Sayula climate — normals and trends
Sayula (Mexico) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 727 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 (21.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sayula averages 0 frost days, 38 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 117 rainy days per year.
Sayula has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.4 °C (on 10 May 2024) and the coldest 0.6 °C (on 14 December 1997).
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
SayulaJalisco
- coords
- 19.88°, -103.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.1°C
Average daily high
25.6°C
Average daily low
12.0°C
Annual rainfall
727mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
9.3km/h
Seasonal range
6.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
38 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
117 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.8 °C
Average feels-like low
11.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
36.4 °C
10 May 2024
Coldest day
0.6 °C
14 December 1997
Wettest day
105 mm
12 January 1967
Windiest day
23.1 km/h
7 January 1946
Strongest gust
79.9 km/h
23 October 2015
Hottest feels-like
37.7 °C
24 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-4.1 °C
14 December 1997
Snowiest day
0.6 cm
1 January 1947
Sunniest day
13.0 h
20 June 1960
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 | 24.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 9 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 27.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 8 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 29.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 30.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 31.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 42 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 26.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 213 mm | +88 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 208 mm | +55 mm |
| Aug | 26.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 172 mm | +34 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 143 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 26.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 41 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 27.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 24.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 48 mm | +32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sayula?
Sayula has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 727 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sayula?
The hottest day measured in Sayula between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 2024, reaching 36.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sayula?
The coldest day measured in Sayula between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 1997, at 0.6 °C.
Does it snow in Sayula?
Almost never: Sayula sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sayula warmed?
Yes: Sayula warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sayula?
The wettest day measured in Sayula between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1967, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sayula?
The windiest day measured in Sayula between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1946, with winds reaching 23.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sayula?
The warmest month in Sayula is May (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Sayula?
Sayula receives on average 727 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 117 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sayula?
Sayula gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sayula?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sayula between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1947, with 0.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sayula?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sayula.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sayula?
In Sayula, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.7 °C on 24 May 2024, and the lowest was -4.1 °C on 14 December 1997.
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