Salamá climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Salamá?

Salamá has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 1,127 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Salamá between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2024, reaching 36.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Salamá?

The coldest day measured in Salamá between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1945, at 4.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Salamá?

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

Q: Has the climate of Salamá warmed?

Yes: Salamá warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Salamá?

The wettest day measured in Salamá between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1973, with 117 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Salamá?

The windiest day measured in Salamá between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1998, with winds reaching 21.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Salamá?

The warmest month in Salamá is May (21.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Salamá?

Salamá receives on average 1,127 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 169 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Salamá?

Salamá gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Salamá (Guatemala) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 1,127 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 (21.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Salamá averages 0 frost days, 36 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 169 rainy days per year.

Salamá has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 26 March 2024) and the coldest 4.5 °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

SalamáBaja Verapaz

coords: 15.10°, -90.32°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwbSubtropical highland, dry winterWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

20.1°C

Average daily high

26.3°C

Average daily low

15.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,127mm

Sunshine / day

10.2h

Mean relative humidity

75%

Average peak wind

8.6km/h

Seasonal range

4.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

36 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

169 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.7 °C

Average feels-like low

16.5 °C

Average peak gust

31.7 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

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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

36.5 °C

26 March 2024

Coldest day

4.5 °C

6 December 1945

Wettest day

117 mm

10 April 1973

Windiest day

21.7 km/h

2 February 1998

Strongest gust

75.2 km/h

16 March 1983

Hottest feels-like

38.5 °C

3 May 2024

Coldest feels-like

2.5 °C

6 December 1945

Sunniest day

12.4 h

11 July 1944

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.6 °C13 March 2025	9.9 °C18 January 2025	21.5 °C	1,112 mm	83
2024	36.5 °C26 March 2024	7.6 °C8 February 2024	22.1 °C	1,251 mm	142
2023	35.4 °C13 June 2023	8.5 °C19 December 2023	21.9 °C	964 mm	125
2022	34.8 °C9 May 2022	10.7 °C31 January 2022	21.2 °C	1,354 mm	68
2021	34.2 °C12 April 2021	8.3 °C4 February 2021	21.6 °C	942 mm	100
2020	36.2 °C11 April 2020	10.3 °C23 January 2020	21.6 °C	1,376 mm	116
2019	35.0 °C14 April 2019	10.6 °C22 January 2019	21.6 °C	974 mm	127
2018	33.7 °C10 March 2018	7.2 °C22 December 2018	21.1 °C	817 mm	90
2017	35.7 °C30 April 2017	8.0 °C24 January 2017	21.1 °C	1,164 mm	74
2016	34.4 °C16 April 2016	7.6 °C25 January 2016	21.5 °C	825 mm	98
2015	34.7 °C26 April 2015	9.9 °C15 February 2015	21.4 °C	934 mm	72
2014	33.4 °C6 April 2014	5.7 °C17 January 2014	20.8 °C	1,138 mm	51
2013	35.2 °C18 March 2013	5.2 °C4 March 2013	21.1 °C	1,215 mm	68
2012	33.8 °C4 April 2012	8.0 °C25 December 2012	20.8 °C	902 mm	51
2011	32.6 °C19 May 2011	8.2 °C8 January 2011	20.7 °C	1,307 mm	50
2010	36.4 °C12 March 2010	7.8 °C17 December 2010	20.7 °C	1,550 mm	78
2009	34.8 °C4 April 2009	8.6 °C4 March 2009	20.8 °C	1,025 mm	42
2008	33.4 °C15 May 2008	9.6 °C14 December 2008	20.0 °C	1,375 mm	42
2007	33.9 °C11 April 2007	9.2 °C21 February 2007	20.4 °C	1,053 mm	39
2006	32.5 °C8 May 2006	7.4 °C24 November 2006	20.3 °C	1,415 mm	27
2005	33.0 °C22 March 2005	7.9 °C22 January 2005	20.6 °C	1,416 mm	49
