Tuzantla climate — normals and trends
Tuzantla (Mexico) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 1,247 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 (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Tuzantla averages 0 frost days, 84 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Tuzantla has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 13 May 1980) and the coldest 5.5 °C (on 14 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
TuzantlaMichoacán
- coords
- 19.20°, -100.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.2°C
Average daily high
27.6°C
Average daily low
15.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,247mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
10.8km/h
Seasonal range
6.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
84 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.8 °C
Average feels-like low
14.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.84 · 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
37.9 °C
13 May 1980
Coldest day
5.5 °C
14 January 1956
Wettest day
159 mm
1 July 2010
Windiest day
20.2 km/h
16 April 1954
Strongest gust
87.1 km/h
8 October 1976
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
15 June 1998
Coldest feels-like
1.3 °C
26 February 1976
Sunniest day
12.9 h
23 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 | 27.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 30 mm | +19 mm |
| Feb | 30.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 32.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 32.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 33.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 27 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 27.0 °C | -0.9 °C | 409 mm | +184 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 197 mm | -72 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 154 mm | -123 mm |
| Sep | 28.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 282 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 27.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 161 mm | +45 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 29.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tuzantla?
Tuzantla has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 1,247 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tuzantla?
The hottest day measured in Tuzantla between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1980, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tuzantla?
The coldest day measured in Tuzantla between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1956, at 5.5 °C.
Does it snow in Tuzantla?
Almost never: Tuzantla sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tuzantla warmed?
Yes: Tuzantla warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tuzantla?
The wettest day measured in Tuzantla between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2010, with 159 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tuzantla?
The windiest day measured in Tuzantla between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1954, with winds reaching 20.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tuzantla?
The warmest month in Tuzantla is May (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Tuzantla?
Tuzantla receives on average 1,247 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tuzantla?
Tuzantla gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tuzantla?
Yes: Tuzantla has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tuzantla?
In Tuzantla, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 15 June 1998, and the lowest was 1.3 °C on 26 February 1976.
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