Xochitepec climate — normals and trends
Xochitepec (Mexico) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 608 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Xochitepec averages 0 frost days, 158 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 108 rainy days per year.
Xochitepec has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 9 May 2024) and the coldest 4.3 °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
XochitepecMorelos
- coords
- 18.78°, -99.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.7°C
Average daily high
29.6°C
Average daily low
16.4°C
Annual rainfall
608mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
8.0km/h
Seasonal range
6.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
158 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
108 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.6 °C
Average feels-like low
16.3 °C
Average peak gust
25.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
34 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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
39.5 °C
9 May 2024
Coldest day
4.3 °C
25 February 1976
Wettest day
97 mm
16 August 1947
Windiest day
21.6 km/h
4 May 1973
Strongest gust
56.9 km/h
9 March 2016
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
6 June 2005
Coldest feels-like
0.7 °C
25 February 1976
Sunniest day
13.0 h
4 June 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 | 29.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 12 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 32.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 34.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 34.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 3 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 34.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 96 mm | +43 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | -1.2 °C | 261 mm | +130 mm |
| Jul | 30.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 65 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 103 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 204 mm | +72 mm |
| Oct | 29.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 103 mm | +49 mm |
| Nov | 30.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 3 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 29.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 9 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Xochitepec?
Xochitepec has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 608 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xochitepec?
The hottest day measured in Xochitepec between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 2024, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Xochitepec?
The coldest day measured in Xochitepec between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1976, at 4.3 °C.
Does it snow in Xochitepec?
Almost never: Xochitepec sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Xochitepec warmed?
Yes: Xochitepec warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Xochitepec?
The wettest day measured in Xochitepec between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1947, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Xochitepec?
The windiest day measured in Xochitepec between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 1973, with winds reaching 21.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Xochitepec?
The warmest month in Xochitepec is May (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Xochitepec?
Xochitepec receives on average 608 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Xochitepec?
Xochitepec gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Xochitepec?
Yes: Xochitepec has on average 34 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xochitepec?
In Xochitepec, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 6 June 2005, and the lowest was 0.7 °C on 25 February 1976.
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