Salina Cruz climate — normals and trends
Salina Cruz (Mexico) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 861 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 (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Salina Cruz averages 0 frost days, 278 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 86 rainy days per year.
Salina Cruz has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 10 May 2010) and the coldest 13.1 °C (on 23 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
Salina CruzOaxaca
- coords
- 16.18°, -95.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
31.7°C
Average daily low
22.9°C
Annual rainfall
861mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
20.0km/h
Seasonal range
4.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
278 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
86 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.1 °C
Average feels-like low
24.9 °C
Average peak gust
51.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
324 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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
39.6 °C
10 May 2010
Coldest day
13.1 °C
23 December 1989
Wettest day
179 mm
24 August 2007
Windiest day
48.7 km/h
16 December 1972
Strongest gust
115.9 km/h
2 January 1979
Hottest feels-like
44.7 °C
18 May 2020
Coldest feels-like
6.4 °C
23 December 1989
Sunniest day
12.9 h
22 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 33.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 12 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 33.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 34.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 7 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 34.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 28 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 32.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 534 mm | +309 mm |
| Jul | 34.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 60 mm | -52 mm |
| Aug | 34.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 205 mm | +60 mm |
| Sep | 33.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 312 mm | +118 mm |
| Oct | 32.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 140 mm | +54 mm |
| Nov | 32.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 4 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 32.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Salina Cruz?
Salina Cruz has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 861 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Salina Cruz?
The hottest day measured in Salina Cruz between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 2010, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Salina Cruz?
The coldest day measured in Salina Cruz between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1989, at 13.1 °C.
Does it snow in Salina Cruz?
Almost never: Salina Cruz sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Salina Cruz warmed?
Yes: Salina Cruz warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Salina Cruz?
The wettest day measured in Salina Cruz between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2007, with 179 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Salina Cruz?
The windiest day measured in Salina Cruz between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1972, with winds reaching 48.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Salina Cruz?
The warmest month in Salina Cruz is May (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Salina Cruz?
Salina Cruz receives on average 861 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Salina Cruz?
Salina Cruz gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Salina Cruz?
Yes: Salina Cruz has on average 324 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Salina Cruz?
In Salina Cruz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.7 °C on 18 May 2020, and the lowest was 6.4 °C on 23 December 1989.
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