Chiquimula climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Chiquimula?

Chiquimula has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.5 °C and it receives 1,141 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chiquimula?

The hottest day measured in Chiquimula between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 2015, reaching 37.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Chiquimula?

The coldest day measured in Chiquimula between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1956, at 6.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Chiquimula?

Almost never: Chiquimula sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Chiquimula warmed?

Yes: Chiquimula warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Chiquimula?

The wettest day measured in Chiquimula between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1974, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Chiquimula?

The windiest day measured in Chiquimula between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1983, with winds reaching 27.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Chiquimula?

The warmest month in Chiquimula is May (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Chiquimula?

Chiquimula receives on average 1,141 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Chiquimula?

Chiquimula gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Chiquimula (Guatemala) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.5 °C and it receives 1,141 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 (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Chiquimula averages 0 frost days, 50 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 167 rainy days per year.

Chiquimula 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 37.7 °C (on 28 April 2015) and the coldest 6.2 °C (on 15 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

ChiquimulaChiquimula

coords: 14.80°, -89.55°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

21.5°C

Average daily high

26.4°C

Average daily low

17.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,141mm

Sunshine / day

10.2h

Mean relative humidity

81%

Average peak wind

11.9km/h

Seasonal range

4.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

50 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

167 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.6 °C

Average feels-like low

19.6 °C

Average peak gust

38.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

38 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

37.7 °C

28 April 2015

Coldest day

6.2 °C

15 January 1956

Wettest day

166 mm

17 June 1974

Windiest day

27.0 km/h

16 March 1983

Strongest gust

91.1 km/h

16 March 1983

Hottest feels-like

40.7 °C

5 May 2024

Coldest feels-like

4.3 °C

27 December 1989

Sunniest day

12.2 h

18 June 1955

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.4 °C6 May 2025	11.6 °C18 January 2025	23.0 °C	1,020 mm	91
2024	36.9 °C18 May 2024	10.1 °C23 February 2024	23.6 °C	1,115 mm	146
2023	36.5 °C12 June 2023	10.1 °C16 January 2023	23.3 °C	905 mm	131
2022	36.0 °C6 April 2022	12.8 °C31 January 2022	22.7 °C	1,589 mm	85
2021	35.9 °C12 April 2021	10.6 °C4 February 2021	22.9 °C	965 mm	118
2020	36.9 °C10 April 2020	11.4 °C23 January 2020	22.9 °C	1,427 mm	113
2019	36.9 °C14 April 2019	11.5 °C29 January 2019	23.0 °C	948 mm	139
2018	34.7 °C8 April 2018	10.9 °C10 January 2018	22.3 °C	943 mm	82
2017	37.4 °C27 April 2017	11.4 °C25 January 2017	22.5 °C	1,120 mm	96
2016	36.6 °C1 May 2016	10.3 °C25 January 2016	22.7 °C	914 mm	109
2015	37.7 °C28 April 2015	12.1 °C17 February 2015	22.5 °C	803 mm	61
2014	36.4 °C30 April 2014	8.4 °C17 January 2014	22.1 °C	1,063 mm	65
2013	35.9 °C14 April 2013	9.1 °C4 March 2013	22.4 °C	1,081 mm	73
2012	34.5 °C7 May 2012	9.7 °C25 December 2012	22.1 °C	932 mm	65
2011	35.2 °C29 March 2011	10.4 °C8 January 2011	22.3 °C	1,252 mm	103
2010	36.9 °C25 April 2010	7.7 °C16 December 2010	22.1 °C	1,293 mm	91
2009	35.8 °C4 April 2009	9.9 °C4 March 2009	22.0 °C	939 mm	65
2008	34.4 °C11 May 2008	11.2 °C4 January 2008	21.5 °C	1,525 mm	66
2007	34.9 °C18 April 2007	10.1 °C21 February 2007	21.7 °C	1,043 mm	57
2006	33.7 °C7 May 2006	9.9 °C24 November 2006	21.6 °C	1,396 mm	37
2005	35.1 °C27 March 2005	10.2 °C24 November 2005	22.0 °C	1,465 mm	73
