Puebla sits in a high valley of the central Mexican plateau at around 2,135 metres above sea level, overlooked by the volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl, at approximately 19.04°N, 98.21°W. Its considerable altitude tempers the tropical latitude to give a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb) — spring-like year-round — with a summer rainy season.

There is no summer in the temperate sense: temperatures stay mild all year, with daytime highs around 25–27°C, warmest in April and May before the rains. The wet season, from May to October, brings warm, bright mornings that cloud over into heavy afternoon and evening downpours and thunderstorms, with June to September the wettest months.

There is no true winter, but the dry season from November to April brings warm, sunny days around 22–24°C and notably cold nights that can drop to 4–6°C, occasionally to frost on the high plateau. Skies are clear and the volcanoes stand sharp on the horizon; this bright, dry stretch has the widest day-to-night temperature swings of the year.

Puebla receives on the order of 800–900 mm of rain a year, overwhelmingly concentrated in the wet season from May to October, while the winter is very dry; the rain typically falls in heavy afternoon bursts after sunny mornings. Live rainfall, humidity, and pressure readings for the city are shown in the panels above.

Puebla's plateau altitude, over 2,100 metres, gives it the mild, spring-like days and sharply cold nights characteristic of highland Mexico, despite lying deep in the tropics. The active volcano Popocatépetl looms just to the west, and its ash plumes occasionally drift over the city when the winds are right.

To follow any single measurement in Puebla more closely, use our live instruments: the online barometer for atmospheric pressure, the thermometer for temperature, the hygrometer for humidity, the anemometer for wind speed, the wind vane for wind direction, and the rain gauge for rainfall.