Escuintla climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Escuintla?

Escuintla has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 2,520 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Escuintla between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 2021, reaching 34.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Escuintla?

The coldest day measured in Escuintla between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1940, at 11.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Escuintla?

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

Q: Has the climate of Escuintla warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Escuintla?

The wettest day measured in Escuintla between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 1999, with 240 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Escuintla?

The windiest day measured in Escuintla between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1988, with winds reaching 29.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Escuintla?

The warmest month in Escuintla is April (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Escuintla?

Escuintla receives on average 2,520 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 241 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Escuintla?

Escuintla gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Escuintla (Guatemala) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 2,520 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 April (24.0 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Escuintla averages 0 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 241 rainy days per year.

Escuintla 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 34.7 °C (on 1 April 2021) and the coldest 11.5 °C (on 25 December 1940).

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

EscuintlaEscuintla

coords: 14.30°, -90.79°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthAprilColdest monthDecemberWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

22.9°C

Average daily high

27.7°C

Average daily low

18.7°C

Annual rainfall

2,520mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

79%

Average peak wind

9.3km/h

Seasonal range

2.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

32 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

241 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.0 °C

Average feels-like low

20.0 °C

Average peak gust

31.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

78 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · 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

34.7 °C

1 April 2021

Coldest day

11.5 °C

25 December 1940

Wettest day

240 mm

30 June 1999

Windiest day

29.5 km/h

27 January 1988

Strongest gust

78.8 km/h

21 March 1986

Hottest feels-like

39.1 °C

1 April 2021

Coldest feels-like

8.5 °C

9 January 1956

Sunniest day

12.4 h

12 July 1943

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.9 °C16 April 2025	15.8 °C18 January 2025	24.3 °C	2,162 mm	79
2024	34.4 °C12 April 2024	14.8 °C13 January 2024	24.7 °C	3,005 mm	163
2023	32.6 °C12 February 2023	15.2 °C16 January 2023	24.5 °C	2,292 mm	104
2022	32.7 °C20 February 2022	15.8 °C6 January 2022	23.9 °C	2,779 mm	57
2021	34.7 °C1 April 2021	14.5 °C7 February 2021	24.1 °C	2,090 mm	63
2020	33.6 °C8 March 2020	15.9 °C28 December 2020	24.3 °C	2,931 mm	128
2019	33.2 °C29 April 2019	16.1 °C8 January 2019	24.3 °C	2,175 mm	105
2018	33.2 °C13 February 2018	14.5 °C12 January 2018	24.0 °C	2,480 mm	81
2017	33.8 °C3 March 2017	13.4 °C24 January 2017	24.0 °C	2,441 mm	88
2016	33.2 °C9 April 2016	15.6 °C23 November 2016	24.2 °C	2,373 mm	82
2015	33.6 °C8 March 2015	16.4 °C21 January 2015	24.3 °C	2,188 mm	109
2014	33.3 °C9 April 2014	13.4 °C27 October 2014	23.9 °C	2,234 mm	67
2013	33.5 °C29 March 2013	15.5 °C24 February 2013	23.9 °C	2,380 mm	72
2012	34.2 °C10 March 2012	14.5 °C26 December 2012	23.5 °C	1,960 mm	51
2011	32.6 °C13 February 2011	14.2 °C8 January 2011	23.5 °C	2,600 mm	37
2010	33.9 °C24 April 2010	12.6 °C17 December 2010	23.9 °C	2,705 mm	102
2009	33.6 °C6 March 2009	14.2 °C25 December 2009	23.8 °C	2,020 mm	87
2008	32.0 °C11 December 2008	14.8 °C4 February 2008	23.0 °C	2,325 mm	21
2007	32.6 °C5 March 2007	14.3 °C5 December 2007	23.2 °C	2,568 mm	39
2006	30.8 °C18 February 2006	13.6 °C11 March 2006	23.3 °C	2,768 mm	7
2005	32.7 °C2 April 2005	14.0 °C25 November 2005	23.5 °C	3,032 mm	41
