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
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
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
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
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 5 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 25.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 21 mm | +11 mm |
| Mar | 28.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 28.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 30.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 61 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 23.8 °C | -1.3 °C | 203 mm | +117 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 200 mm | +110 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 68 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 24.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 87 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 23.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 48 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 23.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 21.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 6 mm | -2 mm |
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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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