Cobán climate — normals and trends
Cobán (Guatemala) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 3,028 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 (21.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Cobán averages 0 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 273 rainy days per year.
Cobán has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 26 May 2024) and the coldest 5.0 °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
CobánAlta Verapaz
- coords
- 15.47°, -90.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.3°C
Average daily high
23.8°C
Average daily low
16.0°C
Annual rainfall
3,028mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
88%
Average peak wind
8.1km/h
Seasonal range
4.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
273 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.8 °C
Average feels-like low
17.4 °C
Average peak gust
29.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °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
34.5 °C
26 May 2024
Coldest day
5.0 °C
6 December 1945
Wettest day
250 mm
10 April 1973
Windiest day
20.4 km/h
31 October 1961
Strongest gust
78.1 km/h
31 October 1961
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
25 May 2020
Coldest feels-like
2.8 °C
6 December 1945
Sunniest day
12.4 h
12 June 2023
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 | 22.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 215 mm | +53 mm |
| Feb | 23.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 128 mm | +13 mm |
| Mar | 25.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 104 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 25.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 86 mm | -50 mm |
| May | 28.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 118 mm | -122 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 557 mm | +132 mm |
| Jul | 26.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 225 mm | -80 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 194 mm | -97 mm |
| Sep | 26.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 407 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 25.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 273 mm | -98 mm |
| Nov | 22.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 186 mm | -71 mm |
| Dec | 22.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 264 mm | +84 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cobán?
Cobán has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 3,028 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cobán?
The hottest day measured in Cobán between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 2024, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cobán?
The coldest day measured in Cobán between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1945, at 5.0 °C.
Does it snow in Cobán?
Almost never: Cobán sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cobán warmed?
Yes: Cobán warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cobán?
The wettest day measured in Cobán between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1973, with 250 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cobán?
The windiest day measured in Cobán between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1961, with winds reaching 20.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cobán?
The warmest month in Cobán is May (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Cobán?
Cobán receives on average 3,028 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 273 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cobán?
Cobán gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cobán?
Yes: Cobán has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cobán?
In Cobán, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 25 May 2020, and the lowest was 2.8 °C on 6 December 1945.
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