Zinacatepec climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Zinacatepec?

Zinacatepec has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 643 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zinacatepec?

The hottest day measured in Zinacatepec between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1998, reaching 36.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Zinacatepec?

The coldest day measured in Zinacatepec between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2006, at -2.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Zinacatepec?

Almost never: Zinacatepec sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Zinacatepec warmed?

Yes: Zinacatepec warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Zinacatepec?

The wettest day measured in Zinacatepec between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Zinacatepec?

The windiest day measured in Zinacatepec between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1987, with winds reaching 25.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Zinacatepec?

The warmest month in Zinacatepec is May (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Zinacatepec?

Zinacatepec receives on average 643 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Zinacatepec?

Zinacatepec gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Zinacatepec (Mexico) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 643 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 (20.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Zinacatepec averages 0 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.

Zinacatepec has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.4 °C (on 15 April 1998) and the coldest -2.0 °C (on 8 January 2006).

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

ZinacatepecPuebla

coords: 18.34°, -97.25°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfbTemperate oceanicWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

17.8°C

Average daily high

24.5°C

Average daily low

12.5°C

Annual rainfall

643mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

72%

Average peak wind

11.6km/h

Seasonal range

5.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

22 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

125 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

24.6 °C

Average feels-like low

12.5 °C

Average peak gust

38.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

36.4 °C

15 April 1998

Coldest day

-2.0 °C

8 January 2006

Wettest day

79 mm

9 September 2017

Windiest day

25.2 km/h

21 January 1987

Strongest gust

88.9 km/h

9 August 2012

Hottest feels-like

38.5 °C

8 May 2024

Coldest feels-like

-5.0 °C

8 January 2006

Sunniest day

13.0 h

1 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	34.1 °C19 May 2025	5.4 °C22 January 2025	19.0 °C	796 mm	47	0
2024	35.8 °C24 May 2024	5.0 °C8 December 2024	19.8 °C	957 mm	88	0
2023	33.7 °C2 March 2023	4.4 °C20 December 2023	19.2 °C	536 mm	56	0
2022	33.7 °C21 May 2022	3.7 °C6 February 2022	18.6 °C	690 mm	34	0
2021	34.0 °C16 April 2021	5.9 °C1 January 2021	18.8 °C	811 mm	41	0
2020	34.0 °C23 April 2020	5.6 °C5 January 2020	19.1 °C	613 mm	56	0
2019	33.8 °C9 May 2019	2.7 °C22 January 2019	19.2 °C	632 mm	52	0
2018	32.3 °C30 May 2018	4.2 °C22 December 2018	18.5 °C	635 mm	18	0
2017	34.1 °C29 April 2017	0.1 °C11 December 2017	18.4 °C	999 mm	29	0
2016	33.5 °C1 April 2016	3.6 °C11 February 2016	18.7 °C	596 mm	33	0
2015	32.4 °C27 April 2015	5.6 °C30 January 2015	18.4 °C	710 mm	12	0
2014	35.0 °C14 April 2014	4.6 °C23 January 2014	18.2 °C	906 mm	23	0
2013	34.8 °C18 April 2013	0.3 °C4 March 2013	18.6 °C	769 mm	40	0
2012	33.0 °C3 March 2012	5.7 °C4 January 2012	18.1 °C	804 mm	17	0
2011	33.5 °C27 April 2011	-0.3 °C30 November 2011	18.5 °C	686 mm	42	1
2010	33.8 °C1 May 2010	-1.0 °C10 December 2010	18.0 °C	813 mm	46	1
2009	33.3 °C5 April 2009	4.2 °C3 March 2009	18.4 °C	655 mm	29	0
2008	33.2 °C10 May 2008	4.3 °C3 December 2008	18.1 °C	826 mm	23	0
2007	32.7 °C1 March 2007	5.3 °C13 November 2007	18.2 °C	635 mm	14	0
2006	33.6 °C10 May 2006	-2.0 °C8 January 2006	18.2 °C	652 mm	26	1
2005	34.2 °C11 April 2005	3.1 °C27 December 2005	18.3 °C	691 mm	29	0
2004	32.0 °C9 April 2004	2.8 °C30 December 2004	17.9 °C	377 mm	17	0
