Tequila climate — normals and trends
Tequila (Mexico) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 625 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 (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Tequila averages 0 frost days, 107 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 99 rainy days per year.
Tequila has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 13 June 2023) and the coldest -0.7 °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
TequilaJalisco
- coords
- 20.88°, -103.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.5°C
Average daily high
28.2°C
Average daily low
14.1°C
Annual rainfall
625mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
9.8km/h
Seasonal range
7.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
107 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
99 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.6 °C
Average feels-like low
14.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
39.7 °C
13 June 2023
Coldest day
-0.7 °C
14 December 1997
Wettest day
74 mm
25 June 2024
Windiest day
23.1 km/h
2 March 1993
Strongest gust
76.3 km/h
8 March 2016
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
21 June 2023
Coldest feels-like
-5.3 °C
14 December 1997
Sunniest day
13.2 h
21 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 5 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 29.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 31.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 32.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 34.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 31.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 203 mm | +100 mm |
| Jul | 29.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 168 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 178 mm | +38 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 174 mm | +59 mm |
| Oct | 30.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 24 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 29.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 27.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 8 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tequila?
Tequila has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 625 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tequila?
The hottest day measured in Tequila between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 2023, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tequila?
The coldest day measured in Tequila between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 1997, at -0.7 °C.
Does it snow in Tequila?
Almost never: Tequila sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tequila warmed?
Yes: Tequila warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tequila?
The wettest day measured in Tequila between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 2024, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tequila?
The windiest day measured in Tequila between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1993, with winds reaching 23.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tequila?
The warmest month in Tequila is May (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Tequila?
Tequila receives on average 625 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tequila?
Tequila gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tequila?
Yes: Tequila has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tequila?
In Tequila, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 21 June 2023, and the lowest was -5.3 °C on 14 December 1997.
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