2004	35.2 °C12 April 2004	10.2 °C20 February 2004	21.5 °C	923 mm	35
2003	37.3 °C2 May 2003	10.2 °C8 December 2003	22.0 °C	919 mm	74
2002	33.3 °C14 June 2002	9.3 °C10 January 2002	21.7 °C	785 mm	37
2001	32.9 °C12 March 2001	9.4 °C24 January 2001	21.0 °C	931 mm	24
2000	32.4 °C23 April 2000	10.0 °C28 January 2000	20.9 °C	1,211 mm	18
1999	33.2 °C15 April 1999	6.8 °C29 December 1999	21.0 °C	1,338 mm	24
1998	36.0 °C6 April 1998	9.5 °C4 February 1998	22.5 °C	1,323 mm	83
1997	34.1 °C2 May 1997	8.8 °C16 December 1997	22.1 °C	925 mm	44
1996	32.7 °C31 March 1996	8.6 °C13 March 1996	21.3 °C	1,246 mm	24
1995	33.6 °C5 April 1995	11.9 °C26 February 1995	22.0 °C	1,341 mm	56
1994	33.3 °C28 March 1994	11.1 °C4 March 1994	21.7 °C	769 mm	32
1993	35.4 °C19 May 1993	10.1 °C28 January 1993	21.7 °C	1,097 mm	64
1992	34.9 °C20 April 1992	13.0 °C7 February 1992	21.6 °C	1,105 mm	51
1991	34.6 °C16 March 1991	9.5 °C5 March 1991	21.8 °C	756 mm	57
1990	33.6 °C27 April 1990	12.9 °C12 November 1990	21.3 °C	1,085 mm	27
1989	32.7 °C3 March 1989	6.4 °C27 December 1989	21.1 °C	1,409 mm	27
1988	35.7 °C20 May 1988	10.8 °C28 January 1988	21.7 °C	1,347 mm	62
1987	35.0 °C25 March 1987	8.2 °C6 January 1987	21.6 °C	967 mm	50
1986	34.1 °C11 May 1986	9.2 °C29 January 1986	21.1 °C	871 mm	42
1985	34.5 °C19 May 1985	9.2 °C28 January 1985	21.3 °C	1,177 mm	28
1984	34.4 °C12 April 1984	10.1 °C25 November 1984	21.3 °C	1,332 mm	42
1983	34.4 °C27 April 1983	11.8 °C14 January 1983	22.0 °C	1,212 mm	68
1982	34.0 °C14 May 1982	12.2 °C16 January 1982	21.7 °C	1,064 mm	57
1981	34.0 °C17 May 1981	7.9 °C1 January 1981	21.4 °C	1,304 mm	30
1980	34.3 °C28 March 1980	9.1 °C30 December 1980	21.6 °C	1,137 mm	51
1979	34.8 °C12 April 1979	11.2 °C27 February 1979	21.6 °C	1,150 mm	38
1978	34.9 °C21 April 1978	7.4 °C7 February 1978	21.6 °C	1,149 mm	53
1977	33.1 °C28 March 1977	9.8 °C20 January 1977	21.3 °C	1,024 mm	27
1976	31.9 °C13 May 1976	9.8 °C19 January 1976	20.7 °C	1,260 mm	14
1975	34.4 °C11 April 1975	10.8 °C23 December 1975	21.3 °C	1,203 mm	51
1974	34.6 °C12 May 1974	11.4 °C1 March 1974	21.1 °C	1,301 mm	41
1973	35.3 °C2 April 1973	9.7 °C19 December 1973	21.7 °C	1,199 mm	55
1972	33.4 °C31 March 1972	10.6 °C28 December 1972	21.5 °C	866 mm	23
1971	34.9 °C27 April 1971	11.1 °C15 February 1971	21.2 °C	1,146 mm	30
1970	33.4 °C26 March 1970	9.2 °C5 February 1970	21.0 °C	1,231 mm	38
1969	36.9 °C4 May 1969	12.1 °C22 November 1969	21.6 °C	1,685 mm	51
1968	32.6 °C5 May 1968	9.5 °C25 March 1968	20.7 °C	1,417 mm	13
1967	32.3 °C31 May 1967	10.2 °C14 January 1967	20.9 °C	977 mm	16
1966	34.5 °C4 April 1966	10.4 °C28 January 1966	20.8 °C	1,223 mm	28
1965	34.4 °C27 April 1965	10.6 °C20 January 1965	21.1 °C	1,010 mm	46
1964	35.3 °C5 May 1964	10.8 °C1 January 1964	21.3 °C	976 mm	50
1963	33.2 °C10 April 1963	8.1 °C6 February 1963	21.0 °C	869 mm	38
1962	33.3 °C29 April 1962	10.8 °C15 February 1962	20.7 °C	1,194 mm	33
1961	35.0 °C15 April 1961	12.2 °C27 December 1961	20.7 °C	1,046 mm	33
1960	34.8 °C1 May 1960	7.7 °C1 February 1960	20.6 °C	1,276 mm	39
1959	33.4 °C21 April 1959	10.4 °C30 November 1959	20.7 °C	1,101 mm	26
1958	35.5 °C6 April 1958	9.2 °C6 February 1958	21.3 °C	1,244 mm	51
1957	32.4 °C19 May 1957	10.0 °C11 December 1957	20.8 °C	1,175 mm	35
1956	32.8 °C10 April 1956	6.2 °C15 January 1956	20.0 °C	1,357 mm	11
1955	35.0 °C26 April 1955	11.3 °C28 January 1955	20.7 °C	1,357 mm	40
1954	32.8 °C13 March 1954	9.7 °C22 December 1954	20.5 °C	1,615 mm	19
1953	33.7 °C9 April 1953	8.0 °C11 January 1953	21.3 °C	1,138 mm	45
1952	34.2 °C15 March 1952	9.5 °C6 February 1952	21.1 °C	1,344 mm	51
1951	33.2 °C9 April 1951	9.2 °C12 January 1951	21.0 °C	1,174 mm	36
1950	31.8 °C25 April 1950	8.9 °C29 November 1950	20.1 °C	1,193 mm	13
1949	32.5 °C4 April 1949	11.5 °C19 November 1949	20.6 °C	1,196 mm	27
1948	33.5 °C1 April 1948	10.9 °C15 January 1948	20.8 °C	1,451 mm	16
1947	32.9 °C25 April 1947	9.9 °C16 February 1947	21.1 °C	1,232 mm	23
1946	32.4 °C21 May 1946	11.9 °C12 December 1946	20.8 °C	829 mm	32
1945	34.3 °C25 April 1945	6.7 °C7 December 1945	20.7 °C	1,227 mm	27
1944	34.2 °C17 April 1944	11.2 °C19 January 1944	20.6 °C	1,046 mm	38
1943	31.8 °C13 April 1943	8.8 °C22 December 1943	20.0 °C	1,106 mm	5
1942	33.0 °C27 March 1942	11.3 °C27 January 1942	20.6 °C	1,103 mm	22
1941	34.5 °C6 April 1941	7.8 °C13 February 1941	20.7 °C	911 mm	35
1940	32.6 °C7 April 1940	10.4 °C25 December 1940	20.9 °C	834 mm	41

