Zihuatanejo (Dge) Weather Records (MXN00012127)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Zihuatanejo (Dge) (MXN00012127), Mexico, with 49 years of record.

Key Facts for Zihuatanejo (Dge)

Zihuatanejo (Dge) (MXN00012127) is a weather station in Mexico at 17.63 latitude and -101.55 longitude, 20 m (65 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1964 to 2012, 49 years of record.
1,464 records set at Zihuatanejo (Dge) still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Zihuatanejo (Dge) tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 35.0 C (95.0 F) on 19 November 2012.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 17.63 latitude, -101.55 longitude.
Elevation: 20 m (65 ft).
Period of record: 1964 to 2012, 49 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Zihuatanejo (Dge). The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Zihuatanejo (Dge), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	37.8 C (100.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	37.8 C (100.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	37.8 C (100.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.8 C (100.0 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	40.6 C (105.1 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	41.7 C (107.1 F)	18.9 C (66.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.7 C (107.1 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.6 C (105.1 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	39.4 C (102.9 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	38.9 C (102.0 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	37.8 C (100.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	37.8 C (100.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Zihuatanejo (Dge) still stand. 2002 holds the most, with 177.

Standing records at Zihuatanejo (Dge) by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1966	24
1967	51
1968	40
1969	34
1970	33
1971	21
1972	22
1973	76
1974	83
1975	56
1976	46
1977	78
1978	2
1979	29
1980	34
1981	26
1982	10
1983	6
1984	78
1985	52
1987	11
1988	12
1989	4
1997	1
1998	26
2002	177
2003	89
2004	39
2005	1
2006	5
2008	56
2009	35
2010	150
2011	21
2012	36

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Zihuatanejo (Dge) between 29 June 1996 and 29 June 1996. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 326.4 mm (12.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Zihuatanejo (Dge). The most was 326.4 mm (12.9 in) on 29 June 1996.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Zihuatanejo (Dge)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	24 January 1980
Feb	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	3 February 2010
Mar	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	5 March 1968
Apr	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2 April 1966
May	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	26 May 1983
Jun	326.4 mm (12.9 in)	29 June 1996
Jul	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	7 July 1996
Aug	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	28 August 1981
Sep	273.3 mm (10.8 in)	20 September 1989
Oct	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	9 October 1966
Nov	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	10 November 1997
Dec	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 December 1974

Period of Record Coverage

1966 to 2012

37 years of record at Zihuatanejo (Dge), 1966 to 2012. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1966, 1975, 1978, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1997 and others.

Days with data per year at Zihuatanejo (Dge)
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1966	229	63%	No
1967	353	97%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	357	98%	Yes
1970	359	98%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	362	99%	Yes
1975	274	75%	No
1976	339	93%	Yes
1977	329	90%	Yes
1978	200	55%	No
1979	336	92%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	350	96%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	350	96%	Yes
1985	184	50%	No
1987	309	85%	No
1988	337	92%	Yes
1989	304	83%	No
1990	12	3%	No
1997	122	33%	No
1998	273	75%	No
2002	305	84%	No
2003	236	65%	No
2004	353	96%	Yes
2005	353	97%	Yes
2006	340	93%	Yes
2007	91	25%	No
2008	182	50%	No
2009	49	13%	No
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	335	92%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Zihuatanejo (Dge)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 November 2012	Zihuatanejo (Dge), MX	daily high max (Tie)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	tie	45 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 2012	Zihuatanejo (Dge), MX	daily high max (Tie)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	tie	2 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 2012	Zihuatanejo (Dge), MX	daily high max (Tie)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	tie	2 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 2012	Zihuatanejo (Dge), MX	daily low min (Tie)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	tie	41 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 2012	Zihuatanejo (Dge), MX	daily low min (Tie)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	tie	46 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 2012	Zihuatanejo (Dge), MX	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 2012	Zihuatanejo (Dge), MX	daily low min (Tie)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	tie	42 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 2012	Zihuatanejo (Dge), MX	daily low min (Tie)	20.6 C (69.1 F)	tie	46 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 2012	Zihuatanejo (Dge), MX	daily low min (Tie)	18.9 C (66.0 F)	tie	38 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 2012	Zihuatanejo (Dge), MX	daily low min (Tie)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	tie	39 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2012	Zihuatanejo (Dge), MX	daily low min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2012	Zihuatanejo (Dge), MX	daily high max (Tie)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	tie	3 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 2012	Zihuatanejo (Dge), MX	daily low min (Tie)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	tie	41 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 2012	Zihuatanejo (Dge), MX	daily low min (Tie)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	tie	41 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 2012	Zihuatanejo (Dge), MX	daily low min (Tie)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	tie	27 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 2012	Zihuatanejo (Dge), MX	daily high max (Tie)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	tie	8 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 2012	Zihuatanejo (Dge), MX	daily low min (Tie)	20.6 C (69.1 F)	tie	31 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 2012	Zihuatanejo (Dge), MX	daily low min (Tie)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	tie	38 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2012	Zihuatanejo (Dge), MX	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	8 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 2012	Zihuatanejo (Dge), MX	daily high max (Tie)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	tie	2 years	1 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

