Tepalcatepec climate — normals and trends
Tepalcatepec (Mexico) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 620 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 (29.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Tepalcatepec averages 0 frost days, 284 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.
Tepalcatepec has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.1 °C (on 9 May 2024) and the coldest 7.1 °C (on 11 January 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
TepalcatepecMichoacán
- coords
- 19.19°, -102.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
32.6°C
Average daily low
19.7°C
Annual rainfall
620mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
7.9km/h
Seasonal range
7.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
284 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
75 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.4 °C
Average feels-like low
20.9 °C
Average peak gust
24.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
193 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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
42.1 °C
9 May 2024
Coldest day
7.1 °C
11 January 1997
Wettest day
131 mm
25 July 1987
Windiest day
21.8 km/h
1 May 1945
Strongest gust
50.8 km/h
9 March 2016
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
27 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
4.9 °C
11 January 1997
Sunniest day
12.8 h
12 June 2005
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 25 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 34.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 36.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 37.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 38.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 12 mm | +0 mm |
| Jun | 32.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 279 mm | +161 mm |
| Jul | 33.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 53 mm | -60 mm |
| Aug | 35.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 52 mm | -59 mm |
| Sep | 34.5 °C | +4.1 °C | 88 mm | -69 mm |
| Oct | 33.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 65 mm | -0 mm |
| Nov | 35.1 °C | +3.6 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 33.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 7 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tepalcatepec?
Tepalcatepec has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 620 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tepalcatepec?
The hottest day measured in Tepalcatepec between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 2024, reaching 42.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tepalcatepec?
The coldest day measured in Tepalcatepec between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1997, at 7.1 °C.
Does it snow in Tepalcatepec?
Almost never: Tepalcatepec sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tepalcatepec warmed?
Yes: Tepalcatepec warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tepalcatepec?
The wettest day measured in Tepalcatepec between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1987, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tepalcatepec?
The windiest day measured in Tepalcatepec between 1940 and 2025 was 1 May 1945, with winds reaching 21.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tepalcatepec?
The warmest month in Tepalcatepec is May (29.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Tepalcatepec?
Tepalcatepec receives on average 620 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tepalcatepec?
Tepalcatepec gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tepalcatepec?
Yes: Tepalcatepec has on average 193 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tepalcatepec?
In Tepalcatepec, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 27 May 2024, and the lowest was 4.9 °C on 11 January 1997.
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