San Juan Bautista Tuxtla climate — normals and trends
San Juan Bautista Tuxtla (Mexico) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 2,344 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
San Juan Bautista Tuxtla averages 0 frost days, 128 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 209 rainy days per year.
San Juan Bautista Tuxtla has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.7 °C (on 19 May 1955) and the coldest 8.6 °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 Juan Bautista TuxtlaOaxaca
- coords
- 18.09°, -96.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.3°C
Average daily high
28.4°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
2,344mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
6.9km/h
Seasonal range
6.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
128 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
209 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.0 °C
Average feels-like low
23.7 °C
Average peak gust
22.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
240 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
41.7 °C
19 May 1955
Coldest day
8.6 °C
13 January 1956
Wettest day
254 mm
20 October 1965
Windiest day
31.9 km/h
9 August 2012
Strongest gust
101.5 km/h
9 August 2012
Hottest feels-like
49.1 °C
7 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
6.7 °C
13 January 1956
Sunniest day
13.0 h
14 June 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 | 25.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 100 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 27.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 79 mm | +9 mm |
| Mar | 31.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 18 mm | -49 mm |
| Apr | 32.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 28 mm | -50 mm |
| May | 34.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 145 mm | +27 mm |
| Jun | 30.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 613 mm | +261 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 276 mm | -78 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 527 mm | +206 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 368 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 265 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 28.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 189 mm | +44 mm |
| Dec | 26.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 196 mm | +96 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of San Juan Bautista Tuxtla?
San Juan Bautista Tuxtla has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 2,344 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in San Juan Bautista Tuxtla?
The hottest day measured in San Juan Bautista Tuxtla between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1955, reaching 41.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in San Juan Bautista Tuxtla?
The coldest day measured in San Juan Bautista Tuxtla between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1956, at 8.6 °C.
Does it snow in San Juan Bautista Tuxtla?
Almost never: San Juan Bautista Tuxtla sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of San Juan Bautista Tuxtla warmed?
Yes: San Juan Bautista Tuxtla warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in San Juan Bautista Tuxtla?
The wettest day measured in San Juan Bautista Tuxtla between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1965, with 254 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in San Juan Bautista Tuxtla?
The windiest day measured in San Juan Bautista Tuxtla between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2012, with winds reaching 31.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in San Juan Bautista Tuxtla?
The warmest month in San Juan Bautista Tuxtla is May (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.6 °C).
How much does it rain in San Juan Bautista Tuxtla?
San Juan Bautista Tuxtla receives on average 2,344 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 209 rainy days.
Is it sunny in San Juan Bautista Tuxtla?
San Juan Bautista Tuxtla gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in San Juan Bautista Tuxtla?
Yes: San Juan Bautista Tuxtla has on average 240 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in San Juan Bautista Tuxtla?
In San Juan Bautista Tuxtla, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.1 °C on 7 May 2024, and the lowest was 6.7 °C on 13 January 1956.
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