2004	33.0 °C9 April 2004	8.6 °C10 November 2004	20.4 °C	908 mm	20
2003	36.4 °C2 May 2003	7.5 °C1 April 2003	20.8 °C	982 mm	68
2002	33.0 °C2 March 2002	5.7 °C11 January 2002	20.5 °C	938 mm	32
2001	32.5 °C15 March 2001	7.9 °C24 January 2001	19.9 °C	839 mm	17
2000	32.4 °C30 March 2000	8.1 °C28 January 2000	19.7 °C	1,138 mm	13
1999	32.7 °C14 April 1999	6.2 °C30 December 1999	19.6 °C	1,298 mm	28
1998	34.4 °C6 April 1998	6.6 °C4 February 1998	20.9 °C	1,500 mm	54
1997	32.1 °C11 April 1997	6.9 °C16 December 1997	20.7 °C	1,045 mm	26
1996	31.5 °C31 March 1996	6.2 °C15 January 1996	19.9 °C	1,279 mm	9
1995	32.7 °C26 March 1995	8.5 °C10 February 1995	20.5 °C	1,473 mm	30
1994	32.6 °C28 March 1994	8.4 °C4 March 1994	20.4 °C	851 mm	31
1993	33.4 °C12 April 1993	6.5 °C19 March 1993	20.3 °C	1,107 mm	44
1992	34.1 °C20 April 1992	8.7 °C9 February 1992	20.2 °C	1,051 mm	30
1991	33.4 °C16 March 1991	6.2 °C5 March 1991	20.3 °C	838 mm	41
1990	31.4 °C3 April 1990	10.0 °C25 January 1990	20.0 °C	1,069 mm	21
1989	32.4 °C18 May 1989	5.3 °C25 February 1989	19.7 °C	1,140 mm	16
1988	34.3 °C30 April 1988	9.7 °C28 January 1988	20.4 °C	1,118 mm	55
1987	34.6 °C25 March 1987	7.8 °C7 January 1987	20.4 °C	825 mm	35
1986	33.9 °C13 April 1986	4.5 °C29 January 1986	19.7 °C	898 mm	25
1985	32.1 °C27 April 1985	6.0 °C28 January 1985	19.8 °C	988 mm	16
1984	33.6 °C11 April 1984	8.0 °C1 March 1984	19.8 °C	1,307 mm	37
1983	32.8 °C23 April 1983	8.0 °C14 January 1983	20.5 °C	1,140 mm	37
1982	33.1 °C28 March 1982	9.7 °C19 December 1982	20.3 °C	1,048 mm	39
1981	33.1 °C17 May 1981	5.6 °C1 January 1981	19.9 °C	1,139 mm	21
1980	33.2 °C28 March 1980	9.5 °C29 December 1980	20.1 °C	1,185 mm	33
1979	32.7 °C30 April 1979	9.0 °C6 January 1979	20.1 °C	1,285 mm	19
1978	34.0 °C7 May 1978	7.6 °C23 February 1978	20.1 °C	1,216 mm	40
1977	32.9 °C28 March 1977	7.8 °C20 January 1977	20.0 °C	993 mm	19
1976	31.2 °C16 May 1976	7.4 °C19 January 1976	19.4 °C	1,263 mm	12
1975	32.8 °C11 April 1975	9.2 °C15 January 1975	19.8 °C	1,173 mm	35
1974	33.7 °C12 May 1974	8.8 °C29 December 1974	19.7 °C	1,167 mm	21
1973	33.1 °C31 March 1973	6.9 °C11 December 1973	20.2 °C	1,305 mm	38
1972	32.1 °C31 March 1972	6.8 °C28 December 1972	20.1 °C	938 mm	17
1971	32.9 °C27 April 1971	7.3 °C15 February 1971	19.6 °C	1,151 mm	15
1970	32.7 °C30 April 1970	6.8 °C5 February 1970	19.8 °C	1,173 mm	28
1969	33.7 °C3 May 1969	10.5 °C3 February 1969	20.1 °C	1,362 mm	31
1968	32.0 °C4 May 1968	8.0 °C25 March 1968	19.4 °C	1,176 mm	16
1967	31.4 °C8 May 1967	7.2 °C18 March 1967	19.6 °C	904 mm	11
1966	32.0 °C4 April 1966	6.4 °C28 January 1966	19.5 °C	1,111 mm	15
1965	33.0 °C15 May 1965	8.0 °C19 January 1965	19.6 °C	1,048 mm	26
1964	34.1 °C3 May 1964	9.7 °C18 January 1964	19.7 °C	1,056 mm	33
1963	32.6 °C7 June 1963	6.1 °C26 December 1963	19.7 °C	891 mm	28
1962	31.6 °C12 March 1962	7.3 °C4 January 1962	19.3 °C	1,148 mm	16
1961	32.7 °C15 April 1961	10.0 °C12 October 1961	19.3 °C	1,182 mm	11
1960	33.7 °C30 April 1960	8.5 °C3 December 1960	19.3 °C	1,271 mm	24
1959	31.8 °C28 March 1959	8.6 °C30 November 1959	19.4 °C	1,098 mm	20
1958	33.8 °C6 April 1958	7.4 °C6 February 1958	19.9 °C	1,254 mm	47
1957	31.0 °C22 March 1957	7.6 °C13 December 1957	19.4 °C	963 mm	17
1956	31.2 °C10 April 1956	5.4 °C9 January 1956	18.6 °C	1,346 mm	5
1955	33.1 °C26 April 1955	7.7 °C21 January 1955	19.1 °C	1,092 mm	19
1954	30.6 °C13 March 1954	7.5 °C21 December 1954	18.9 °C	1,429 mm	3
1953	33.4 °C9 April 1953	6.0 °C11 January 1953	19.8 °C	1,325 mm	22
1952	32.8 °C11 March 1952	7.7 °C28 February 1952	19.6 °C	1,263 mm	28
1951	32.3 °C9 April 1951	6.0 °C12 January 1951	19.6 °C	1,036 mm	23
1950	30.3 °C30 April 1950	5.5 °C29 November 1950	18.6 °C	1,258 mm	1
1949	30.9 °C18 April 1949	8.7 °C19 November 1949	19.1 °C	1,097 mm	10
1948	32.4 °C1 April 1948	8.4 °C16 January 1948	19.4 °C	1,318 mm	5
1947	31.5 °C25 April 1947	9.2 °C2 December 1947	19.7 °C	1,088 mm	9
1946	30.5 °C30 March 1946	9.8 °C1 March 1946	19.3 °C	708 mm	7
1945	31.9 °C24 April 1945	4.5 °C6 December 1945	19.0 °C	1,423 mm	6
1944	31.1 °C18 April 1944	7.8 °C8 January 1944	18.9 °C	1,164 mm	11
1943	30.7 °C12 April 1943	7.3 °C22 December 1943	18.6 °C	1,082 mm	2
1942	31.2 °C25 April 1942	8.6 °C3 March 1942	19.2 °C	1,186 mm	12
1941	33.1 °C20 April 1941	7.1 °C20 January 1941	19.5 °C	904 mm	29
1940	31.7 °C29 March 1940	5.9 °C30 December 1940	19.6 °C	859 mm	24

