Chisec climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Chisec?

Chisec has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 2,741 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Chisec between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 2024, reaching 38.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Chisec?

The coldest day measured in Chisec between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1945, at 7.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Chisec?

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

Q: Has the climate of Chisec warmed?

Yes: Chisec warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Chisec?

The wettest day measured in Chisec between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1973, with 204 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Chisec?

The windiest day measured in Chisec between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1961, with winds reaching 29.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Chisec?

The warmest month in Chisec is May (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Chisec?

Chisec receives on average 2,741 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 258 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Chisec?

Chisec gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Chisec (Guatemala) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 2,741 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 (24.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Chisec averages 0 frost days, 50 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 258 rainy days per year.

Chisec 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 38.9 °C (on 26 May 2024) and the coldest 7.7 °C (on 6 December 1945).

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

ChisecAlta Verapaz

coords: 15.81°, -90.29°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthApril

Mean daily temperature

22.1°C

Average daily high

26.6°C

Average daily low

18.6°C

Annual rainfall

2,741mm

Sunshine / day

9.7h

Mean relative humidity

86%

Average peak wind

8.2km/h

Seasonal range

5.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

50 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

258 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.7 °C

Average feels-like low

21.0 °C

Average peak gust

26.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

110 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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

38.9 °C

26 May 2024

Coldest day

7.7 °C

6 December 1945

Wettest day

204 mm

10 April 1973

Windiest day

29.6 km/h

31 October 1961

Strongest gust

91.1 km/h

31 October 1961

Hottest feels-like

43.9 °C

25 May 2020

Coldest feels-like

6.1 °C

6 December 1945

Sunniest day

12.4 h

12 June 2023

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.6 °C2 June 2025	13.7 °C18 January 2025	23.4 °C	2,443 mm	106
2024	38.9 °C26 May 2024	10.8 °C8 February 2024	24.1 °C	2,699 mm	155
2023	37.5 °C4 June 2023	11.6 °C15 January 2023	23.9 °C	2,591 mm	158
2022	35.8 °C9 May 2022	12.8 °C31 January 2022	23.1 °C	3,051 mm	94
2021	35.8 °C11 April 2021	10.2 °C4 February 2021	23.4 °C	2,387 mm	138
2020	37.8 °C25 May 2020	12.8 °C23 January 2020	23.6 °C	3,719 mm	137
2019	36.3 °C9 May 2019	12.2 °C22 January 2019	23.7 °C	2,040 mm	165
2018	35.3 °C30 May 2018	10.7 °C22 December 2018	22.9 °C	2,117 mm	101
2017	36.8 °C29 April 2017	11.5 °C12 December 2017	23.0 °C	2,909 mm	94
2016	36.4 °C30 April 2016	10.2 °C24 January 2016	23.2 °C	2,444 mm	113
2015	37.4 °C28 April 2015	12.5 °C28 January 2015	23.3 °C	2,572 mm	95
2014	34.8 °C7 April 2014	9.2 °C17 January 2014	22.8 °C	2,990 mm	74
2013	34.7 °C11 May 2013	8.7 °C4 March 2013	23.0 °C	3,027 mm	75
2012	35.3 °C11 May 2012	11.7 °C24 December 2012	22.7 °C	2,488 mm	74
2011	37.1 °C19 May 2011	11.1 °C1 December 2011	23.1 °C	3,126 mm	121
2010	36.2 °C24 April 2010	9.8 °C16 December 2010	22.9 °C	2,972 mm	112
2009	35.9 °C2 April 2009	11.0 °C23 January 2009	23.0 °C	2,253 mm	119
2008	34.3 °C15 May 2008	11.6 °C14 December 2008	22.3 °C	3,013 mm	72
2007	34.9 °C28 May 2007	11.5 °C21 February 2007	22.7 °C	2,498 mm	77
2006	34.8 °C7 May 2006	9.9 °C24 November 2006	22.4 °C	3,029 mm	43
2005	36.0 °C27 March 2005	10.2 °C24 November 2005	22.8 °C	2,667 mm	80
