San Luis de la Paz climate — normals and trends

San Luis de la Paz (Mexico) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 493 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 (12.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

San Luis de la Paz averages 2 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.

San Luis de la Paz has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 3 to 1 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 8 May 1998) and the coldest -4.8 °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 Luis de la PazGuanajuato

coords
21.30°, -100.51°
period
19402025 · 86 yrs
BSkCold semi-aridWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

16.3°C

Average daily high

23.3°C

Average daily low

11.0°C

Annual rainfall

493mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

65%

Average peak wind

18.0km/h

Seasonal range

7.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

2 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

17 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

84 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.3 cm

Average feels-like high

21.9 °C

Average feels-like low

9.7 °C

Average peak gust

39.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.4 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · p = < 0.001

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

36.5 °C

8 May 1998

Coldest day

-4.8 °C

13 January 1956

Wettest day

88 mm

21 September 1993

Windiest day

48.5 km/h

4 March 1983

Strongest gust

96.5 km/h

4 March 1983

Hottest feels-like

36.3 °C

25 May 2024

Coldest feels-like

-8.5 °C

13 December 1997

Snowiest day

17.9 cm

11 January 1967

Sunniest day

13.0 h

23 June 1949

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202534.5 °C14 May 20250.6 °C22 January 202517.6 °C703 mm400
202435.9 °C26 May 20243.7 °C7 February 202418.6 °C551 mm690
202334.1 °C15 June 20231.2 °C4 February 202317.9 °C338 mm410
202233.6 °C9 May 20220.6 °C5 February 202217.3 °C392 mm340
202132.2 °C28 April 20212.2 °C20 February 202117.2 °C736 mm280
202033.7 °C24 April 2020-0.3 °C5 January 202017.7 °C406 mm521
201933.9 °C22 May 2019-0.6 °C19 December 201918.1 °C443 mm501
201834.1 °C30 May 2018-0.6 °C15 November 201817.1 °C717 mm262
201733.8 °C19 May 2017-2.4 °C11 December 201717.1 °C452 mm283
201634.0 °C25 May 2016-0.7 °C5 February 201616.9 °C577 mm251
201530.8 °C22 April 20152.3 °C7 February 201517.0 °C616 mm50
201432.4 °C14 April 2014-1.3 °C16 January 201416.8 °C596 mm221
201333.4 °C18 April 2013-1.5 °C3 March 201317.1 °C642 mm321
201234.0 °C31 May 20121.7 °C4 January 201217.0 °C546 mm270
201135.0 °C25 May 2011-1.7 °C29 November 201117.5 °C342 mm531
201032.7 °C7 May 2010-0.2 °C6 November 201016.3 °C610 mm222
200932.2 °C6 May 20091.9 °C14 January 200917.3 °C506 mm340
200833.3 °C21 April 2008-0.5 °C3 January 200816.6 °C712 mm291
200732.1 °C4 May 20071.6 °C10 January 200716.8 °C641 mm220
200633.3 °C10 May 2006-2.2 °C18 January 200616.8 °C517 mm154
200533.9 °C3 June 20051.9 °C25 December 200517.2 °C363 mm410
200432.5 °C29 May 2004-0.1 °C26 December 200416.4 °C514 mm101
200335.1 °C5 May 2003-1.8 °C20 December 200316.9 °C584 mm334
200233.9 °C2 May 20020.5 °C11 February 200216.7 °C505 mm180
200133.4 °C12 April 20010.3 °C23 January 200116.6 °C414 mm290
200032.0 °C19 April 2000-0.4 °C5 January 200016.7 °C356 mm162
199933.1 °C9 April 19990.0 °C14 February 199916.3 °C452 mm320
199836.5 °C8 May 19981.1 °C4 February 199817.6 °C514 mm570
