Nebaj climate — normals and trends
Nebaj (Guatemala) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 1,827 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 (15.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Nebaj averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 252 rainy days per year.
Nebaj 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 28.3 °C (on 10 March 2010) and the coldest -1.0 °C (on 9 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
NebajQuiché
- coords
- 15.41°, -91.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.0°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
9.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,827mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
8.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
252 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.3 °C
Average feels-like low
9.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 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
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
28.3 °C
10 March 2010
Coldest day
-1.0 °C
9 January 1956
Wettest day
171 mm
30 October 1975
Windiest day
18.6 km/h
16 March 1983
Strongest gust
83.2 km/h
16 March 1983
Hottest feels-like
30.7 °C
1 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
-4.1 °C
11 January 1953
Sunniest day
12.6 h
9 July 1946
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 | 18.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 57 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 19.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 63 mm | +14 mm |
| Mar | 22.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 28 mm | -47 mm |
| Apr | 21.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 112 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 23.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 74 mm | -150 mm |
| Jun | 21.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 345 mm | +40 mm |
| Jul | 21.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 139 mm | -43 mm |
| Aug | 21.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 145 mm | -39 mm |
| Sep | 21.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 323 mm | +41 mm |
| Oct | 21.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 170 mm | -37 mm |
| Nov | 18.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 88 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 18.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 84 mm | +27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nebaj?
Nebaj has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 1,827 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nebaj?
The hottest day measured in Nebaj between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 2010, reaching 28.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nebaj?
The coldest day measured in Nebaj between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1956, at -1.0 °C.
Does it snow in Nebaj?
Almost never: Nebaj sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nebaj warmed?
Yes: Nebaj warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nebaj?
The wettest day measured in Nebaj between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 1975, with 171 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nebaj?
The windiest day measured in Nebaj between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1983, with winds reaching 18.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nebaj?
The warmest month in Nebaj is May (15.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Nebaj?
Nebaj receives on average 1,827 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 252 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nebaj?
Nebaj gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nebaj?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Nebaj.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nebaj?
In Nebaj, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.7 °C on 1 April 2016, and the lowest was -4.1 °C on 11 January 1953.
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