Climate
Cuernavaca has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw) with temperatures that are moderated by its altitude. The warmest month is May with an average temperature of 24.4 °C (75.9 °F) and the coolest month is January with an average of 19.6 °C (67.3 °F).The municipality has two distinct climates. In the north, is a temperate climate that is somewhat moist with rain predominantly in the summer. That area is covered in forests of pine and holm oak. In the south, the climate is warmer with the same moisture pattern. The southern area is primarily grassland with some rainforest. Average annual temperature is 21.1°C (70°F) with the warmest months being April and May and the coldest December. Temperatures rarely exceed 28°C nor fall below 15°C.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.5 (88.7) |
37.0 (98.6) |
36.0 (96.8) |
39.5 (103.1) |
37.5 (99.5) |
36.0 (96.8) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.5 (92.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
36.0 (96.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
34.0 (93.2) |
39.5 (103.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 25.2 (77.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.7 (85.5) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
13.7 (56.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
6.5 (43.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
10.0 (50.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
10.0 (50.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
3 (37.4) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 13.6 (0.535) |
7.2 (0.283) |
5.6 (0.22) |
15.5 (0.61) |
57.7 (2.272) |
250.9 (9.878) |
266.7 (10.5) |
268.1 (10.555) |
256.3 (10.091) |
100.2 (3.945) |
16.7 (0.657) |
5.2 (0.205) |
1,263.7 (49.752) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 8.6 | 18.8 | 20.7 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 9.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 109.5 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional | |||||||||||||
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