climigo

Guatemala

When to go?

The best months are November–February.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

El SalvadorHondurasBelizeMexicoGuatemala CityGuatemala CityGuatemala CityQuetzaltenangoQuetzaltenangoQuetzaltenangoLivingstonLivingstonLivingstonFloresFloresFloresEl MiradorEl MiradorEl MiradorSemuc ChampeySemuc ChampeySemuc Champey

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 27°17°
February 28°17°
March 30°18°
April 31°20°
May 31°21°
June 29°21° torrential rain
July 29°21°
August 30°21°
September 29°21° torrential rain
October 28°20°
November 27°19°
December 27°18°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec17.0 · 26.6 °CJanuary: 17.0 · 26.6 °C17.3 · 28.0 °CFebruary: 17.3 · 28.0 °C18.2 · 29.6 °CMarch: 18.2 · 29.6 °C19.7 · 31.2 °CApril: 19.7 · 31.2 °C21.0 · 31.0 °CMay: 21.0 · 31.0 °C21.0 · 29.4 °CJune: 21.0 · 29.4 °C20.6 · 29.3 °CJuly: 20.6 · 29.3 °C20.6 · 29.6 °CAugust: 20.6 · 29.6 °C20.6 · 29.0 °CSeptember: 20.6 · 29.0 °C19.9 · 27.8 °COctober: 19.9 · 27.8 °C18.6 · 26.8 °CNovember: 18.6 · 26.8 °C17.6 · 26.7 °CDecember: 17.6 · 26.7 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 17.0 – 26.6 °C
Feb 17.3 – 28.0 °C
Mar 18.2 – 29.6 °C
Apr 19.7 – 31.2 °C
May 21.0 – 31.0 °C
Jun 21.0 – 29.4 °C
Jul 20.6 – 29.3 °C
Aug 20.6 – 29.6 °C
Sep 20.6 – 29.0 °C
Oct 19.9 – 27.8 °C
Nov 18.6 – 26.8 °C
Dec 17.6 – 26.7 °C

How much it rains

January 70 mm6 d
February 42 mm4 d
March 48 mm4 d
April 71 mm6 d
May 200 mm12 d
June 361 mm20 d torrential rain
July 248 mm21 d
August 271 mm21 d
September 348 mm21 d torrential rain
October 297 mm17 d
November 150 mm11 d
December 82 mm7 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec70 mm · 6 rain days · 12 mm a dayJanuary: 70 mm · 6 rain days · 12 mm a day42 mm · 4 rain days · 11 mm a dayFebruary: 42 mm · 4 rain days · 11 mm a day48 mm · 4 rain days · 12 mm a dayMarch: 48 mm · 4 rain days · 12 mm a day71 mm · 6 rain days · 12 mm a dayApril: 71 mm · 6 rain days · 12 mm a day200 mm · 12 rain days · 17 mm a dayMay: 200 mm · 12 rain days · 17 mm a day361 mm · 20 rain days · 18 mm a dayJune: 361 mm · 20 rain days · 18 mm a day248 mm · 21 rain days · 12 mm a dayJuly: 248 mm · 21 rain days · 12 mm a day271 mm · 21 rain days · 13 mm a dayAugust: 271 mm · 21 rain days · 13 mm a day348 mm · 21 rain days · 17 mm a daySeptember: 348 mm · 21 rain days · 17 mm a day297 mm · 17 rain days · 17 mm a dayOctober: 297 mm · 17 rain days · 17 mm a day150 mm · 11 rain days · 14 mm a dayNovember: 150 mm · 11 rain days · 14 mm a day82 mm · 7 rain days · 12 mm a dayDecember: 82 mm · 7 rain days · 12 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 70 mm6 d
Feb 42 mm4 d
Mar 48 mm4 d
Apr 71 mm6 d
May 200 mm12 d
Jun 361 mm20 d
Jul 248 mm21 d
Aug 271 mm21 d
Sep 348 mm21 d
Oct 297 mm17 d
Nov 150 mm11 d
Dec 82 mm7 d

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

January 11 h 18
February 11 h 39
March 12 h 02
April 12 h 29
May 12 h 51
June 13 h 02
July 12 h 58
August 12 h 39
September 12 h 14
October 11 h 48
November 11 h 25
December 11 h 13

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Tourist areas

Cities