199731.9 °C14 June 1997-3.8 °C13 December 199716.7 °C547 mm73
199631.0 °C22 May 1996-0.3 °C9 March 199616.9 °C601 mm81
199532.5 °C18 May 19951.7 °C9 March 199517.5 °C532 mm230
199431.5 °C26 May 19940.5 °C9 January 199417.3 °C513 mm70
199332.1 °C5 June 19930.8 °C26 December 199316.6 °C649 mm60
199231.5 °C30 June 19922.7 °C28 November 199216.2 °C696 mm40
199132.3 °C24 May 19912.6 °C22 November 199116.9 °C737 mm340
199033.1 °C29 May 1990-0.7 °C9 December 199016.7 °C573 mm132
198933.4 °C7 June 1989-1.1 °C24 December 198916.5 °C416 mm191
198831.8 °C24 April 1988-1.9 °C26 January 198816.4 °C497 mm171
198730.9 °C19 April 19870.4 °C8 February 198716.5 °C368 mm30
198632.0 °C12 April 1986-3.2 °C14 January 198616.4 °C566 mm115
198532.4 °C13 May 1985-1.1 °C6 January 198516.2 °C629 mm54
198432.6 °C7 May 19840.0 °C1 January 198416.3 °C597 mm150
198335.3 °C1 May 1983-2.7 °C30 December 198316.9 °C397 mm301
198233.3 °C3 June 19820.4 °C8 March 198217.2 °C436 mm320
198131.0 °C13 May 19810.4 °C25 January 198116.3 °C616 mm80
198032.8 °C18 May 1980-0.3 °C18 December 198017.0 °C337 mm271
197930.9 °C3 May 1979-2.8 °C2 January 197916.3 °C433 mm62
197832.9 °C8 May 19782.4 °C10 January 197816.5 °C571 mm170
197731.1 °C18 March 1977-2.8 °C22 December 197716.2 °C478 mm51
197630.4 °C31 May 1976-4.5 °C25 February 197615.4 °C564 mm15
197531.6 °C18 April 1975-0.6 °C14 January 197515.9 °C584 mm112
197432.2 °C14 May 1974-1.3 °C27 November 197415.8 °C436 mm132
197333.5 °C25 May 1973-3.6 °C30 January 197316.0 °C673 mm115
197231.2 °C14 May 1972-0.3 °C4 February 197216.1 °C394 mm103
197130.9 °C27 April 19711.2 °C4 March 197115.7 °C528 mm80
197031.7 °C27 April 1970-1.5 °C4 February 197015.7 °C404 mm94
196932.3 °C11 June 1969-1.6 °C21 November 196916.2 °C316 mm42
196829.3 °C27 May 1968-0.3 °C8 February 196815.5 °C420 mm01
196731.7 °C10 May 1967-2.9 °C11 January 196715.4 °C521 mm95
196631.0 °C17 May 1966-1.4 °C29 November 196614.9 °C431 mm43
196531.8 °C26 May 1965-1.5 °C26 February 196515.5 °C440 mm34
196432.5 °C1 May 1964-1.7 °C14 January 196415.8 °C357 mm173
196331.8 °C23 April 19630.5 °C6 February 196315.4 °C443 mm110
196231.9 °C22 May 1962-2.8 °C11 January 196215.9 °C297 mm174
196132.8 °C14 May 19610.8 °C12 February 196115.7 °C296 mm140
196031.5 °C25 May 1960-3.0 °C14 February 196016.0 °C335 mm133
195930.5 °C28 April 19590.1 °C29 November 195915.2 °C652 mm20
195832.1 °C29 April 1958-0.9 °C8 January 195815.5 °C621 mm101
195731.7 °C23 May 1957-2.4 °C12 December 195716.3 °C236 mm125
195630.1 °C17 April 1956-4.8 °C13 January 195615.3 °C267 mm15
195532.1 °C20 May 1955-3.6 °C12 February 195515.6 °C447 mm226
195430.9 °C29 March 1954-1.6 °C20 December 195415.4 °C400 mm52
195332.3 °C17 May 1953-2.3 °C15 December 195315.8 °C393 mm206
195231.1 °C10 May 1952-0.2 °C5 February 195215.6 °C271 mm91
195130.0 °C20 April 1951-2.0 °C3 February 195116.1 °C476 mm13
195031.0 °C16 May 19500.5 °C7 December 195015.4 °C386 mm40
194930.8 °C21 May 1949-0.3 °C15 November 194915.8 °C488 mm21
194831.5 °C2 May 1948-1.0 °C15 January 194815.5 °C475 mm42
194729.7 °C23 April 1947-1.7 °C26 December 194715.3 °C611 mm03
194633.2 °C20 May 19460.1 °C25 January 194615.8 °C396 mm100
194530.5 °C2 June 19451.0 °C5 December 194515.9 °C376 mm30
194431.5 °C4 June 1944-1.6 °C20 January 194415.2 °C617 mm41
194330.1 °C13 April 1943-1.0 °C19 December 194314.7 °C412 mm12
194230.5 °C3 May 1942-0.4 °C29 December 194214.8 °C419 mm21
194129.5 °C21 April 19410.3 °C20 January 194115.1 °C638 mm00
194030.8 °C1 May 19400.1 °C15 March 194015.1 °C427 mm10

