Rabinal climate — normals and trends
Rabinal (Guatemala) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 837 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 (21.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Rabinal averages 0 frost days, 46 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Rabinal has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 26 March 2024) and the coldest 5.2 °C (on 29 January 1986).
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
RabinalBaja Verapaz
- coords
- 15.09°, -90.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.1°C
Average daily high
26.5°C
Average daily low
15.3°C
Annual rainfall
837mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
8.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
46 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.6 °C
Average feels-like low
16.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °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
36.7 °C
26 March 2024
Coldest day
5.2 °C
29 January 1986
Wettest day
107 mm
10 April 1973
Windiest day
20.4 km/h
2 February 1998
Strongest gust
73.1 km/h
16 March 1983
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
30 April 2017
Coldest feels-like
3.2 °C
9 January 1956
Sunniest day
12.5 h
11 July 1944
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 | 26.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 12 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 28.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 19 mm | +11 mm |
| Mar | 31.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 5 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 30.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 15 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 32.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 45 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 28.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 249 mm | +95 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 73 mm | -21 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 55 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 29.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 167 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 27.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 106 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 25.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 34 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 25.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 29 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rabinal?
Rabinal has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 837 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rabinal?
The hottest day measured in Rabinal between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2024, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rabinal?
The coldest day measured in Rabinal between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1986, at 5.2 °C.
Does it snow in Rabinal?
Almost never: Rabinal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Rabinal warmed?
Yes: Rabinal warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rabinal?
The wettest day measured in Rabinal between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1973, with 107 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rabinal?
The windiest day measured in Rabinal between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1998, with winds reaching 20.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rabinal?
The warmest month in Rabinal is April (21.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Rabinal?
Rabinal receives on average 837 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rabinal?
Rabinal gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Rabinal?
Yes: Rabinal has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rabinal?
In Rabinal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 30 April 2017, and the lowest was 3.2 °C on 9 January 1956.
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