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.1 °C

+1.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

83 d/yr

+47

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1112 mm

-15 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.7 °C	+1.6 °C	22 mm	+7 mm
Feb	27.8 °C	+2.0 °C	15 mm	+3 mm
Mar	30.9 °C	+3.0 °C	11 mm	-10 mm
Apr	29.4 °C	+0.3 °C	34 mm	-8 mm
May	31.1 °C	+2.5 °C	75 mm	-44 mm
Jun	28.0 °C	+1.1 °C	311 mm	+105 mm
Jul	28.3 °C	+1.9 °C	96 mm	-38 mm
Aug	29.1 °C	+2.3 °C	97 mm	-42 mm
Sep	28.6 °C	+2.2 °C	218 mm	+4 mm
Oct	27.2 °C	+2.0 °C	144 mm	-9 mm
Nov	25.4 °C	+1.2 °C	38 mm	-16 mm
Dec	25.6 °C	+1.9 °C	53 mm	+31 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.6 °C

13 Mar 2025

Coldest day

9.9 °C

18 Jan 2025

Wettest day

42.0 mm

17 Jun 2025

Windiest day

14.5 km/h

17 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

52.9 km/h

22 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.8 °C

2 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

9.4 °C

18 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

16 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Salamá?

Salamá has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 1,127 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Salamá?

The hottest day measured in Salamá between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2024, reaching 36.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Salamá?

The coldest day measured in Salamá between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1945, at 4.5 °C.

Does it snow in Salamá?

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

Has the climate of Salamá warmed?

Yes: Salamá warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Salamá?

The wettest day measured in Salamá between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1973, with 117 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Salamá?

The windiest day measured in Salamá between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1998, with winds reaching 21.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Salamá?

The warmest month in Salamá is May (21.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Salamá?

Salamá receives on average 1,127 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 169 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Salamá?

Salamá gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Salamá?

Yes: Salamá has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Salamá?

In Salamá, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 3 May 2024, and the lowest was 2.5 °C on 6 December 1945.

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