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
25.0 °C
+1.7 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
40 d/yr
+23
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
-2
Annual rainfall
703 mm
+210 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan22.3 °C+2.2 °C5 mm-9 mm
Feb25.1 °C+2.8 °C21 mm+11 mm
Mar28.1 °C+3.1 °C1 mm-10 mm
Apr28.8 °C+1.8 °C1 mm-20 mm
May30.3 °C+2.9 °C61 mm+19 mm
Jun23.8 °C-1.3 °C203 mm+117 mm
Jul23.4 °C+0.2 °C200 mm+110 mm
Aug24.9 °C+1.3 °C68 mm-11 mm
Sep24.5 °C+2.1 °C87 mm+3 mm
Oct23.5 °C+1.7 °C48 mm+12 mm
Nov23.6 °C+2.3 °C2 mm-11 mm
Dec21.6 °C+1.3 °C6 mm-2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
34.5 °C
14 May 2025
Coldest day
0.6 °C
22 Jan 2025
Wettest day
32.7 mm
1 Jul 2025
Windiest day
35.3 km/h
9 Jan 2025
Strongest gust
72.0 km/h
9 Jan 2025
Hottest feels-like
34.6 °C
18 May 2025
Coldest feels-like
-3.0 °C
22 Jan 2025
Sunniest day
12.9 h
10 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of San Luis de la Paz?

San Luis de la Paz has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 493 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in San Luis de la Paz?

The hottest day measured in San Luis de la Paz between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1998, reaching 36.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in San Luis de la Paz?

The coldest day measured in San Luis de la Paz between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1956, at -4.8 °C.

Does it snow in San Luis de la Paz?

Almost never: San Luis de la Paz sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.

Has the climate of San Luis de la Paz warmed?

Yes: San Luis de la Paz warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in San Luis de la Paz?

The wettest day measured in San Luis de la Paz between 1940 and 2025 was 21 September 1993, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in San Luis de la Paz?

The windiest day measured in San Luis de la Paz between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1983, with winds reaching 48.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in San Luis de la Paz?

The warmest month in San Luis de la Paz is May (19.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.5 °C).

How much does it rain in San Luis de la Paz?

San Luis de la Paz receives on average 493 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.

Is it sunny in San Luis de la Paz?

San Luis de la Paz gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in San Luis de la Paz?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in San Luis de la Paz between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1967, with 17.9 cm.

Are there tropical nights in San Luis de la Paz?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in San Luis de la Paz.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in San Luis de la Paz?

In San Luis de la Paz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.3 °C on 25 May 2024, and the lowest was -8.5 °C on 13 December 1997.

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