Panzos climate — normals and trends
Panzos (Guatemala) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 2,263 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 (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Panzos averages 0 frost days, 69 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 261 rainy days per year.
Panzos 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 39.7 °C (on 26 May 2024) and the coldest 7.8 °C (on 7 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
PanzosAlta Verapaz
- coords
- 15.40°, -89.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.5°C
Average daily high
27.3°C
Average daily low
19.0°C
Annual rainfall
2,263mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
6.7km/h
Seasonal range
4.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
69 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
261 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.6 °C
Average feels-like low
21.7 °C
Average peak gust
25.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
149 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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
39.7 °C
26 May 2024
Coldest day
7.8 °C
7 December 1945
Wettest day
168 mm
31 October 1998
Windiest day
16.8 km/h
25 February 1965
Strongest gust
83.5 km/h
21 November 1971
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
26 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
6.5 °C
7 December 1945
Sunniest day
12.4 h
5 June 1955
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 | 25.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 222 mm | +92 mm |
| Feb | 27.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 128 mm | +41 mm |
| Mar | 29.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 76 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 29.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 45 mm | -42 mm |
| May | 33.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 107 mm | -55 mm |
| Jun | 30.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 390 mm | +104 mm |
| Jul | 29.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 216 mm | -63 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 169 mm | -70 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 273 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 29.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 220 mm | -46 mm |
| Nov | 25.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 162 mm | -45 mm |
| Dec | 25.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 234 mm | +85 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Panzos?
Panzos has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 2,263 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Panzos?
The hottest day measured in Panzos between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 2024, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Panzos?
The coldest day measured in Panzos between 1940 and 2025 was 7 December 1945, at 7.8 °C.
Does it snow in Panzos?
Almost never: Panzos sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Panzos warmed?
Yes: Panzos warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Panzos?
The wettest day measured in Panzos between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1998, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Panzos?
The windiest day measured in Panzos between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1965, with winds reaching 16.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Panzos?
The warmest month in Panzos is May (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Panzos?
Panzos receives on average 2,263 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 261 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Panzos?
Panzos gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Panzos?
Yes: Panzos has on average 149 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Panzos?
In Panzos, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 26 May 2024, and the lowest was 6.5 °C on 7 December 1945.
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