2004	33.4 °C8 March 2004	13.6 °C27 January 2004	23.3 °C	2,367 mm	48
2003	32.1 °C6 March 2003	13.3 °C10 December 2003	23.5 °C	2,372 mm	60
2002	32.4 °C4 March 2002	14.1 °C10 January 2002	23.5 °C	2,257 mm	55
2001	33.0 °C11 February 2001	14.7 °C3 December 2001	23.1 °C	2,020 mm	24
2000	33.0 °C9 April 2000	14.8 °C27 January 2000	23.0 °C	2,369 mm	14
1999	31.4 °C18 April 1999	13.4 °C29 December 1999	22.8 °C	2,804 mm	21
1998	34.5 °C16 May 1998	13.5 °C3 February 1998	23.8 °C	2,843 mm	98
1997	33.4 °C5 May 1997	14.2 °C25 December 1997	23.4 °C	2,737 mm	39
1996	32.1 °C29 March 1996	12.3 °C14 January 1996	22.9 °C	2,681 mm	15
1995	31.3 °C9 March 1995	14.6 °C1 January 1995	22.9 °C	3,202 mm	8
1994	32.2 °C11 March 1994	13.0 °C30 December 1994	23.0 °C	2,123 mm	19
1993	30.6 °C18 March 1993	13.7 °C10 January 1993	22.9 °C	2,460 mm	9
1992	31.1 °C3 March 1992	12.9 °C9 February 1992	22.9 °C	2,697 mm	21
1991	31.1 °C17 March 1991	14.3 °C27 December 1991	22.9 °C	2,200 mm	14
1990	31.3 °C17 March 1990	14.6 °C19 February 1990	22.9 °C	2,486 mm	14
1989	31.3 °C9 February 1989	12.8 °C27 February 1989	22.5 °C	2,295 mm	15
1988	32.2 °C6 April 1988	14.9 °C20 January 1988	23.1 °C	2,515 mm	37
1987	31.8 °C12 May 1987	13.0 °C7 January 1987	23.4 °C	2,140 mm	36
1986	31.3 °C23 March 1986	14.0 °C29 January 1986	22.6 °C	2,034 mm	9
1985	31.7 °C9 March 1985	13.3 °C28 January 1985	22.4 °C	2,230 mm	4
1984	30.0 °C30 March 1984	13.8 °C10 November 1984	22.5 °C	2,316 mm	2
1983	31.8 °C12 May 1983	14.8 °C15 December 1983	23.3 °C	2,139 mm	30
1982	30.8 °C8 March 1982	14.8 °C29 December 1982	23.0 °C	2,459 mm	9
1981	32.0 °C12 February 1981	13.6 °C1 January 1981	22.8 °C	2,520 mm	13
1980	31.7 °C15 March 1980	12.9 °C28 December 1980	23.0 °C	2,319 mm	14
1979	31.7 °C16 March 1979	13.8 °C1 January 1979	23.0 °C	2,732 mm	15
1978	31.8 °C19 March 1978	13.8 °C17 January 1978	22.8 °C	2,621 mm	31
1977	32.3 °C6 April 1977	13.1 °C3 January 1977	22.8 °C	2,269 mm	22
1976	31.2 °C27 February 1976	14.0 °C20 December 1976	22.6 °C	2,155 mm	11
1975	31.6 °C22 April 1975	14.0 °C11 January 1975	22.4 °C	2,899 mm	6
1974	31.3 °C25 February 1974	14.0 °C15 February 1974	22.4 °C	2,242 mm	8
1973	32.9 °C3 February 1973	13.3 °C20 December 1973	22.9 °C	2,676 mm	51
1972	32.5 °C9 March 1972	13.8 °C23 March 1972	22.8 °C	2,564 mm	10
1971	31.3 °C8 March 1971	14.8 °C23 October 1971	22.4 °C	2,627 mm	20
1970	32.7 °C24 April 1970	13.5 °C18 January 1970	22.8 °C	2,615 mm	39
1969	32.3 °C9 May 1969	12.2 °C21 January 1969	22.9 °C	2,868 mm	26
1968	31.4 °C29 March 1968	14.0 °C22 February 1968	22.3 °C	2,803 mm	11
1967	32.1 °C10 March 1967	14.2 °C18 March 1967	22.6 °C	1,872 mm	7
1966	31.2 °C8 March 1966	14.6 °C30 November 1966	22.5 °C	2,497 mm	13
1965	30.8 °C22 March 1965	13.9 °C3 March 1965	22.4 °C	2,467 mm	3
1964	31.0 °C29 February 1964	14.4 °C11 December 1964	22.3 °C	2,334 mm	5
1963	29.6 °C19 March 1963	14.0 °C2 January 1963	22.3 °C	2,965 mm	0
1962	29.7 °C29 January 1962	13.4 °C4 January 1962	22.1 °C	2,566 mm	0
1961	31.5 °C19 April 1961	14.8 °C22 November 1961	22.2 °C	2,674 mm	10
1960	32.2 °C11 April 1960	13.9 °C5 February 1960	22.2 °C	2,997 mm	15
1959	31.6 °C7 February 1959	14.7 °C10 February 1959	22.1 °C	2,169 mm	5
1958	32.4 °C8 April 1958	13.9 °C6 February 1958	22.7 °C	2,651 mm	31
1957	33.4 °C7 May 1957	13.4 °C20 December 1957	22.3 °C	2,628 mm	5
1956	30.6 °C29 February 1956	11.5 °C17 January 1956	21.7 °C	2,730 mm	3
1955	32.4 °C27 March 1955	14.7 °C24 December 1955	22.0 °C	2,894 mm	19
1954	32.8 °C4 March 1954	13.6 °C8 December 1954	22.2 °C	2,603 mm	13
1953	32.3 °C7 March 1953	14.1 °C12 January 1953	22.7 °C	2,730 mm	10
1952	33.5 °C6 April 1952	14.4 °C19 December 1952	22.5 °C	2,748 mm	22
1951	31.0 °C21 March 1951	13.6 °C12 January 1951	22.6 °C	2,570 mm	12
1950	30.9 °C31 March 1950	13.2 °C29 November 1950	21.7 °C	3,387 mm	1
1949	31.5 °C22 February 1949	14.1 °C3 January 1949	22.0 °C	2,915 mm	11
1948	32.1 °C13 March 1948	14.4 °C16 January 1948	22.2 °C	3,124 mm	4
1947	31.4 °C26 March 1947	15.0 °C31 January 1947	22.2 °C	2,549 mm	10
1946	31.3 °C1 February 1946	14.8 °C15 March 1946	22.1 °C	2,490 mm	5
1945	30.5 °C15 March 1945	12.6 °C9 December 1945	22.0 °C	2,906 mm	1
1944	31.0 °C17 April 1944	13.8 °C2 January 1944	22.2 °C	2,148 mm	7
1943	30.3 °C14 April 1943	13.0 °C22 December 1943	21.9 °C	2,654 mm	3
1942	33.3 °C31 March 1942	14.1 °C13 October 1942	22.2 °C	2,888 mm	19
1941	32.7 °C26 April 1941	13.2 °C15 January 1941	22.5 °C	2,132 mm	40
1940	31.2 °C22 February 1940	11.5 °C25 December 1940	22.3 °C	2,286 mm	14

