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Tapachula weather history — trends, records & warming

Live conditions, the day's high and low compared with the long-term average, monthly climate averages, all-time records and the city's warming trend since 1940 — all on one page for Tapachula, Mexico.

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Overcast

Right now

27.0°

32°feels like
76%humidity
22°dew point
1 km/hfrom N
sunrise05:38sunset18:37day length12h 59m
TodayThunderstorm32°25°
SunThunderstorm30°25°
MonThunderstorm30°25°
TueOvercast32°24°
WedOvercast29°25°
ThuOvercast27°24°
FriLight rain25°22°

On this date — June 6

Today (forecast)
32° / 25°
Average for June 6
28° / 20°

Warmer than usual · 4.1°C above the average high

  • Record high: 30.9° · 1998
  • Record low: 17.9° · 1943
  • One year ago: 27.6°

Every June 6 in history — coldest to hottest

Daily highsDaily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each June 6 on record (n = 86). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Last 30 days

23 of the last 23 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +1.7°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year — the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis — modelled estimates, not station readings.

How it has changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +2.2°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.31°C per decade.

One point per year — the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis — modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Sep–Nov is warming fastest: +0.32°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis — modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 7.9 early in the record → 103.6 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

All-time high in 1998, all-time low in 1956: 34.8°C / 9.3°C.

One point per year — the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~3977 mm/year on average. Last decade ran +1% vs that average.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record — ~30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

A typical year

Month-by-month averages — what a typical year looks like, from the full record.

Climate overview

The warmest month of the year in Tapachula is April, with a daily mean around 24.0°C and typical afternoon highs of 29.3°C. The coolest is December, when daily means drop to roughly 21.6°C and overnight lows hover around 16.5°C. Between the two extremes the climate moves through a fairly predictable seasonal cycle that you can see in the monthly chart below.

Total annual precipitation in Tapachula averages about 3977 mm. The wettest month is usually September with around 678 mm of rain, while February is the driest at roughly 23 mm. The split between wet and dry seasons gives a quick sense of when umbrellas and waterproof shoes are most useful.

Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Tapachula has shifted by +2.2°C between the first decade and the last. The hottest single day in the record reached 34.8°C in 1998; the coldest, 9.3°C in 1956.

Monthly temperature range

April is the warmest month, December the coolest — a yearly swing of 2°C.

Each bar is the average daily low → average daily high for that month. Color shifts cool→warm by month temperature. The dot is the monthly mean. Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly rainfall

Wettest month: September (~678 mm). Whole year averages ~3977 mm of rain.

Average total millimetres of rainfall in each calendar month, across the full record.

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre — a measured proxy for how sunny the month is.

Tapachula month by month — what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Sun is the mean hours of bright sunshine per day; daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Record high/low are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings. The green dot marks the best time to visit — the months whose average afternoon high sits closest to a comfortable 23°C.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainSun/dayDaylightRecord highRecord low
January27.8°16.2°28 mm11.2 h32.4° (2020)9.3° (1956)
February28.6°16.8°23 mm11.5 h33.4° (2010)11.1° (1989)
March29.3°18.0°51 mm11.9 h34.3° (2024)11.6° (1989)
April29.3°19.0°138 mm12.3 h34.4° (2024)13.5° (1971)
May28.4°19.7°404 mm12.7 h34.8° (1998)15.3° (1956)
June27.3°19.5°592 mm12.9 h32.1° (2015)15.7° (1974)
July27.6°18.7°555 mm12.8 h32.5° (2025)14.2° (1950)
August27.5°18.8°588 mm12.5 h32.1° (2020)14.7° (1959)
September26.9°19.2°678 mm12.1 h31.4° (2023)15.0° (1949)
October26.9°18.8°627 mm11.7 h31.3° (1997)13.5° (1974)
November27.2°17.5°233 mm11.3 h31.5° (2019)13.0° (1949)
December27.3°16.5°59 mm11.1 h31.9° (2023)10.2° (1940)

Best time to visit (mildest weather): comfortable year-round

Tapachula — Frequently asked questions

Which is the warmest month in Tapachula?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Tapachula is April (mean about 24.0°C) and the coolest is December (about 21.6°C).
How does today's temperature in Tapachula compare to the historical average?
On 2026-06-06, Tapachula is forecast to reach a high of 31.7°C and a low of 24.9°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 27.6°C and a low of 20.0°C — today's high is 4.1°C warmer than that average.
How much has Tapachula warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Tapachula is about 2.2°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Tapachula?
Tapachula receives about 3977 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with September typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Tapachula?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Tapachula is about 22.8°C. The warmest month is April and the coolest is December.
How many days a year does it rain in Tapachula?
On long-term average, Tapachula has about 257 days a year with measurable rain, totalling roughly 3977 mm.
When is the best time to visit Tapachula?
Going by the long-term averages, Tapachula stays comfortably mild for much of the year, so most months suit a visit.