14 complete years, 1967 to 2010

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Zihuatanejo (Dge), 1967 to 2010. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 26.3 C (79.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1974, at 25.0 C (77.0 F), and the warmest was 2004, at 28.5 C (83.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Zihuatanejo (Dge) as warming stripes, 1967 to 2010
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1967	26.3 C	+0.05 C
1968	26.3 C	+0.01 C
1969	26.2 C	-0.06 C
1970	25.8 C	-0.45 C
1972	26.1 C	-0.24 C
1973	25.2 C	-1.06 C
1974	25.0 C	-1.27 C
1980	25.8 C	-0.53 C
1981	25.5 C	-0.82 C
1983	26.6 C	+0.35 C
1984	25.8 C	-0.51 C
2004	28.5 C	+2.23 C
2005	26.8 C	+0.54 C
2010	28.1 C	+1.77 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1964 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Zihuatanejo (Dge): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1977	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37
Coldest night (TNn)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1976	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37
Wettest day (Rx1day)	326.4 mm (12.9 in)	1996	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	49
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	857.5 mm (33.8 in)	1998	195.2 mm (7.7 in)	49
Longest dry spell (CDD)	181 days	1998	127 days	49

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Zihuatanejo (Dge), 1964 to 2012. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Zihuatanejo (Dge) by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1968	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1977	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1978	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1979	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1980	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1981	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1984	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1986	n/a
1987	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1989	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1990	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1998	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2003	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2004	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2005	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2006	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2007	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2008	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2009	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2010	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2011	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2012	41.7 C (107.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Zihuatanejo (Dge), 1964 to 2012. The record is 10.0 C (50.0 F) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 16.7 C (62.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Zihuatanejo (Dge) by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1967	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1968	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1969	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1970	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1971	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1972	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1973	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1974	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1975	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1976	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1977	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1978	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1979	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1980	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1981	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1982	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1983	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1984	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1985	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1986	n/a
1987	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1988	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1989	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1990	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1998	21.7 C (71.1 F)
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	21.7 C (71.1 F)
2003	17.8 C (64.0 F)
2004	17.8 C (64.0 F)
2005	17.8 C (64.0 F)
2006	16.7 C (62.1 F)
2007	20.0 C (68.0 F)
2008	17.8 C (64.0 F)
2009	20.0 C (68.0 F)
2010	16.7 C (62.1 F)
2011	15.0 C (59.0 F)
2012	16.7 C (62.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Zihuatanejo (Dge), 1964 to 2012. The record is 326.4 mm (12.9 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 120.4 mm (4.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Zihuatanejo (Dge) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1964	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1965	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1966	197.4 mm (7.8 in)
1967	222.8 mm (8.8 in)
1968	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1969	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1970	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1971	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1972	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1973	180.8 mm (7.1 in)
