San José Iturbide climate — normals and trends
San José Iturbide (Mexico) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 588 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 (19.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
San José Iturbide averages 1 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
San José Iturbide has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 25 May 2024) and the coldest -4.2 °C (on 13 January 1956).
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 José IturbideGuanajuato
- coords
- 21.00°, -100.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.6°C
Average daily high
23.6°C
Average daily low
11.0°C
Annual rainfall
588mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
6.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
15 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
22.2 °C
Average feels-like low
9.7 °C
Average peak gust
39.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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
36.0 °C
25 May 2024
Coldest day
-4.2 °C
13 January 1956
Wettest day
73 mm
4 July 1999
Windiest day
41.4 km/h
9 March 2016
Strongest gust
92.9 km/h
4 March 1983
Hottest feels-like
36.7 °C
25 May 2011
Coldest feels-like
-8.3 °C
25 February 1976
Snowiest day
16.3 cm
11 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.0 h
17 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 6 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 25.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 12 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 28.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 29.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 2 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 30.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 83 mm | +32 mm |
| Jun | 23.9 °C | -1.4 °C | 242 mm | +130 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 259 mm | +146 mm |
| Aug | 25.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 104 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 24.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 123 mm | +28 mm |
| Oct | 24.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 47 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 24.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 22.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 7 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of San José Iturbide?
San José Iturbide has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 588 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in San José Iturbide?
The hottest day measured in San José Iturbide between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 2024, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in San José Iturbide?
The coldest day measured in San José Iturbide between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1956, at -4.2 °C.
Does it snow in San José Iturbide?
Almost never: San José Iturbide sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of San José Iturbide warmed?
Yes: San José Iturbide warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in San José Iturbide?
The wettest day measured in San José Iturbide between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1999, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in San José Iturbide?
The windiest day measured in San José Iturbide between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 2016, with winds reaching 41.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in San José Iturbide?
The warmest month in San José Iturbide is May (19.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.0 °C).
How much does it rain in San José Iturbide?
San José Iturbide receives on average 588 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in San José Iturbide?
San José Iturbide gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in San José Iturbide?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in San José Iturbide between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1967, with 16.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in San José Iturbide?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in San José Iturbide.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in San José Iturbide?
In San José Iturbide, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.7 °C on 25 May 2011, and the lowest was -8.3 °C on 25 February 1976.
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