Salcajá climate — normals and trends
Salcajá (Guatemala) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 1,810 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 (15.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Salcajá averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 236 rainy days per year.
Salcajá 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 28.8 °C (on 6 May 2024) and the coldest 0.8 °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
SalcajáQuetzaltenango
- coords
- 14.88°, -91.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.1°C
Average daily high
19.6°C
Average daily low
10.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,810mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
8.1km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
236 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.2 °C
Average feels-like low
9.4 °C
Average peak gust
30.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
28.8 °C
6 May 2024
Coldest day
0.8 °C
9 January 1956
Wettest day
104 mm
1 October 1953
Windiest day
26.2 km/h
2 February 1998
Strongest gust
77.8 km/h
16 March 1983
Hottest feels-like
30.1 °C
10 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-2.1 °C
9 January 1956
Sunniest day
12.6 h
10 July 1943
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 | 19.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 23 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 20.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 45 mm | +20 mm |
| Mar | 23.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 20 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 22.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 109 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 24.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 136 mm | -94 mm |
| Jun | 21.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 423 mm | +95 mm |
| Jul | 21.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 128 mm | -77 mm |
| Aug | 21.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 187 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 21.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 351 mm | +39 mm |
| Oct | 20.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 233 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 19.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 61 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 18.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 89 mm | +59 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Salcajá?
Salcajá has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 1,810 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Salcajá?
The hottest day measured in Salcajá between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2024, reaching 28.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Salcajá?
The coldest day measured in Salcajá between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1956, at 0.8 °C.
Does it snow in Salcajá?
Almost never: Salcajá sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Salcajá warmed?
Yes: Salcajá warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Salcajá?
The wettest day measured in Salcajá between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1953, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Salcajá?
The windiest day measured in Salcajá between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1998, with winds reaching 26.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Salcajá?
The warmest month in Salcajá is May (15.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Salcajá?
Salcajá receives on average 1,810 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 236 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Salcajá?
Salcajá gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Salcajá?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Salcajá.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Salcajá?
In Salcajá, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.1 °C on 10 May 2024, and the lowest was -2.1 °C on 9 January 1956.
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