.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 21 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 32.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 112 mm | +61 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 116 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 66 mm | -53 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 73 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 28.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 8 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 25.0 °C | +3.7 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 22.4 °C | +4.1 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Parral?
Parral has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 508 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Parral?
The hottest day measured in Parral between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 2023, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Parral?
The coldest day measured in Parral between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2011, at -14.6 °C.
Does it snow in Parral?
Yes. Parral gets on average 2.7 cm of snow per year and has around 17 frost days.
Has the climate of Parral warmed?
Yes: Parral warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Parral?
The wettest day measured in Parral between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 2022, with 99 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Parral?
The windiest day measured in Parral between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 2023, with winds reaching 54.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Parral?
The warmest month in Parral is June (23.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Parral?
Parral receives on average 508 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Parral?
Parral gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Parral?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Parral between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 2006, with 10.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Parral?
Yes: Parral has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Parral?
In Parral, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 20 June 2023, and the lowest was -19.7 °C on 4 February 2011.
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