Climate averages 1991–2020
Tapachula weather
in February.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 3rd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Tapachula: daytime highs average 30.6°C and nights cool to about 19.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 39 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Malacatán (22 km away). In February its highs average 29.1°C, 1.5°C cooler than Tapachula, with 31 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Tapachula ranks 6th of 153 for the warmest February highs and joint 83rd of 153 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 153 cities is 24.3°C; Tapachula is 6.3°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 31.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 15 mm to 42 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Tapachula climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.8°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 18 | 4.5 | 11.311 h |
| February, selected | 30.6°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 15 | 4.3 | 11.612 h |
| March | 31.1°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 42 | 9.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.3°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 119 | 16.8 | 12.512 h |
| May | 29.8°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 414 | 27.8 | 12.813 h |
| June | 28.4°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 548 | 29.1 | 13.013 h |
| July | 28.9°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 506 | 30.7 | 12.913 h |
| August | 28.9°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 571 | 30.6 | 12.613 h |
| September | 28.0°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 697 | 29.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 27.7°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 617 | 29.9 | 11.812 h |
| November | 28.3°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 245 | 21.4 | 11.411 h |
| December | 29.0°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 44 | 9.4 | 11.311 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Malacatán in FebruaryGuatemala · 22 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 16.8°C · 31 mm rain
- Coatepeque in FebruaryGuatemala · 48 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 17.8°C · 51 mm rain
- Retalhuleu in FebruaryGuatemala · 75 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 20.7°C · 15 mm rain
- Quetzaltenango in FebruaryGuatemala · 79 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 11.9°C · 39 mm rain
- Mazatenango in FebruaryGuatemala · 91 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 19.4°C · 17 mm rain
- Huehuetenango in FebruaryGuatemala · 96 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 10.1°C · 7.8 mm rain
- Totonicapán in FebruaryGuatemala · 97 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 10.6°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Santa Cruz del Quiché in FebruaryGuatemala · 120 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 10.6°C · 8.5 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Tapachula) is explained once on the Tapachula year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.