Cantel climate — normals and trends
Cantel (Guatemala) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 3,026 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Cantel averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 291 rainy days per year.
Cantel has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.2 °C (on 4 August 2020) and the coldest 6.3 °C (on 13 January 1956).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
CantelQuetzaltenango
- coords
- 14.81°, -91.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.9°C
Average daily high
20.8°C
Average daily low
14.0°C
Annual rainfall
3,026mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
8.2km/h
Seasonal range
1.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
291 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.9 °C
Average feels-like low
13.8 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.84 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
26.2 °C
4 August 2020
Coldest day
6.3 °C
13 January 1956
Wettest day
193 mm
17 May 1945
Windiest day
19.2 km/h
2 February 1998
Strongest gust
73.8 km/h
16 March 1983
Hottest feels-like
33.3 °C
4 June 2023
Coldest feels-like
3.2 °C
13 January 1956
Sunniest day
12.6 h
27 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 28 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 21.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 99 mm | +47 mm |
| Mar | 22.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 140 mm | +23 mm |
| Apr | 21.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 448 mm | +179 mm |
| May | 23.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 592 mm | +91 mm |
| Jun | 22.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 564 mm | +108 mm |
| Jul | 23.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 209 mm | -94 mm |
| Aug | 22.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 314 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 22.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 467 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 22.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 398 mm | +59 mm |
| Nov | 21.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 103 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 21.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 107 mm | +60 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cantel?
Cantel has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 3,026 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cantel?
The hottest day measured in Cantel between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2020, reaching 26.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cantel?
The coldest day measured in Cantel between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1956, at 6.3 °C.
Does it snow in Cantel?
Almost never: Cantel sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cantel warmed?
Yes: Cantel warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cantel?
The wettest day measured in Cantel between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 1945, with 193 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cantel?
The windiest day measured in Cantel between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1998, with winds reaching 19.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cantel?
The warmest month in Cantel is July (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Cantel?
Cantel receives on average 3,026 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 291 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cantel?
Cantel gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cantel?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Cantel.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cantel?
In Cantel, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.3 °C on 4 June 2023, and the lowest was 3.2 °C on 13 January 1956.
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