1974	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1975	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1976	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1977	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1978	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1979	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1980	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1981	195.8 mm (7.7 in)
1982	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1983	169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1984	213.9 mm (8.4 in)
1985	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1986	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1987	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1988	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1989	273.3 mm (10.8 in)
1990	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1991	143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1992	180.1 mm (7.1 in)
1993	199.9 mm (7.9 in)
1994	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1995	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1996	326.4 mm (12.9 in)
1997	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1998	256.8 mm (10.1 in)
1999	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
2000	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
2001	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2002	184.9 mm (7.3 in)
2003	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
2004	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
2005	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2006	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
2007	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
2008	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
2009	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
2010	242.1 mm (9.5 in)
2011	208.5 mm (8.2 in)
2012	149.9 mm (5.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Zihuatanejo (Dge), 1964 to 2012. The record is 857.5 mm (33.8 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 195.2 mm (7.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Zihuatanejo (Dge) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1964	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1965	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1966	273.6 mm (10.8 in)
1967	541.1 mm (21.3 in)
1968	271.4 mm (10.7 in)
1969	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1970	128.9 mm (5.1 in)
1971	208.8 mm (8.2 in)
1972	240.8 mm (9.5 in)
1973	207.2 mm (8.2 in)
1974	211.8 mm (8.3 in)
1975	297.8 mm (11.7 in)
1976	173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1977	131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1978	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1979	206.3 mm (8.1 in)
1980	318.2 mm (12.5 in)
1981	348.5 mm (13.7 in)
1982	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1983	277.9 mm (10.9 in)
1984	422.4 mm (16.6 in)
1985	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1986	166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1987	133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1988	329.2 mm (13.0 in)
1989	415.4 mm (16.4 in)
1990	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1991	184.0 mm (7.2 in)
1992	329.5 mm (13.0 in)
1993	230.9 mm (9.1 in)
1994	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1995	195.2 mm (7.7 in)
1996	356.6 mm (14.0 in)
1997	217.7 mm (8.6 in)
1998	857.5 mm (33.8 in)
1999	228.4 mm (9.0 in)
2000	173.7 mm (6.8 in)
2001	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2002	416.9 mm (16.4 in)
2003	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
2004	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
2005	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
2006	185.4 mm (7.3 in)
2007	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
2008	8.2 mm (0.32 in)
2009	181.7 mm (7.2 in)
2010	451.0 mm (17.8 in)
2011	326.4 mm (12.9 in)
2012	173.1 mm (6.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Zihuatanejo (Dge), 1964 to 2012. The record is 181 days in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 127 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Zihuatanejo (Dge) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1964	133 days
1965	136 days
1966	91 days
1967	122 days
1968	57 days
1969	161 days
1970	151 days
1971	152 days
1972	149 days
1973	157 days
1974	94 days
1975	59 days
1976	159 days
1977	144 days
1978	111 days
1979	150 days
1980	128 days
1981	139 days
1982	138 days
1983	71 days
1984	90 days
1985	162 days
1986	107 days
1987	100 days
1988	99 days
1989	151 days
1990	124 days
1991	146 days
1992	118 days
1993	127 days
1994	149 days
1995	110 days
1996	172 days
1997	104 days
1998	181 days
1999	92 days
2000	142 days
2001	66 days
2002	110 days
2003	63 days
2004	140 days
2005	94 days
2006	153 days
2007	72 days
2008	159 days
2009	57 days
2010	127 days
2011	150 days
2012	95 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

35 years, 1964 to 2012

A day with at least 129.6 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 319.6 mm (12.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Zihuatanejo (Dge): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
5 years	189.5 mm (7.5 in)
10 years	225.2 mm (8.9 in)
25 years	266.3 mm (10.5 in)
50 years	294.1 mm (11.6 in)	Longer than the 35 years of record
100 years	319.6 mm (12.6 in)	Longer than the 35 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 35 years of values from 1964 to 2012.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 326.4 mm (12.9 in) in 1996; 242.1 mm (9.5 in) in 2010; 222.8 mm (8.8 in) in 1967.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).