San Felipe climate — normals and trends
San Felipe (Mexico) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 68 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 August (32.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
San Felipe averages 0 frost days, 127 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 11 rainy days per year.
San Felipe has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.4 °C (on 26 June 1990) and the coldest 2.4 °C (on 13 January 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
San FelipeBaja California
- coords
- 31.03°, -114.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.4°C
Average daily high
26.2°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
68mm
Sunshine / day
11.5h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
18.8km/h
Seasonal range
16.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
127 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
11 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.0 °C
Average feels-like low
20.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
183 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
41.4 °C
26 June 1990
Coldest day
2.4 °C
13 January 1963
Wettest day
111 mm
1 October 2018
Windiest day
62.2 km/h
20 August 2023
Strongest gust
129.2 km/h
25 September 1997
Hottest feels-like
46.1 °C
24 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-6.8 °C
13 January 1963
Snowiest day
1.1 cm
14 December 1967
Sunniest day
13.7 h
7 July 2025
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 | 18.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 21.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 22.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 24.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 28.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 33.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 35.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 32.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 29.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 24.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 41 mm | +36 mm |
| Dec | 22.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of San Felipe?
San Felipe has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 68 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in San Felipe?
The hottest day measured in San Felipe between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1990, reaching 41.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in San Felipe?
The coldest day measured in San Felipe between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1963, at 2.4 °C.
Does it snow in San Felipe?
Almost never: San Felipe sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of San Felipe warmed?
Yes: San Felipe warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in San Felipe?
The wettest day measured in San Felipe between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 2018, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in San Felipe?
The windiest day measured in San Felipe between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2023, with winds reaching 62.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in San Felipe?
The warmest month in San Felipe is August (32.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.5 °C).
How much does it rain in San Felipe?
San Felipe receives on average 68 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 11 rainy days.
Is it sunny in San Felipe?
San Felipe gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in San Felipe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in San Felipe between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 1967, with 1.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in San Felipe?
Yes: San Felipe has on average 183 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in San Felipe?
In San Felipe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.1 °C on 24 August 2010, and the lowest was -6.8 °C on 13 January 1963.
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