Ciudad Acuña climate
Ciudad Acuña is warmest in August, with average highs of 36 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 7.3 °C. September is the wettest month (63 mm) and January the driest (22 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Ciudad Acuña averages 481 mm of rain, 248 days above 25 °C and 2 days below freezing.
Mexico · population 216,099 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 36 °C
- Coldest month January 7.3 °C
- Driest month January 22 mm
- Wettest month September 63 mm
- Least cloud October 37 % cloud
- Hottest on record June 44 °C
- Coldest on record February -8.2 °C
What to expectCiudad Acuña through the year
Ciudad Acuña has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 19 °C in January to 36 °C in August, a swing of 19 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 248 days a year reach 25 °C, 171 of them reach 30 °C, 2 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 44 °C, in June.
Rain is strongly seasonal. September averages 63 mm against 22 mm in January — 2.9 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.0 °C | 22 mm | 47 % |
| February | 22.2 °C | 24 mm | 47 % |
| March | 26.0 °C | 38 mm | 47 % |
| April | 30.1 °C | 42 mm | 44 % |
| May | 32.8 °C | 62 mm | 48 % |
| June | 35.5 °C | 38 mm | 39 % |
| July | 36.0 °C | 44 mm | 40 % |
| August | 36.3 °C | 40 mm | 38 % |
| September | 32.6 °C | 63 mm | 40 % |
| October | 28.6 °C | 54 mm | 37 % |
| November | 22.7 °C | 30 mm | 42 % |
| December | 18.9 °C | 22 mm | 46 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.0 °C | 7.3 °C | 12.1 °C | 31.7 °C | -4.3 °C | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| February | 22.2 °C | 9.4 °C | 14.6 °C | 36.9 °C | -8.2 °C | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| March | 26.0 °C | 13.2 °C | 18.6 °C | 36.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 20 | 6 | 0 |
| April | 30.1 °C | 17.1 °C | 22.8 °C | 41.2 °C | 4.9 °C | 27 | 15 | 0 |
| May | 32.8 °C | 21.3 °C | 26.5 °C | 41.8 °C | 8.8 °C | 30 | 24 | 0 |
| June | 35.5 °C | 24.7 °C | 29.8 °C | 43.8 °C | 16.7 °C | 30 | 29 | 0 |
| July | 36.0 °C | 25.6 °C | 30.5 °C | 43.3 °C | 21.0 °C | 31 | 30 | 0 |
| August | 36.3 °C | 26.1 °C | 30.9 °C | 41.7 °C | 21.5 °C | 31 | 30 | 0 |
| September | 32.6 °C | 22.8 °C | 27.3 °C | 42.4 °C | 11.3 °C | 30 | 24 | 0 |
| October | 28.6 °C | 18.0 °C | 22.7 °C | 38.4 °C | 2.4 °C | 26 | 12 | 0 |
| November | 22.7 °C | 12.2 °C | 16.7 °C | 32.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| December | 18.9 °C | 8.0 °C | 12.5 °C | 29.8 °C | -3.5 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22 mm | 4 | 10 h/day | 47 % | 60 % | 21 km/h |
| February | 24 mm | 4 | 11 h/day | 47 % | 57 % | 22 km/h |
| March | 38 mm | 5 | 12 h/day | 47 % | 56 % | 24 km/h |
| April | 42 mm | 5 | 13 h/day | 44 % | 53 % | 26 km/h |
| May | 62 mm | 8 | 14 h/day | 48 % | 59 % | 25 km/h |
| June | 38 mm | 5 | 14 h/day | 39 % | 56 % | 24 km/h |
| July | 44 mm | 5 | 14 h/day | 40 % | 53 % | 23 km/h |
| August | 40 mm | 4 | 13 h/day | 38 % | 51 % | 21 km/h |
| September | 63 mm | 7 | 12 h/day | 40 % | 60 % | 19 km/h |
| October | 54 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 37 % | 60 % | 21 km/h |
| November | 30 mm | 4 | 11 h/day | 42 % | 62 % | 21 km/h |
| December | 22 mm | 4 | 10 h/day | 46 % | 62 % | 21 km/h |
How Ciudad Acuña compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciudad Acuña | 36 °C | 7.3 °C | 481 mm | 248 |
| Piedras Negras · Mexico | 37 °C | 8.0 °C | 563 mm | 259 |
| San Antonio · United States | 35 °C | 7.2 °C | 861 mm | 227 |
| Nuevo Laredo · Mexico | 37 °C | 10 °C | 497 mm | 281 |
| Monclova · Mexico | 35 °C | 8.4 °C | 399 mm | 268 |
| Austin · United States | 35 °C | 6.3 °C | 924 mm | 216 |
| Corpus Christi · United States | 32 °C | 12 °C | 781 mm | 215 |
Where Ciudad Acuña ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in North America in August | 14thof 50 | 36 °C |
| The warmest places in North America in July | 15thof 50 | 36 °C |
| The warmest places in North America in June | 15thof 50 | 36 °C |
| The warmest places in North America in September | 20thof 50 | 33 °C |
| Places with the best weather in North America in November | 22ndof 50 | 95/100 |
| The warmest places in North America in May | 22ndof 50 | 33 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Ciudad Acuña.
QuestionsCommon questions about Ciudad Acuña’s climate
When is the best time to visit Ciudad Acuña?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. March, April, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Ciudad Acuña get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 36 °C. About 171 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 44 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 7.3 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 2 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Ciudad Acuña?
September, averaging 63 mm over 7 days with rain. The driest month is January with 22 mm. The year as a whole averages 481 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Ciudad Acuña rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.