Tampico
Elevation 10 m22.24° N, 97.87° W
When to go?
Mean 20 °C, 4 rain days in the month (32 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for the seawater at 23 °C
Mean 21 °C, 3 rain days in the month (24 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for the seawater at 22 °C
Mean 23 °C, 3 rain days in the month (24 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for the seawater at 23 °C
Mean 26 °C, 2 rain days in the month (29 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 25 °C
Against
- Hothighs of 29 °C
Mean 28 °C, 3 rain days in the month (46 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 26 °C
Against
- Hothighs of 31 °C
Mean 29 °C, 7 rain days in the month (135 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 28 °C
Against
- Hothighs of 32 °C
Mean 29 °C, 10 rain days in the month (151 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 28 °C
Against
- Hothighs of 32 °C
Mean 29 °C, 10 rain days in the month (138 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 29 °C
Against
- Hothighs of 33 °C
Mean 28 °C, 12 rain days in the month (264 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 29 °C
Against
- Hothighs of 31 °C
Mean 26 °C, 8 rain days in the month (155 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 28 °C
Against
- Hothighs of 30 °C
Mean 23 °C, 5 rain days in the month (62 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for the seawater at 26 °C
Mean 21 °C, 4 rain days in the month (32 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for the seawater at 24 °C
The best months are November–March. Ideal for the sea: all year. Avoid April–October (hot).
What is the climate like?
Temperature and rain
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
How much it rains
Rain days and how much water
Rain days and how much water
Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day
Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm
Daylight hours
Daylight and sky: sunrise, sunset and cloud cover
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
Times on the 15th of each month, in local time: daylight saving where and when it applies, standard time in the other months.
Sea temperature: Gulf of Mexico
Monthly mean sea temperature: Gulf of Mexico (°C)
Monthly mean sea temperature: Gulf of Mexico (°C)
Effect of climate change
Today's climate (1996–2025) compared with 1961–1990:
In short
Year by year
Temperature of each year
Against 1961–1990 the mean temperature of today (1996–2025) has changed by +0.6 °C; in the last ten years by +1.0 °C. Warmest year: 2024 (+1.8 °C), coldest: 1976 (−0.8 °C).
July and August warmed the most (+0.8 and +0.8 °C), December the least (+0.3 °C).
Warming stripes: after an idea by Ed Hawkins (University of Reading), showyourstripes.info, CC BY 4.0.
Rain of each year (% against 1961–1990)
more rain than in 1961–1990less rain
Rain in a year: no clear trend, dry and wet years alternate as before.
The sea, then and now
+0.5 °Cthe sea today, compared with 1961–1990