Ciudad Juárez climate
Ciudad Juárez is warmest in June, with average highs of 36 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 1.6 °C. July is the wettest month (32 mm) and April the driest (4.2 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Ciudad Juárez averages 196 mm of rain, 209 days above 25 °C and 26 days below freezing.
Mexico · population 1,512,450 · 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 June 36 °C
- Coldest month January 1.6 °C
- Driest month April 4 mm
- Wettest month July 32 mm
- Least cloud June 23 % cloud
- Hottest on record June 43 °C
- Coldest on record February -15 °C
What to expectCiudad Juárez through the year
Ciudad Juárez has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 15 °C in January to 36 °C in June, a swing of 22 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 209 days a year reach 25 °C, 142 of them reach 30 °C, 26 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 43 °C, in June.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 4 mm in April to 32 mm in July. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.0 °C | 14 mm | 35 % |
| February | 18.4 °C | 12 mm | 37 % |
| March | 22.8 °C | 9 mm | 32 % |
| April | 27.3 °C | 4 mm | 26 % |
| May | 31.6 °C | 8 mm | 24 % |
| June | 36.0 °C | 10 mm | 23 % |
| July | 35.0 °C | 32 mm | 42 % |
| August | 34.2 °C | 25 mm | 39 % |
| September | 31.2 °C | 31 mm | 28 % |
| October | 26.6 °C | 21 mm | 25 % |
| November | 19.8 °C | 12 mm | 29 % |
| December | 14.5 °C | 18 mm | 36 % |
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 | 15.0 °C | 1.6 °C | 7.6 °C | 25.3 °C | -9.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| February | 18.4 °C | 3.6 °C | 10.4 °C | 28.1 °C | -14.7 °C | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| March | 22.8 °C | 6.9 °C | 14.6 °C | 31.9 °C | -4.8 °C | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| April | 27.3 °C | 10.9 °C | 19.2 °C | 35.0 °C | 1.1 °C | 23 | 6 | 0 |
| May | 31.6 °C | 15.7 °C | 24.0 °C | 39.4 °C | 4.2 °C | 30 | 22 | 0 |
| June | 36.0 °C | 20.9 °C | 29.1 °C | 42.8 °C | 12.1 °C | 30 | 29 | 0 |
| July | 35.0 °C | 22.4 °C | 29.0 °C | 41.3 °C | 16.6 °C | 31 | 29 | 0 |
| August | 34.2 °C | 21.8 °C | 28.3 °C | 39.8 °C | 15.3 °C | 31 | 28 | 0 |
| September | 31.2 °C | 18.3 °C | 24.8 °C | 37.5 °C | 8.3 °C | 29 | 21 | 0 |
| October | 26.6 °C | 12.5 °C | 19.3 °C | 34.7 °C | -2.1 °C | 21 | 7 | 0 |
| November | 19.8 °C | 6.2 °C | 12.4 °C | 28.5 °C | -6.0 °C | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| December | 14.5 °C | 1.8 °C | 7.4 °C | 24.0 °C | -12.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14 mm | 3 | 10 h/day | 35 % | 51 % | 18 km/h |
| February | 12 mm | 3 | 11 h/day | 37 % | 43 % | 22 km/h |
| March | 9 mm | 2 | 12 h/day | 32 % | 32 % | 25 km/h |
| April | 4 mm | 1 | 13 h/day | 26 % | 23 % | 26 km/h |
| May | 8 mm | 2 | 14 h/day | 24 % | 23 % | 23 km/h |
| June | 10 mm | 2 | 14 h/day | 23 % | 24 % | 21 km/h |
| July | 32 mm | 5 | 14 h/day | 42 % | 40 % | 18 km/h |
| August | 25 mm | 5 | 13 h/day | 39 % | 42 % | 17 km/h |
| September | 31 mm | 4 | 12 h/day | 28 % | 44 % | 18 km/h |
| October | 21 mm | 3 | 11 h/day | 25 % | 42 % | 18 km/h |
| November | 12 mm | 2 | 11 h/day | 29 % | 45 % | 18 km/h |
| December | 18 mm | 4 | 10 h/day | 36 % | 54 % | 17 km/h |
How Ciudad Juárez 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 Juárez | 36 °C | 1.6 °C | 196 mm | 209 |
| Chihuahua · Mexico | 34 °C | 3.8 °C | 295 mm | 221 |
| Cuauhtémoc · Mexico | 29 °C | 1.0 °C | 426 mm | 104 |
| Albuquerque · United States | 33 °C | -2.6 °C | 203 mm | 156 |
| Tucson · United States | 38 °C | 4.2 °C | 251 mm | 235 |
| Nogales · Mexico | 34 °C | 2.3 °C | 423 mm | 200 |
| Lubbock · United States | 33 °C | 0.4 °C | 449 mm | 182 |
Where Ciudad Juárez ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The driest places in North America year-round | 7thof 50 | 16 mm |
| The warmest places in North America in June | 14thof 50 | 36 °C |
| The driest places in North America in November | 16thof 50 | 12 mm |
| The driest places in North America in April | 17thof 50 | 4.2 mm |
| The warmest places in North America in July | 19thof 50 | 35 °C |
| The driest places in North America in May | 23rdof 50 | 7.8 mm |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Ciudad Juárez’s climate
When is the best time to visit Ciudad Juárez?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. April, May, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, June is the warmest month and April the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Ciudad Juárez get?
In June, the warmest month, daily highs average 36 °C. About 142 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 43 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 1.6 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 26 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Ciudad Juárez?
July, averaging 32 mm over 5 days with rain. The driest month is April with 4 mm. The year as a whole averages 196 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 Juárez 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.