2004	33.3 °C10 April 2004	11.3 °C20 February 2004	22.2 °C	2,275 mm	33
2003	37.5 °C2 May 2003	10.7 °C1 April 2003	22.6 °C	2,602 mm	91
2002	33.3 °C2 May 2002	8.8 °C10 January 2002	22.4 °C	2,453 mm	42
2001	32.3 °C15 March 2001	9.5 °C24 January 2001	22.0 °C	2,375 mm	36
2000	35.2 °C24 April 2000	11.4 °C11 February 2000	22.1 °C	2,383 mm	38
1999	33.4 °C4 May 1999	9.8 °C29 December 1999	21.9 °C	3,058 mm	43
1998	35.8 °C7 April 1998	9.8 °C4 February 1998	23.1 °C	2,915 mm	93
1997	33.8 °C26 April 1997	8.7 °C16 December 1997	22.6 °C	2,509 mm	32
1996	31.5 °C13 April 1996	8.5 °C14 January 1996	22.0 °C	3,170 mm	15
1995	34.1 °C18 May 1995	12.3 °C10 February 1995	22.6 °C	2,893 mm	52
1994	32.8 °C27 March 1994	12.5 °C7 January 1994	22.2 °C	1,906 mm	32
1993	33.9 °C14 April 1993	10.6 °C28 January 1993	22.2 °C	2,673 mm	46
1992	33.0 °C20 April 1992	13.8 °C7 February 1992	22.1 °C	2,493 mm	23
1991	35.0 °C23 April 1991	11.7 °C5 March 1991	22.3 °C	2,299 mm	55
1990	31.0 °C28 May 1990	12.6 °C10 December 1990	21.9 °C	2,813 mm	16
1989	32.4 °C18 May 1989	7.7 °C27 December 1989	21.7 °C	2,798 mm	21
1988	34.8 °C30 April 1988	11.2 °C27 January 1988	22.2 °C	3,350 mm	54
1987	33.4 °C27 March 1987	10.0 °C24 January 1987	21.9 °C	2,693 mm	37
1986	33.9 °C11 May 1986	8.4 °C29 January 1986	21.7 °C	2,369 mm	32
1985	31.7 °C11 May 1985	10.2 °C28 January 1985	21.8 °C	2,316 mm	26
1984	35.7 °C4 May 1984	10.4 °C1 March 1984	21.8 °C	3,050 mm	38
1983	33.4 °C23 April 1983	9.6 °C14 January 1983	22.4 °C	2,872 mm	48
1982	33.3 °C10 April 1982	10.9 °C19 December 1982	22.2 °C	2,485 mm	44
1981	33.5 °C18 May 1981	8.9 °C1 January 1981	21.8 °C	2,955 mm	32
1980	34.3 °C16 May 1980	10.1 °C29 December 1980	21.9 °C	3,095 mm	43
1979	33.1 °C12 April 1979	11.0 °C27 February 1979	21.9 °C	3,391 mm	22
1978	35.7 °C7 May 1978	8.9 °C23 February 1978	21.9 °C	3,221 mm	37
1977	32.4 °C4 April 1977	9.6 °C20 January 1977	21.7 °C	2,541 mm	16
1976	32.0 °C31 May 1976	9.4 °C19 January 1976	21.3 °C	2,952 mm	23
1975	35.3 °C7 May 1975	10.7 °C23 December 1975	22.0 °C	2,442 mm	63
1974	35.9 °C12 May 1974	11.8 °C6 December 1974	21.6 °C	2,851 mm	35
1973	35.3 °C3 April 1973	10.5 °C14 January 1973	22.1 °C	3,467 mm	35
1972	33.2 °C29 March 1972	10.6 °C28 December 1972	22.0 °C	2,929 mm	35
1971	33.4 °C29 April 1971	10.6 °C15 February 1971	21.8 °C	2,388 mm	28
1970	32.2 °C25 May 1970	9.6 °C5 February 1970	21.6 °C	2,968 mm	32
1969	35.6 °C6 May 1969	13.2 °C22 November 1969	22.1 °C	3,684 mm	30
1968	32.4 °C18 May 1968	10.3 °C25 March 1968	21.3 °C	3,021 mm	13
1967	32.9 °C31 May 1967	11.3 °C25 December 1967	21.5 °C	2,845 mm	24
1966	30.7 °C28 May 1966	9.5 °C28 January 1966	21.1 °C	2,923 mm	6
1965	35.0 °C26 April 1965	10.2 °C19 January 1965	21.6 °C	2,592 mm	39
1964	36.1 °C2 May 1964	12.1 °C1 January 1964	21.7 °C	2,682 mm	33
1963	33.8 °C7 June 1963	8.1 °C26 December 1963	21.6 °C	2,544 mm	46
1962	32.1 °C11 March 1962	10.9 °C4 January 1962	21.1 °C	2,803 mm	14
1961	32.9 °C15 April 1961	12.1 °C27 December 1961	21.3 °C	3,158 mm	27
1960	34.1 °C5 May 1960	9.6 °C1 February 1960	21.3 °C	2,844 mm	34
1959	31.1 °C21 April 1959	12.5 °C30 November 1959	21.2 °C	2,950 mm	8
1958	33.8 °C5 April 1958	10.7 °C6 February 1958	21.7 °C	2,856 mm	28
1957	34.5 °C23 March 1957	10.4 °C11 December 1957	21.4 °C	2,735 mm	31
1956	33.3 °C16 April 1956	9.8 °C15 January 1956	20.7 °C	2,849 mm	7
1955	35.5 °C28 April 1955	11.9 °C21 January 1955	21.5 °C	2,397 mm	42
1954	30.7 °C13 March 1954	10.2 °C21 December 1954	20.9 °C	2,974 mm	3
1953	37.1 °C12 April 1953	10.5 °C14 January 1953	22.1 °C	3,065 mm	51
1952	34.0 °C25 March 1952	10.7 °C28 February 1952	21.5 °C	2,828 mm	21
1951	33.7 °C7 April 1951	10.5 °C12 January 1951	21.6 °C	2,587 mm	27
1950	32.0 °C16 May 1950	9.9 °C29 November 1950	20.8 °C	2,676 mm	15
1949	35.1 °C4 April 1949	12.4 °C23 November 1949	21.5 °C	2,003 mm	35
1948	34.7 °C1 April 1948	10.5 °C16 January 1948	21.4 °C	3,285 mm	7
1947	31.3 °C25 April 1947	11.2 °C17 February 1947	21.6 °C	2,679 mm	7
1946	33.5 °C15 May 1946	13.8 °C24 March 1946	21.5 °C	2,236 mm	42
1945	36.9 °C25 April 1945	7.7 °C6 December 1945	21.6 °C	2,463 mm	45
1944	33.6 °C26 May 1944	12.0 °C21 January 1944	21.2 °C	2,326 mm	33
1943	30.4 °C17 August 1943	10.1 °C20 December 1943	20.7 °C	2,753 mm	1
1942	34.4 °C14 May 1942	11.9 °C10 March 1942	21.1 °C	3,218 mm	13
1941	33.2 °C5 May 1941	11.1 °C13 February 1941	21.2 °C	2,234 mm	17
1940	31.7 °C18 April 1940	10.5 °C25 January 1940	21.3 °C	2,491 mm	25

