Chichicastenango climate — normals and trends
Chichicastenango (Guatemala) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 1,295 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 May (17.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Chichicastenango averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 175 rainy days per year.
Chichicastenango 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 32.1 °C (on 4 May 2024) and the coldest 1.8 °C (on 9 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
ChichicastenangoQuiché
- coords
- 14.94°, -91.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.2°C
Average daily high
22.0°C
Average daily low
12.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,295mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
10.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
175 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.6 °C
Average feels-like low
11.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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
32.1 °C
4 May 2024
Coldest day
1.8 °C
9 January 1956
Wettest day
121 mm
3 June 2006
Windiest day
26.0 km/h
16 March 1983
Strongest gust
79.6 km/h
16 March 1983
Hottest feels-like
33.2 °C
26 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
-1.1 °C
9 January 1956
Sunniest day
12.6 h
2 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 | 21.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 10 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 22.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 18 mm | +9 mm |
| Mar | 26.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 4 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 25.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 25 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 27.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 42 mm | -96 mm |
| Jun | 23.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 382 mm | +131 mm |
| Jul | 23.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 103 mm | -59 mm |
| Aug | 23.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 134 mm | -44 mm |
| Sep | 24.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 279 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 23.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 176 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 21.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 30 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 20.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 49 mm | +33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chichicastenango?
Chichicastenango has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 1,295 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chichicastenango?
The hottest day measured in Chichicastenango between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 2024, reaching 32.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chichicastenango?
The coldest day measured in Chichicastenango between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1956, at 1.8 °C.
Does it snow in Chichicastenango?
Almost never: Chichicastenango sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chichicastenango warmed?
Yes: Chichicastenango warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chichicastenango?
The wettest day measured in Chichicastenango between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 2006, with 121 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chichicastenango?
The windiest day measured in Chichicastenango between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1983, with winds reaching 26.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chichicastenango?
The warmest month in Chichicastenango is May (17.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Chichicastenango?
Chichicastenango receives on average 1,295 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 175 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chichicastenango?
Chichicastenango gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chichicastenango?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Chichicastenango.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chichicastenango?
In Chichicastenango, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.2 °C on 26 March 2024, and the lowest was -1.1 °C on 9 January 1956.
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