Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt · Colima · MexicoSummit weather, forecast and climate

Colima

Stratovolcano · last major eruption 19133,850 mMajor summit

Elevation3,850 mabove sea level

Prominence600 mindependent height

Isolation5.9 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul11°average high

19.51° N, 103.62° WElevation 3,850 mUTC−6 · Central Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit3,850 m
Mid-mountain2,620 m
Valley · Cofradía1,394 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Colima in brief

Colima rises to 3,850 m in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Colima, Mexico. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 600 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, May is the mildest month with average highs of 16°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Cofradía, 11 km to the SE at 1,394 m.

Facts

Elevation: 3,850 m · 12,631 ft
Prominence: 600 m
Range: Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Region: Colima
Country: Mexico
Coordinates: 19.5114, -103.6181
Nearest airport: Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid International Airport (CLQ) · 26 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Colima by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Colima by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	9°	11°	13°	15°	16°	13°	11°	11°	10°	10°	10°	9°
Average low	-4°	-4°	-3°	-1°	1°	3°	2°	2°	2°	1°	-2°	-3°
Precipitation	38 mm	15 mm	6 mm	4 mm	26 mm	177 mm	259 mm	245 mm	211 mm	105 mm	30 mm	15 mm
Cloud cover	28%	21%	21%	24%	24%	54%	74%	74%	73%	43%	23%	29%
Daylight	11h 05	11h 31	12h 01	12h 35	13h 03	13h 18	13h 12	12h 48	12h 16	11h 43	11h 13	10h 58
Month score	48	59	72	83	80	29	10	10	9	25	50	54

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	4,250 m	4,400 m	4,650 m	4,950 m	5,150 m	5,050 m	4,800 m	4,800 m	4,800 m	4,700 m	4,500 m	4,300 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C