Tulancingo climate — normals and trends
Tulancingo (Mexico) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 1,515 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 (15.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Tulancingo averages 3 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 220 rainy days per year.
Tulancingo has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 5 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.2 °C (on 15 April 1998) and the coldest -4.7 °C (on 25 February 1976).
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
TulancingoHidalgo
- coords
- 20.08°, -98.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.1°C
Average daily high
18.9°C
Average daily low
8.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,515mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
10.7km/h
Seasonal range
5.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
220 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.8 cm
Average feels-like high
19.0 °C
Average feels-like low
7.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.86 · 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
30.2 °C
15 April 1998
Coldest day
-4.7 °C
25 February 1976
Wettest day
182 mm
21 August 2021
Windiest day
33.0 km/h
21 August 2021
Strongest gust
105.5 km/h
21 August 2021
Hottest feels-like
31.7 °C
8 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-8.6 °C
25 February 1976
Snowiest day
15.1 cm
11 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.0 h
14 May 1940
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 | 17.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 34 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 19.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 52 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 22.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 37 mm | -29 mm |
| Apr | 22.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 35 mm | -70 mm |
| May | 23.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 212 mm | +91 mm |
| Jun | 20.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 465 mm | +257 mm |
| Jul | 20.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 214 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 21.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 190 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 20.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 219 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 20.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 368 mm | +213 mm |
| Nov | 19.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 70 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 17.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 104 mm | +58 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tulancingo?
Tulancingo has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 1,515 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tulancingo?
The hottest day measured in Tulancingo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1998, reaching 30.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tulancingo?
The coldest day measured in Tulancingo between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1976, at -4.7 °C.
Does it snow in Tulancingo?
Almost never: Tulancingo sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tulancingo warmed?
Yes: Tulancingo warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tulancingo?
The wettest day measured in Tulancingo between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 2021, with 182 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tulancingo?
The windiest day measured in Tulancingo between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 2021, with winds reaching 33.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tulancingo?
The warmest month in Tulancingo is May (15.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Tulancingo?
Tulancingo receives on average 1,515 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 220 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tulancingo?
Tulancingo gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tulancingo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tulancingo between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1967, with 15.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tulancingo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Tulancingo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tulancingo?
In Tulancingo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.7 °C on 8 May 2024, and the lowest was -8.6 °C on 25 February 1976.
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