Tulantongo climate — normals and trends
Tulantongo (Mexico) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 1,009 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 (15.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Tulantongo averages 5 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 150 rainy days per year.
Tulantongo has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 9 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.3 °C (on 8 May 1998) and the coldest -6.6 °C (on 12 January 1956).
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
TulantongoMéxico
- coords
- 19.53°, -98.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.0°C
Average daily high
20.0°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,009mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
11.3km/h
Seasonal range
5.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
150 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
19.0 °C
Average feels-like low
5.0 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.87 · 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
31.3 °C
8 May 1998
Coldest day
-6.6 °C
12 January 1956
Wettest day
74 mm
21 August 2021
Windiest day
32.3 km/h
9 March 2016
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
10 March 2016
Hottest feels-like
30.6 °C
22 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-10.2 °C
13 January 1956
Snowiest day
13.7 cm
11 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.0 h
18 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 17 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 20.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 44 mm | +29 mm |
| Mar | 23.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 12 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 25.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 1 mm | -46 mm |
| May | 24.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 123 mm | +43 mm |
| Jun | 20.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 292 mm | +123 mm |
| Jul | 21.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 153 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 21.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 216 mm | +40 mm |
| Sep | 21.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 234 mm | +58 mm |
| Oct | 20.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 150 mm | +67 mm |
| Nov | 20.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 9 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 18.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 29 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tulantongo?
Tulantongo has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 1,009 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tulantongo?
The hottest day measured in Tulantongo between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1998, reaching 31.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tulantongo?
The coldest day measured in Tulantongo between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1956, at -6.6 °C.
Does it snow in Tulantongo?
Almost never: Tulantongo sees virtually no snow, with about 5 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tulantongo warmed?
Yes: Tulantongo warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tulantongo?
The wettest day measured in Tulantongo between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 2021, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tulantongo?
The windiest day measured in Tulantongo between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 2016, with winds reaching 32.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tulantongo?
The warmest month in Tulantongo is May (15.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Tulantongo?
Tulantongo receives on average 1,009 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tulantongo?
Tulantongo gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tulantongo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tulantongo between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1967, with 13.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tulantongo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Tulantongo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tulantongo?
In Tulantongo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.6 °C on 22 May 2024, and the lowest was -10.2 °C on 13 January 1956.
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