2003	34.0 °C25 April 2003	2.2 °C18 December 2003	18.3 °C	459 mm	42	0
2002	32.4 °C2 May 2002	3.1 °C10 January 2002	17.9 °C	657 mm	16	0
2001	32.9 °C21 May 2001	5.4 °C20 January 2001	17.7 °C	581 mm	15	0
2000	32.6 °C28 March 2000	1.2 °C10 February 2000	17.7 °C	590 mm	13	0
1999	33.2 °C10 April 1999	2.5 °C15 February 1999	17.6 °C	705 mm	24	0
1998	36.4 °C15 April 1998	3.8 °C4 February 1998	18.9 °C	807 mm	61	0
1997	33.1 °C30 April 1997	1.4 °C16 December 1997	18.3 °C	591 mm	13	0
1996	31.9 °C5 April 1996	-0.6 °C14 January 1996	18.1 °C	809 mm	12	1
1995	32.2 °C22 April 1995	4.4 °C27 November 1995	18.9 °C	773 mm	35	0
1994	32.6 °C26 March 1994	2.9 °C9 January 1994	18.6 °C	463 mm	27	0
1993	33.2 °C13 April 1993	3.6 °C14 March 1993	18.3 °C	591 mm	24	0
1992	31.9 °C22 March 1992	3.5 °C12 December 1992	18.0 °C	693 mm	1	0
1991	34.1 °C7 March 1991	3.2 °C5 March 1991	18.4 °C	816 mm	40	0
1990	32.7 °C28 May 1990	4.3 °C11 December 1990	18.2 °C	648 mm	7	0
1989	32.8 °C8 June 1989	1.9 °C23 December 1989	17.8 °C	725 mm	9	0
1988	34.1 °C22 April 1988	4.1 °C29 January 1988	18.1 °C	734 mm	24	0
1987	33.4 °C21 March 1987	2.3 °C28 January 1987	18.1 °C	562 mm	16	0
1986	32.6 °C4 April 1986	-1.2 °C14 January 1986	17.8 °C	617 mm	11	1
1985	31.8 °C14 May 1985	1.8 °C6 January 1985	17.9 °C	635 mm	10	0
1984	34.4 °C27 April 1984	3.9 °C1 January 1984	17.9 °C	945 mm	39	0
1983	35.1 °C18 May 1983	2.9 °C14 February 1983	18.5 °C	550 mm	48	0
1982	33.2 °C16 April 1982	1.7 °C19 December 1982	18.6 °C	440 mm	31	0
1981	33.7 °C18 May 1981	5.5 °C3 January 1981	18.2 °C	940 mm	17	0
1980	32.4 °C12 March 1980	3.9 °C19 December 1980	18.5 °C	569 mm	29	0
1979	32.3 °C9 May 1979	3.2 °C3 January 1979	18.0 °C	691 mm	20	0
1978	33.9 °C2 May 1978	5.7 °C22 February 1978	18.2 °C	603 mm	28	0
1977	33.1 °C2 April 1977	3.0 °C20 January 1977	18.0 °C	529 mm	13	0
1976	31.6 °C29 March 1976	-0.4 °C25 February 1976	17.2 °C	615 mm	7	1
1975	33.3 °C23 March 1975	4.2 °C15 November 1975	17.7 °C	706 mm	24	0
1974	32.1 °C10 May 1974	3.3 °C3 March 1974	17.1 °C	788 mm	9	0
1973	33.7 °C26 April 1973	0.1 °C30 January 1973	17.6 °C	782 mm	35	0
1972	31.9 °C14 April 1972	3.4 °C21 February 1972	17.6 °C	538 mm	13	0
1971	35.1 °C29 April 1971	3.8 °C4 March 1971	17.6 °C	393 mm	17	0
1970	32.6 °C1 April 1970	2.5 °C18 November 1970	17.3 °C	466 mm	19	0
1969	33.0 °C7 May 1969	4.9 °C27 December 1969	17.8 °C	632 mm	16	0
1968	29.7 °C17 April 1968	3.9 °C9 February 1968	16.8 °C	490 mm	0	0
1967	31.2 °C8 May 1967	3.4 °C15 February 1967	16.9 °C	666 mm	9	0
1966	30.5 °C18 May 1966	0.2 °C31 January 1966	16.6 °C	518 mm	3	0
1965	31.3 °C15 April 1965	0.9 °C18 January 1965	16.8 °C	511 mm	15	0
1964	33.4 °C28 April 1964	2.3 °C1 January 1964	17.2 °C	362 mm	26	0
1963	32.6 °C23 April 1963	2.0 °C26 December 1963	16.9 °C	465 mm	22	0
1962	31.8 °C22 March 1962	2.9 °C12 January 1962	17.2 °C	339 mm	18	0
1961	32.9 °C14 May 1961	1.4 °C13 February 1961	17.0 °C	473 mm	19	0
1960	32.2 °C29 April 1960	0.6 °C14 February 1960	17.0 °C	616 mm	20	0
1959	30.6 °C28 March 1959	4.7 °C11 January 1959	16.8 °C	823 mm	8	0
1958	32.9 °C5 April 1958	2.7 °C9 January 1958	17.1 °C	616 mm	25	0
1957	32.0 °C21 May 1957	2.9 °C4 January 1957	17.2 °C	438 mm	17	0
1956	31.9 °C15 April 1956	-1.9 °C14 January 1956	16.3 °C	518 mm	10	1
1955	32.8 °C27 April 1955	3.4 °C12 February 1955	16.8 °C	606 mm	28	0
1954	30.9 °C30 March 1954	-0.5 °C20 December 1954	16.3 °C	709 mm	6	2
1953	34.4 °C17 May 1953	0.5 °C26 January 1953	17.2 °C	459 mm	32	0
1952	31.6 °C12 March 1952	4.0 °C5 February 1952	16.9 °C	670 mm	15	0
1951	31.5 °C6 April 1951	2.7 °C4 February 1951	17.5 °C	634 mm	13	0
1950	30.6 °C26 March 1950	3.7 °C23 January 1950	16.7 °C	682 mm	5	0
1949	31.3 °C1 May 1949	3.3 °C16 November 1949	17.1 °C	538 mm	16	0
1948	31.8 °C2 May 1948	4.3 °C16 January 1948	16.8 °C	788 mm	7	0
1947	32.0 °C4 April 1947	5.2 °C5 January 1947	17.1 °C	896 mm	7	0
1946	32.6 °C20 May 1946	4.2 °C1 December 1946	17.0 °C	526 mm	12	0
1945	31.8 °C3 April 1945	4.3 °C3 January 1945	17.2 °C	719 mm	17	0
1944	32.5 °C17 April 1944	1.3 °C21 January 1944	16.7 °C	669 mm	20	0
1943	31.5 °C12 April 1943	3.4 °C20 December 1943	16.2 °C	476 mm	5	0
1942	30.8 °C26 March 1942	3.2 °C30 December 1942	16.4 °C	523 mm	2	0
1941	32.5 °C18 April 1941	2.0 °C20 January 1941	17.0 °C	586 mm	16	0
1940	29.9 °C10 April 1940	4.7 °C9 December 1940	16.9 °C	536 mm	0	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.1 °C

