San Cristóbal Verapaz climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of San Cristóbal Verapaz?

San Cristóbal Verapaz has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.6 °C and it receives 2,598 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in San Cristóbal Verapaz?

The hottest day measured in San Cristóbal Verapaz between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2024, reaching 33.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in San Cristóbal Verapaz?

The coldest day measured in San Cristóbal Verapaz between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1945, at 4.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in San Cristóbal Verapaz?

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

Q: Has the climate of San Cristóbal Verapaz warmed?

Yes: San Cristóbal Verapaz warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in San Cristóbal Verapaz?

The wettest day measured in San Cristóbal Verapaz between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1973, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in San Cristóbal Verapaz?

The windiest day measured in San Cristóbal Verapaz between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1983, with winds reaching 18.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in San Cristóbal Verapaz?

The warmest month in San Cristóbal Verapaz is May (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in San Cristóbal Verapaz?

San Cristóbal Verapaz receives on average 2,598 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 272 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in San Cristóbal Verapaz?

San Cristóbal Verapaz gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

San Cristóbal Verapaz (Guatemala) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.6 °C and it receives 2,598 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 (20.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

San Cristóbal Verapaz averages 0 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 272 rainy days per year.

San Cristóbal Verapaz 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 33.9 °C (on 26 March 2024) and the coldest 4.3 °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

San Cristóbal VerapazAlta Verapaz

coords: 15.37°, -90.48°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfbTemperate oceanicWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

18.6°C

Average daily high

23.8°C

Average daily low

14.9°C

Annual rainfall

2,598mm

Sunshine / day

10.0h

Mean relative humidity

84%

Average peak wind

7.6km/h

Seasonal range

3.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

5 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

272 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.1 °C

Average feels-like low

15.9 °C

Average peak gust

31.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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

