Xalisco climate — normals and trends
Xalisco (Mexico) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 1,459 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 June (24.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Xalisco averages 0 frost days, 54 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.
Xalisco has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.2 °C (on 17 April 1954) and the coldest 5.9 °C (on 2 January 2021).
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
XaliscoNayarit
- coords
- 21.44°, -104.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.1°C
Average daily high
27.6°C
Average daily low
17.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,459mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
10.7km/h
Seasonal range
5.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
54 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
139 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.8 °C
Average feels-like low
19.5 °C
Average peak gust
30.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
138 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
36.2 °C
17 April 1954
Coldest day
5.9 °C
2 January 2021
Wettest day
146 mm
27 September 1980
Windiest day
28.3 km/h
28 August 2021
Strongest gust
105.8 km/h
25 October 2002
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
23 August 2001
Coldest feels-like
1.7 °C
14 December 1997
Sunniest day
13.2 h
15 June 1957
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 33 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 27.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 28.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 28.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 30.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 33 mm | +21 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 341 mm | +186 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 322 mm | -21 mm |
| Aug | 29.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 319 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 29.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 427 mm | +105 mm |
| Oct | 29.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 136 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 6 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 27.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 33 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Xalisco?
Xalisco has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 1,459 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xalisco?
The hottest day measured in Xalisco between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1954, reaching 36.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Xalisco?
The coldest day measured in Xalisco between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 2021, at 5.9 °C.
Does it snow in Xalisco?
Almost never: Xalisco sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Xalisco warmed?
Yes: Xalisco warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Xalisco?
The wettest day measured in Xalisco between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1980, with 146 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Xalisco?
The windiest day measured in Xalisco between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2021, with winds reaching 28.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Xalisco?
The warmest month in Xalisco is June (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Xalisco?
Xalisco receives on average 1,459 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Xalisco?
Xalisco gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Xalisco?
Yes: Xalisco has on average 138 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xalisco?
In Xalisco, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 23 August 2001, and the lowest was 1.7 °C on 14 December 1997.
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