Mexico Climatic Classifications

CodeDescriptionGroupNumber of states/regionsStates/regions
BskMid-latitude steppeArid8 Baja California Chihuahua Durango Guanajuato México Querétaro San Luis Potosí Zacatecas
AwTropical wet and dry or savannaTropical7 Chiapas Colima Guerrero Morelos Quintana Roo Veracruz Yucatán
CwbTemperate highland tropical climate with dry wintersTemperate6 Hidalgo México City Michoacán Oaxaca Puebla Tlaxcala
BshSubtropical steppeArid5 Aguascalientes Coahuila Nuevo León Sonora Tamaulipas
AsTropical wet and dry or savanna ('summer' dry season)Tropical2 Campeche Nayarit
AfTropical rainforestTropical1 Tabasco
BwhSubtropical desertArid1 Baja California Sur
CsaMediterranean, hot summerTemperate1 Sinaloa
CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterTemperate1 Jalisco

Summary: Most regions (8) in Mexico lie in the Mid-latitude steppe climate zone (Köppen: Bsk). The mean average of annual temperatures range from a high of 27.75°C (81.95°F) in Yucatán to a low of 15.85°C (60.53°F) in Tlaxcala.

Climate Mexico: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)29.26(84.67)30.4(86.72)32.52(90.54)36.91(98.44)37.2(98.96)39.21(102.58)37.5(99.5)37.4(99.32)36.01(96.82)34.6(94.28)32.08(89.74)29.2(84.56)39.21(102.58)
Average high °C (°F)22.18(71.92)24.35(75.83)26.72(80.1)29.03(84.25)29.96(85.93)29.08(84.34)28.15(82.67)28.32(82.98)26.93(80.47)26.17(79.11)24.18(75.52)22.8(73.04)26.49(79.68)
Daily mean °C (°F)17.33(63.19)19.41(66.94)21.72(71.1)24.11(75.4)25.5(77.9)25.13(77.23)24.33(75.79)24.34(75.81)23.16(73.69)21.83(71.29)19.56(67.21)17.94(64.29)22.03(71.65)
Average low °C (°F)10.77(51.39)12.11(53.8)13.67(56.61)15.72(60.3)17.8(64.04)18.76(65.77)18.3(64.94)18.05(64.49)17.5(63.5)15.54(59.97)13.33(55.99)11.58(52.84)15.26(59.47)
Record low °C (°F)4.75(40.55)6.46(43.63)7.89(46.2)9.25(48.65)10.79(51.42)9.1(48.38)7.89(46.2)7.46(45.43)8.34(47.01)6.88(44.38)6.24(43.23)5.26(41.47)4.75(40.55)
Average precipitation mm (inches)33.73(1.33)35.33(1.39)40.04(1.58)49.22(1.94)124.81(4.91)239.63(9.43)288.41(11.35)284.05(11.18)294.01(11.58)150.81(5.94)62.92(2.48)27.33(1.08)135.86(5.35)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)5.155.266.337.1213.0118.6322.7622.4822.2814.728.74.1112.55
Average relative humidity (%)58.5755.7350.4247.0652.2363.5669.7171.374.4169.1265.5161.0361.55
Mean monthly sunshine hours10.0110.6811.2611.7212.3712.511.9211.6211.0610.69.419.4811.05

Mexico Climate Graph

Mexico’s Cities by Temperature

Mexico’s states/regions ranking by average yearly temperature:

Yucatán
27.75°C | 81.95°F
Sinaloa
27.69°C | 81.84°F
Quintana Roo
27.62°C | 81.72°F
Sonora
27.62°C | 81.72°F
Tabasco
27.55°C | 81.59°F
Campeche
27.53°C | 81.55°F
Nayarit
25.89°C | 78.6°F
Veracruz
25.86°C | 78.55°F
Tamaulipas
25.24°C | 77.43°F
Baja California Sur
25.01°C | 77.02°F
Colima
24.52°C | 76.14°F
Chiapas
24.28°C | 75.7°F
Coahuila
23.38°C | 74.08°F
Baja California
23.19°C | 73.74°F
Jalisco
22.32°C | 72.18°F
Nuevo León
22.14°C | 71.85°F
Chihuahua
21.26°C | 70.27°F
Guerrero
21.22°C | 70.2°F
Aguascalientes
20.1°C | 68.18°F
Querétaro
19.51°C | 67.12°F
México City
19.41°C | 66.94°F
Morelos
19.39°C | 66.9°F
Oaxaca
18.54°C | 65.37°F
Durango
18.4°C | 65.12°F
Guanajuato
18.38°C | 65.08°F
San Luis Potosí
18.26°C | 64.87°F
México
18.25°C | 64.85°F
Zacatecas
18.24°C | 64.83°F
Puebla
17.69°C | 63.84°F
Michoacán
16.82°C | 62.28°F
Hidalgo
16.02°C | 60.84°F
Tlaxcala
15.85°C | 60.53°F

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