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.2 °C

+1.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

91 d/yr

+41

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1020 mm

-121 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	24.8 °C	+1.2 °C	18 mm	+4 mm
Feb	27.2 °C	+1.8 °C	14 mm	+4 mm
Mar	30.4 °C	+2.4 °C	8 mm	-5 mm
Apr	29.9 °C	+0.2 °C	19 mm	-7 mm
May	32.9 °C	+3.4 °C	44 mm	-59 mm
Jun	28.9 °C	+1.3 °C	302 mm	+73 mm
Jul	28.2 °C	+1.8 °C	73 mm	-91 mm
Aug	29.1 °C	+2.2 °C	112 mm	-51 mm
Sep	29.0 °C	+2.0 °C	250 mm	+18 mm
Oct	27.4 °C	+1.8 °C	118 mm	-12 mm
Nov	25.1 °C	+1.0 °C	27 mm	-12 mm
Dec	25.0 °C	+1.6 °C	37 mm	+18 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.4 °C

6 May 2025

Coldest day

11.6 °C

18 Jan 2025

Wettest day

25.6 mm

9 Jun 2025

Windiest day

19.8 km/h

21 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

59.8 km/h

11 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.7 °C

6 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

11.7 °C

18 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.2 h

20 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Chiquimula?

Chiquimula has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.5 °C and it receives 1,141 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chiquimula?

The hottest day measured in Chiquimula between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 2015, reaching 37.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Chiquimula?

The coldest day measured in Chiquimula between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1956, at 6.2 °C.

Does it snow in Chiquimula?

Almost never: Chiquimula sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Chiquimula warmed?

Yes: Chiquimula warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Chiquimula?

The wettest day measured in Chiquimula between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1974, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Chiquimula?

The windiest day measured in Chiquimula between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1983, with winds reaching 27.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Chiquimula?

The warmest month in Chiquimula is May (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Chiquimula?

Chiquimula receives on average 1,141 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Chiquimula?

Chiquimula gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Chiquimula?

Yes: Chiquimula has on average 38 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chiquimula?

In Chiquimula, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 5 May 2024, and the lowest was 4.3 °C on 27 December 1989.

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