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.1 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

79 d/yr

+47

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2162 mm

-358 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.1 °C	+2.0 °C	16 mm	+3 mm
Feb	30.0 °C	+1.2 °C	34 mm	+21 mm
Mar	30.0 °C	+0.7 °C	31 mm	-2 mm
Apr	30.4 °C	+1.4 °C	58 mm	-36 mm
May	29.5 °C	+1.7 °C	159 mm	-111 mm
Jun	28.2 °C	+1.1 °C	453 mm	+72 mm
Jul	29.3 °C	+1.8 °C	259 mm	-93 mm
Aug	28.6 °C	+1.3 °C	286 mm	-84 mm
Sep	28.4 °C	+1.7 °C	316 mm	-116 mm
Oct	28.2 °C	+1.5 °C	392 mm	-12 mm
Nov	28.2 °C	+1.1 °C	75 mm	-56 mm
Dec	27.9 °C	+0.4 °C	85 mm	+54 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.9 °C

16 Apr 2025

Coldest day

15.8 °C

18 Jan 2025

Wettest day

58.8 mm

16 Jun 2025

Windiest day

17.2 km/h

22 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

49.0 km/h

22 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.1 °C

16 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

15.2 °C

18 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

19 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Escuintla?

Escuintla has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 2,520 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Escuintla?

The hottest day measured in Escuintla between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 2021, reaching 34.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Escuintla?

The coldest day measured in Escuintla between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1940, at 11.5 °C.

Does it snow in Escuintla?

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

Has the climate of Escuintla warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Escuintla?

The wettest day measured in Escuintla between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 1999, with 240 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Escuintla?

The windiest day measured in Escuintla between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1988, with winds reaching 29.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Escuintla?

The warmest month in Escuintla is April (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Escuintla?

Escuintla receives on average 2,520 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 241 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Escuintla?

Escuintla gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Escuintla?

Yes: Escuintla has on average 78 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Escuintla?

In Escuintla, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 1 April 2021, and the lowest was 8.5 °C on 9 January 1956.

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