Tecate climate — normals and trends
Tecate (Mexico) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 386 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 August (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Tecate averages 1 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 42 rainy days per year.
Tecate has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °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 40.6 °C (on 5 September 2020) and the coldest -4.5 °C (on 16 January 1949).
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
TecateBaja California
- coords
- 32.57°, -116.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.6°C
Average daily high
22.1°C
Average daily low
12.2°C
Annual rainfall
386mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
11.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
32 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
42 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.6 cm
Average feels-like high
21.4 °C
Average feels-like low
10.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
27 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
40.6 °C
5 September 2020
Coldest day
-4.5 °C
16 January 1949
Wettest day
93 mm
23 January 1943
Windiest day
47.4 km/h
20 December 1977
Strongest gust
112.7 km/h
7 December 2009
Hottest feels-like
42.6 °C
5 September 2020
Coldest feels-like
-8.3 °C
16 January 1949
Snowiest day
3.1 cm
12 January 1949
Sunniest day
13.9 h
14 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 27 mm | -42 mm |
| Feb | 19.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 32 mm | -42 mm |
| Mar | 16.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 112 mm | +39 mm |
| Apr | 19.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 23 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 22.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 13 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 25.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 26.3 °C | -1.7 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 17 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 14 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 24.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 13 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 22.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 67 mm | +30 mm |
| Dec | 22.1 °C | +4.3 °C | 30 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tecate?
Tecate has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 386 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tecate?
The hottest day measured in Tecate between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 2020, reaching 40.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tecate?
The coldest day measured in Tecate between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1949, at -4.5 °C.
Does it snow in Tecate?
Almost never: Tecate sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tecate warmed?
Yes: Tecate warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tecate?
The wettest day measured in Tecate between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1943, with 93 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tecate?
The windiest day measured in Tecate between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 1977, with winds reaching 47.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tecate?
The warmest month in Tecate is August (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Tecate?
Tecate receives on average 386 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 42 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tecate?
Tecate gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tecate?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tecate between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1949, with 3.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tecate?
Yes: Tecate has on average 27 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tecate?
In Tecate, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 5 September 2020, and the lowest was -8.3 °C on 16 January 1949.
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