Chicacao climate — normals and trends
Chicacao (Guatemala) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.4 °C and it receives 3,233 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 April (23.4 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Chicacao averages 0 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 266 rainy days per year.
Chicacao has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.7 °C (on 8 April 2020) and the coldest 11.5 °C (on 16 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
ChicacaoSuchitepeque
- coords
- 14.54°, -91.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.4°C
Average daily high
27.0°C
Average daily low
18.9°C
Annual rainfall
3,233mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
7.9km/h
Seasonal range
1.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
266 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.0 °C
Average feels-like low
20.5 °C
Average peak gust
28.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
86 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
33.7 °C
8 April 2020
Coldest day
11.5 °C
16 January 1956
Wettest day
231 mm
9 June 1960
Windiest day
18.4 km/h
18 March 2003
Strongest gust
54.7 km/h
18 March 2003
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
15 May 1998
Coldest feels-like
10.2 °C
9 January 1956
Sunniest day
12.5 h
10 July 1943
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 | 29.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 29 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 29.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 46 mm | +23 mm |
| Mar | 30.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 27 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 29.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 140 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 29.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 203 mm | -174 mm |
| Jun | 27.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 583 mm | +108 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 315 mm | -105 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 379 mm | -78 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 438 mm | -86 mm |
| Oct | 27.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 489 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 27.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 133 mm | -48 mm |
| Dec | 27.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 139 mm | +86 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chicacao?
Chicacao has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.4 °C and it receives 3,233 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chicacao?
The hottest day measured in Chicacao between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 2020, reaching 33.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chicacao?
The coldest day measured in Chicacao between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1956, at 11.5 °C.
Does it snow in Chicacao?
Almost never: Chicacao sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chicacao warmed?
Yes: Chicacao warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chicacao?
The wettest day measured in Chicacao between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1960, with 231 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chicacao?
The windiest day measured in Chicacao between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 2003, with winds reaching 18.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chicacao?
The warmest month in Chicacao is April (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Chicacao?
Chicacao receives on average 3,233 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 266 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chicacao?
Chicacao gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chicacao?
Yes: Chicacao has on average 86 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chicacao?
In Chicacao, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 15 May 1998, and the lowest was 10.2 °C on 9 January 1956.
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