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Zapopan weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Temperatures in Zapopan stay within a narrow band all year, with the monthly means just 7.5°C apart. Most of the year's rain is packed into the months from June to September. Zapopan weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, records and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

−1.8°Chigh below average

25° / 16°Today
27° / 14°Average
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How it's changed

+2.0°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–49113days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 55 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 55 in the 1940s+2.0°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 18 mmhigh 24°low 9°February, rain 11 mmhigh 26°low 10°March, rain 5 mmhigh 29°low 12°April, rain 6 mmhigh 31°low 13°May, rain 16 mmhigh 32°low 16°June, rain 133 mmhigh 30°low 17°July, rain 215 mmhigh 27°low 17°August, rain 195 mmhigh 27°low 17°September, rain 156 mmhigh 27°low 16°October, rain 57 mmhigh 26°low 14°November, rain 12 mmhigh 26°low 11°December, rain 12 mmhigh 24°low 10°wettest month July, 215 mm · 836 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

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

Right now

24.7°

24°feels like
49%humidity
13°dew point
9 km/hfrom SE
UV index6.5
sunrise06:49sunset18:27day length11h 37m
TodayOvercast25°16°
MonPartly cloudy27°17°
TueClear28°17°
WedMostly clear29°16°
ThuPartly cloudy29°17°
FriOvercast28°18°
SatOvercast22°19°

On this date: October 18

Today (forecast)
25° / 16°
Average for October 18
27° / 14°

High below average · −1.8°C

  • Record high: 30.0° · 2011
  • Record low: 7.3° · 1997
  • One year ago: 29° / 17°

Every October 18 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 18 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Zapopan is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 20.72°N, 103.39°W, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
20.72°N, 103.39°W
Time zone
America/Mexico City
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

28 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +1.4°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, showing 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.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

The year peaks in May, at around 32.1°C by mid-afternoon, with nights around 15.6°C. The coolest month is January, when afternoons reach about 23.9°C and overnight lows sit around 8.8°C. Freezing temperatures almost never occur.

The yearly total for Zapopan comes to about 836 mm; monthly amounts range from 5 mm in March up to 215 mm in July.

The record here starts in 1940, and since then the annual mean in Zapopan has climbed 2.0°C from the first ten years to the last ten. The count of days past 30°C has risen from roughly 55 a year to 115 between the record's first and last decades.

Climate graph (climograph)

May is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 7°C. Wettest month: July (~215 mm). Whole year averages ~836 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Zapopan month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). 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.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainDaylightRecord highRecord low
January23.9°8.8°18 mm10.9 h30.1° (2021)1.2° (1955)
February25.8°9.8°11 mm11.3 h33.6° (2009)0.1° (1960)
March28.6°11.5°5 mm11.9 h34.4° (2020)1.7° (2016)
April30.8°13.5°6 mm12.5 h36.3° (2002)7.1° (1992)
May32.1°15.6°16 mm13.0 h37.8° (2003)9.8° (1979)
June30.0°17.4°133 mm13.3 h38.3° (2023)12.4° (1983)
July27.0°16.7°215 mm13.1 h33.2° (2023)13.2° (1949)
August26.9°16.7°195 mm12.7 h32.0° (2023)13.2° (1941)
September26.5°16.5°156 mm12.1 h31.8° (2023)7.7° (1979)
October26.4°14.5°57 mm11.5 h31.6° (2009)6.2° (1999)
November25.8°11.5°12 mm11.0 h30.9° (2024)3.0° (1979)
December24.1°9.6°12 mm10.7 h29.6° (2024)0.1° (1997)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +2.0°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: +0.22°C per decade.

One point per year, showing 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: +0.24°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: 55.0 early in the record → 112.7 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 2023, all-time low in 1960: 38.3°C / 0.1°C.

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

Annual rainfall

~836 mm/year on average. Last decade: +9% vs that average. Long-term trend: +28 mm per decade.

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, about 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).

Frequently asked questions about Zapopan

Which is the warmest month in Zapopan?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Zapopan is May (mean daily temperature of about 23.5°C) and the coolest is January (about 16.0°C).
How does today's temperature in Zapopan compare to the historical average?
On October 18, 2026, Zapopan is forecast to reach a high of 24.7°C and a low of 15.8°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 26.5°C and a low of 14.2°C, so today's high is 1.8°C cooler than that average.
How much has Zapopan warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Zapopan is about 2.0°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Zapopan?
Zapopan receives about 836 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with July typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Zapopan?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Zapopan is about 19.9°C. The warmest month is May and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Zapopan by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Zapopan (°C, full record since 1940): January 24°/9°, February 26°/10°, March 29°/12°, April 31°/13°, May 32°/16°, June 30°/17°, July 27°/17°, August 27°/17°, September 27°/16°, October 26°/14°, November 26°/11°, December 24°/10°.
What is the weather like in Zapopan in summer?
In summer, June through August, Zapopan is wet and warm. Expect 27–30°C by day and 17°C at night, with June the warmest month. About 181 mm of rain a month. It is the wettest season of the year.
What is the weather like in Zapopan in winter?
December to February is winter in Zapopan, and it is dry and pleasantly warm. Daytime highs sit at 24–26°C and nights at 9–10°C; January is the coldest month. Rain is steady at around 14 mm a month.
What is the weather like in Zapopan in spring?
March to May is spring in Zapopan, and it is dry and hot. Afternoons run 29–32°C and nights 12–16°C; May is the warmest month. Hardly any rain falls.
What is the weather like in Zapopan in autumn?
In autumn, September through November, Zapopan is warm. Expect 26–27°C by day and 11–16°C at night, with November the coldest month. Rain falls off from 156 mm in September to 12 mm in November.

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