+1.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

47 d/yr

+25

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

796 mm

+153 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	22.7 °C	+1.1 °C	16 mm	+1 mm
Feb	25.1 °C	+1.5 °C	15 mm	-2 mm
Mar	28.9 °C	+2.7 °C	12 mm	-8 mm
Apr	28.4 °C	+0.7 °C	16 mm	-23 mm
May	29.4 °C	+2.0 °C	84 mm	+18 mm
Jun	25.2 °C	-0.1 °C	270 mm	+146 mm
Jul	25.9 °C	+1.5 °C	50 mm	-28 mm
Aug	26.8 °C	+1.6 °C	106 mm	+38 mm
Sep	27.0 °C	+2.7 °C	95 mm	-15 mm
Oct	25.8 °C	+2.3 °C	85 mm	+21 mm
Nov	24.8 °C	+2.3 °C	21 mm	-7 mm
Dec	23.3 °C	+1.6 °C	27 mm	+11 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.1 °C

19 May 2025

Coldest day

5.4 °C

22 Jan 2025

Wettest day

63.3 mm

19 Jun 2025

Windiest day

18.6 km/h

16 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

57.6 km/h

16 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.2 °C

20 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

2.7 °C

22 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

5 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Zinacatepec?

Zinacatepec has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 643 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zinacatepec?

The hottest day measured in Zinacatepec between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1998, reaching 36.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Zinacatepec?

The coldest day measured in Zinacatepec between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2006, at -2.0 °C.

Does it snow in Zinacatepec?

Almost never: Zinacatepec sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Zinacatepec warmed?

Yes: Zinacatepec warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Zinacatepec?

The wettest day measured in Zinacatepec between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Zinacatepec?

The windiest day measured in Zinacatepec between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1987, with winds reaching 25.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Zinacatepec?

The warmest month in Zinacatepec is May (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Zinacatepec?

Zinacatepec receives on average 643 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Zinacatepec?

Zinacatepec gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Zinacatepec?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Zinacatepec.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zinacatepec?

In Zinacatepec, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 8 May 2024, and the lowest was -5.0 °C on 8 January 2006.

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