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

+1.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

106 d/yr

+56

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2443 mm

-298 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	24.7 °C	+1.3 °C	240 mm	+68 mm
Feb	26.4 °C	+1.7 °C	121 mm	+4 mm
Mar	28.4 °C	+1.3 °C	94 mm	-30 mm
Apr	28.8 °C	-0.3 °C	94 mm	-22 mm
May	32.8 °C	+3.0 °C	85 mm	-100 mm
Jun	30.3 °C	+1.9 °C	437 mm	+84 mm
Jul	29.3 °C	+1.8 °C	185 mm	-77 mm
Aug	30.1 °C	+2.2 °C	157 mm	-87 mm
Sep	29.4 °C	+1.7 °C	318 mm	-45 mm
Oct	28.2 °C	+2.1 °C	257 mm	-97 mm
Nov	25.3 °C	+0.8 °C	193 mm	-68 mm
Dec	24.9 °C	+1.4 °C	263 mm	+70 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.6 °C

2 Jun 2025

Coldest day

13.7 °C

18 Jan 2025

Wettest day

101.6 mm

26 Jun 2025

Windiest day

13.3 km/h

24 May 2025

Strongest gust

49.0 km/h

22 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.7 °C

20 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.7 °C

18 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.4 h

15 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Chisec?

Chisec has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 2,741 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chisec?

The hottest day measured in Chisec between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 2024, reaching 38.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Chisec?

The coldest day measured in Chisec between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1945, at 7.7 °C.

Does it snow in Chisec?

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

Has the climate of Chisec warmed?

Yes: Chisec warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Chisec?

The wettest day measured in Chisec between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1973, with 204 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Chisec?

The windiest day measured in Chisec between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1961, with winds reaching 29.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Chisec?

The warmest month in Chisec is May (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Chisec?

Chisec receives on average 2,741 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 258 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Chisec?

Chisec gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Chisec?

Yes: Chisec has on average 110 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chisec?

In Chisec, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 25 May 2020, and the lowest was 6.1 °C on 6 December 1945.

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