Everyone says Lake Chapala has one of the best climates on earth. We’d rather show you five years of measured data and let it speak for itself.
24°C
average January high
75°F, in the middle of winter
10.8 h
of sunshine per day
year-round average
12°C
coolest average night
January nights, 54°F
95%
of rain falls Jun–Oct
mostly evening showers
Average daily highs and lows by month. The whole year lives between 12°C nights and 32°C afternoons: no furnace winters, no air-conditioner summers.
Average monthly rainfall. The rainy season is dramatic but polite: it waters the mountains in the evening and hands the day back by morning.
Average daily high, month by month. Notice the shape of the Chapala line: it barely moves. That flatness, not any single number, is the famous climate. Type your hometown above to see it on the chart.
November – February
Sunny days in the mid-70s °F (around 24°C), crisp nights in the mid-50s (about 13°C). This is sweater-in-the-evening season: fireplaces get lit, and the patios stay open. Snowbird months, and it shows.
March – May
The warmest, driest stretch of the year: afternoons in the high 80s °F (low 30s °C), essentially zero rain, twelve hours of sun a day, and the jacarandas in full purple bloom.
June – October
The rains arrive, almost always as evening and overnight showers that clear by morning. Days stay in the high 70s °F (mid-20s °C), the mountains turn deep green, and 95% of the year’s rain falls in these five months.
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Browse listingsHistorical normals computed from 2021–2025 daily ERA5 reanalysis records (Open-Meteo Historical Weather API, CC-BY 4.0). City comparisons show average daily high temperatures. Live forecast data: MET Norway.