Toluca climate

Toluca is warmest in April, with average highs of 22 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 5.5 °C. July is the wettest month (236 mm) and December the driest (15 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Toluca averages 1,225 mm of rain, 7 days above 25 °C and 1 days below freezing.

Mexico · population 489,333 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 11°
  2. Feb 12°
  3. Mar 14°
  4. Apr 15°
  5. May 15°
  6. Jun 14°
  7. Jul 13°
  8. Aug 14°
  9. Sep 13°
  10. Oct 13°
  11. Nov 12°
  12. Dec 11°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

  • Warmest month April 22 °C
  • Coldest month January 5.5 °C
  • Driest month December 15 mm
  • Wettest month July 236 mm
  • Least cloud March 29 % cloud
  • Hottest on record May 30 °C
  • Coldest on record February -3.8 °C

What to expectToluca through the year

Toluca has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 18 °C in January to 22 °C in April, a swing of 4.6 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 7 days a year reach 25 °C, 1 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 30 °C, in May.

Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 236 mm against 15 mm in December — 16 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 17.5 °C 25 mm 37 %
February 19.3 °C 24 mm 30 %
March 21.1 °C 27 mm 29 %
April 22.3 °C 44 mm 39 %
May 22.0 °C 110 mm 51 %
June 20.0 °C 198 mm 75 %
July 18.6 °C 236 mm 81 %
August 18.6 °C 222 mm 82 %
September 18.2 °C 194 mm 84 %
October 18.3 °C 97 mm 70 %
November 18.0 °C 34 mm 48 %
December 17.8 °C 15 mm 39 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 17.5 °C5.5 °C10.6 °C23.1 °C-3.1 °C000
February 19.3 °C6.5 °C12.0 °C24.9 °C-3.8 °C000
March 21.1 °C7.7 °C13.6 °C26.4 °C-3.1 °C100
April 22.3 °C9.2 °C15.1 °C27.0 °C2.3 °C300
May 22.0 °C9.7 °C15.2 °C29.6 °C3.5 °C300
June 20.0 °C10.1 °C14.5 °C28.3 °C5.9 °C100
July 18.6 °C9.5 °C13.5 °C22.3 °C5.0 °C000
August 18.6 °C9.7 °C13.5 °C22.7 °C5.8 °C000
September 18.2 °C9.7 °C13.3 °C22.9 °C2.1 °C000
October 18.3 °C8.3 °C12.7 °C22.8 °C-1.1 °C000
November 18.0 °C6.8 °C11.7 °C23.8 °C-3.7 °C000
December 17.8 °C6.1 °C11.1 °C22.0 °C-1.9 °C000

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 25 mm511 h/day37 %61 %13 km/h
February 24 mm512 h/day30 %56 %14 km/h
March 27 mm612 h/day29 %50 %15 km/h
April 44 mm913 h/day39 %50 %14 km/h
May 110 mm1613 h/day51 %62 %11 km/h
June 198 mm2113 h/day75 %77 %10 km/h
July 236 mm2713 h/day81 %82 %9.1 km/h
August 222 mm2613 h/day82 %83 %9.5 km/h
September 194 mm2312 h/day84 %84 %9.9 km/h
October 97 mm1512 h/day70 %79 %10 km/h
November 34 mm711 h/day48 %72 %11 km/h
December 15 mm311 h/day39 %65 %12 km/h

How Toluca 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
Toluca 22 °C 5.5 °C 1,225 mm 7
Delegación Cuajimalpa de Morelos · Mexico 23 °C 3.7 °C 1,333 mm 15
Magdalena Contreras · Mexico 25 °C 5.8 °C 1,298 mm 41
Tlalpan · Mexico 25 °C 7.0 °C 1,291 mm 49
Coyoacán · Mexico 25 °C 6.3 °C 1,298 mm 58
Nicolás Romero · Mexico 25 °C 5.2 °C 750 mm 46
Mexico City · Mexico 25 °C 6.9 °C 1,006 mm 60

Where Toluca ranks

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QuestionsCommon questions about Toluca’s climate

When is the best time to visit Toluca?

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 Toluca get?

In April, the warmest month, daily highs average 22 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 30 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 5.5 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 1 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Toluca?

July, averaging 236 mm over 27 days with rain. The driest month is December with 15 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,225 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 Toluca rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Data point
19.288°, -99.653° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
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.