Coatepeque climate — normals and trends
Coatepeque (Guatemala) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 4,213 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 (20.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Coatepeque averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 319 rainy days per year.
Coatepeque 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 29.0 °C (on 19 March 2024) and the coldest 7.9 °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
CoatepequeQuetzaltenango
- coords
- 14.70°, -91.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.4°C
Average daily high
23.4°C
Average daily low
16.2°C
Annual rainfall
4,213mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
8.6km/h
Seasonal range
1.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
319 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.7 °C
Average feels-like low
16.9 °C
Average peak gust
29.1 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
+2.3 °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
29.0 °C
19 March 2024
Coldest day
7.9 °C
13 January 1956
Wettest day
253 mm
27 September 1995
Windiest day
22.9 km/h
1 November 1961
Strongest gust
69.5 km/h
1 November 1961
Hottest feels-like
36.1 °C
12 May 1980
Coldest feels-like
5.5 °C
13 January 1956
Sunniest day
12.6 h
13 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 | 24.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 77 mm | +21 mm |
| Feb | 24.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 139 mm | +78 mm |
| Mar | 24.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 100 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 24.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 434 mm | +158 mm |
| May | 25.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 671 mm | +89 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 714 mm | +122 mm |
| Jul | 25.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 404 mm | -131 mm |
| Aug | 25.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 498 mm | -62 mm |
| Sep | 25.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 602 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 24.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 531 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 24.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 200 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 23.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 199 mm | +117 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Coatepeque?
Coatepeque has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 4,213 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Coatepeque?
The hottest day measured in Coatepeque between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2024, reaching 29.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Coatepeque?
The coldest day measured in Coatepeque between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1956, at 7.9 °C.
Does it snow in Coatepeque?
Almost never: Coatepeque sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Coatepeque warmed?
Yes: Coatepeque warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Coatepeque?
The wettest day measured in Coatepeque between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1995, with 253 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Coatepeque?
The windiest day measured in Coatepeque between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 1961, with winds reaching 22.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Coatepeque?
The warmest month in Coatepeque is May (20.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Coatepeque?
Coatepeque receives on average 4,213 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 319 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Coatepeque?
Coatepeque gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Coatepeque?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Coatepeque.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Coatepeque?
In Coatepeque, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.1 °C on 12 May 1980, and the lowest was 5.5 °C on 13 January 1956.
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