Ecatepec de Morelos climate
Ecatepec de Morelos is warmest in April, with average highs of 25 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 5.4 °C. August is the wettest month (154 mm) and December the driest (6.6 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Ecatepec de Morelos averages 745 mm of rain, 53 days above 25 °C and 1 days below freezing.
Mexico · population 1,645,352 · 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 April 25 °C
- Coldest month January 5.4 °C
- Driest month December 7 mm
- Wettest month August 154 mm
- Least cloud March 30 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 32 °C
- Coldest on record January -2.3 °C
What to expectEcatepec de Morelos through the year
Ecatepec de Morelos has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 20 °C in January to 25 °C in April, a swing of 5.6 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 53 days a year reach 25 °C, 1 of them reach 30 °C, 1 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 32 °C, in May.
Rain is strongly seasonal. August averages 154 mm against 7 mm in December — 23 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.7 °C | 10 mm | 37 % |
| February | 21.8 °C | 9 mm | 30 % |
| March | 23.8 °C | 10 mm | 30 % |
| April | 24.9 °C | 21 mm | 37 % |
| May | 24.7 °C | 33 mm | 46 % |
| June | 22.9 °C | 117 mm | 68 % |
| July | 21.2 °C | 141 mm | 74 % |
| August | 21.3 °C | 154 mm | 75 % |
| September | 20.3 °C | 151 mm | 80 % |
| October | 20.1 °C | 74 mm | 65 % |
| November | 20.0 °C | 18 mm | 46 % |
| December | 19.9 °C | 7 mm | 37 % |
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 | 19.7 °C | 5.4 °C | 12.1 °C | 25.6 °C | -2.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 21.8 °C | 6.5 °C | 13.8 °C | 28.9 °C | -0.9 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 23.8 °C | 7.8 °C | 15.6 °C | 31.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 24.9 °C | 9.8 °C | 17.3 °C | 30.2 °C | 2.6 °C | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 24.7 °C | 11.1 °C | 17.7 °C | 32.0 °C | 5.0 °C | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 22.9 °C | 12.0 °C | 16.9 °C | 30.4 °C | 6.0 °C | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 21.2 °C | 11.4 °C | 15.7 °C | 27.2 °C | 5.3 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 21.3 °C | 11.7 °C | 15.8 °C | 27.0 °C | 7.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 20.3 °C | 11.5 °C | 15.2 °C | 26.5 °C | 4.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 20.1 °C | 9.7 °C | 14.2 °C | 27.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 20.0 °C | 7.7 °C | 13.3 °C | 27.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 19.9 °C | 6.2 °C | 12.7 °C | 25.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 mm | 2 | 11 h/day | 37 % | 58 % | 14 km/h |
| February | 9 mm | 2 | 11 h/day | 30 % | 53 % | 16 km/h |
| March | 10 mm | 3 | 12 h/day | 30 % | 48 % | 17 km/h |
| April | 21 mm | 5 | 13 h/day | 37 % | 47 % | 17 km/h |
| May | 33 mm | 7 | 13 h/day | 46 % | 55 % | 16 km/h |
| June | 117 mm | 16 | 13 h/day | 68 % | 67 % | 14 km/h |
| July | 141 mm | 22 | 13 h/day | 74 % | 74 % | 12 km/h |
| August | 154 mm | 21 | 13 h/day | 75 % | 74 % | 13 km/h |
| September | 151 mm | 20 | 12 h/day | 80 % | 77 % | 13 km/h |
| October | 74 mm | 11 | 12 h/day | 65 % | 73 % | 14 km/h |
| November | 18 mm | 4 | 11 h/day | 46 % | 67 % | 13 km/h |
| December | 7 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 37 % | 60 % | 13 km/h |
How Ecatepec de Morelos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecatepec de Morelos | 25 °C | 5.4 °C | 745 mm | 53 |
| Coacalco · Mexico | 25 °C | 5.7 °C | 538 mm | 58 |
| Ojo de Agua · Mexico | 26 °C | 5.9 °C | 517 mm | 70 |
| Gustavo Adolfo Madero · Mexico | 25 °C | 5.9 °C | 786 mm | 55 |
| Cuautitlán · Mexico | 25 °C | 5.7 °C | 713 mm | 59 |
| Cuautitlán Izcalli · Mexico | 25 °C | 5.4 °C | 713 mm | 52 |
| Mexico City · Mexico | 25 °C | 6.9 °C | 1,006 mm | 60 |
Where Ecatepec de Morelos ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in North America in March | 16thof 50 | 91/100 |
| Places with the best weather in North America in April | 23rdof 50 | 92/100 |
| Places with the best weather in North America in May | 26thof 50 | 92/100 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Ecatepec de Morelos’s climate
When is the best time to visit Ecatepec de Morelos?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. April, May, June sit closest to 20 °C on average, April is the warmest month and December the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Ecatepec de Morelos get?
In April, the warmest month, daily highs average 25 °C. About 1 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 32 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 5.4 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 1 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Ecatepec de Morelos?
August, averaging 154 mm over 21 days with rain. The driest month is December with 7 mm. The year as a whole averages 745 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 Ecatepec de Morelos 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.