33.9 °C

26 March 2024

Coldest day

4.3 °C

6 December 1945

Wettest day

145 mm

10 April 1973

Windiest day

18.1 km/h

16 March 1983

Strongest gust

76.7 km/h

16 March 1983

Hottest feels-like

36.8 °C

30 April 2017

Coldest feels-like

2.6 °C

6 December 1945

Sunniest day

12.5 h

11 July 1944

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	31.5 °C15 March 2025	9.9 °C18 January 2025	19.9 °C	2,571 mm	10
2024	33.9 °C26 March 2024	8.5 °C8 February 2024	20.6 °C	2,294 mm	58
2023	31.3 °C3 March 2023	8.0 °C19 December 2023	20.2 °C	2,490 mm	20
2022	32.3 °C5 April 2022	10.3 °C19 January 2022	19.6 °C	2,955 mm	8
2021	31.1 °C17 April 2021	8.5 °C4 February 2021	19.8 °C	2,399 mm	14
2020	33.8 °C23 April 2020	10.3 °C23 January 2020	20.1 °C	2,909 mm	30
2019	31.5 °C9 May 2019	9.3 °C22 January 2019	19.9 °C	2,413 mm	11
2018	30.3 °C9 April 2018	6.8 °C15 January 2018	19.4 °C	2,430 mm	2
2017	32.8 °C30 April 2017	7.0 °C24 January 2017	19.6 °C	2,558 mm	11
2016	32.3 °C1 April 2016	6.9 °C11 February 2016	19.7 °C	2,484 mm	8
2015	32.0 °C27 April 2015	8.9 °C28 January 2015	19.7 °C	2,571 mm	3
2014	31.2 °C6 April 2014	6.2 °C17 January 2014	19.3 °C	2,473 mm	3
2013	32.0 °C11 April 2013	6.3 °C3 March 2013	19.6 °C	2,849 mm	10
2012	29.9 °C2 April 2012	8.1 °C25 December 2012	19.2 °C	2,480 mm	0
2011	30.4 °C30 March 2011	9.1 °C5 March 2011	19.4 °C	2,710 mm	4
2010	33.8 °C9 March 2010	7.8 °C11 January 2010	19.4 °C	2,679 mm	19
2009	32.2 °C4 April 2009	8.1 °C3 March 2009	19.2 °C	2,413 mm	9
2008	30.0 °C12 September 2008	8.8 °C14 December 2008	18.7 °C	2,844 mm	1
2007	31.1 °C1 March 2007	8.8 °C21 February 2007	19.0 °C	2,328 mm	4
2006	29.4 °C17 April 2006	6.7 °C24 November 2006	18.9 °C	2,912 mm	0
2005	31.6 °C22 March 2005	8.0 °C24 November 2005	19.2 °C	2,704 mm	7
2004	29.8 °C10 April 2004	8.1 °C10 November 2004	18.7 °C	2,443 mm	0
2003	33.2 °C2 May 2003	6.8 °C1 April 2003	19.2 °C	2,436 mm	23
2002	29.8 °C2 March 2002	6.5 °C11 January 2002	18.9 °C	2,366 mm	0
2001	30.7 °C12 March 2001	7.3 °C24 January 2001	18.5 °C	2,269 mm	2
2000	30.9 °C29 March 2000	8.9 °C28 January 2000	18.5 °C	2,551 mm	4
1999	30.6 °C14 April 1999	6.0 °C30 December 1999	18.3 °C	2,679 mm	1
1998	33.3 °C7 April 1998	7.0 °C4 February 1998	19.6 °C	2,828 mm	27
1997	30.3 °C27 April 1997	6.8 °C16 December 1997	19.1 °C	2,515 mm	1
1996	29.0 °C17 March 1996	5.7 °C14 January 1996	18.6 °C	2,871 mm	0
1995	30.3 °C26 March 1995	7.9 °C10 February 1995	19.1 °C	2,846 mm	1
1994	29.6 °C9 March 1994	9.4 °C4 March 1994	18.8 °C	2,203 mm	0
1993	31.2 °C15 April 1993	6.6 °C19 March 1993	18.8 °C	2,501 mm	3
1992	31.2 °C20 April 1992	10.1 °C9 February 1992	18.8 °C	2,470 mm	4
1991	31.6 °C22 April 1991	7.7 °C5 March 1991	18.8 °C	2,309 mm	10
1990	28.8 °C6 April 1990	10.0 °C25 February 1990	18.5 °C	2,825 mm	0
1989	29.4 °C3 March 1989	5.2 °C25 February 1989	18.2 °C	2,675 mm	0
1988	31.9 °C30 April 1988	7.8 °C28 January 1988	18.8 °C	2,744 mm	5
1987	32.8 °C23 March 1987	7.4 °C28 January 1987	18.7 °C	2,299 mm	7
1986	30.9 °C13 April 1986	5.0 °C29 January 1986	18.3 °C	2,214 mm	5
1985	29.1 °C30 March 1985	6.7 °C28 January 1985	18.3 °C	2,527 mm	0
1984	31.6 °C28 March 1984	7.4 °C1 March 1984	18.5 °C	2,685 mm	13
1983	31.8 °C23 April 1983	7.7 °C14 January 1983	19.1 °C	2,468 mm	7
1982	30.3 °C10 April 1982	8.9 °C19 December 1982	18.8 °C	2,369 mm	1
1981	30.2 °C17 May 1981	7.0 °C1 January 1981	18.6 °C	2,808 mm	1
1980	30.9 °C16 May 1980	8.7 °C29 December 1980	18.7 °C	2,687 mm	3
1979	30.3 °C12 April 1979	8.3 °C22 January 1979	18.6 °C	2,712 mm	1
1978	33.0 °C2 May 1978	7.0 °C7 February 1978	18.6 °C	2,812 mm	11
1977	31.3 °C28 March 1977	7.1 °C20 January 1977	18.4 °C	2,383 mm	3
1976	28.2 °C30 March 1976	6.4 °C19 January 1976	17.9 °C	2,517 mm	0
1975	30.0 °C11 April 1975	8.4 °C15 January 1975	18.3 °C	2,597 mm	1
1974	30.9 °C12 May 1974	8.7 °C1 March 1974	18.1 °C	2,832 mm	2
1973	31.9 °C28 March 1973	6.9 °C11 December 1973	18.7 °C	2,936 mm	8
1972	30.2 °C29 March 1972	8.2 °C28 December 1972	18.6 °C	2,539 mm	2
1971	30.7 °C29 April 1971	7.6 °C15 February 1971	18.2 °C	2,517 mm	2
1970	29.6 °C19 April 1970	7.3 °C4 February 1970	18.2 °C	2,602 mm	0
1969	31.9 °C6 May 1969	10.1 °C22 November 1969	18.8 °C	2,768 mm	8
1968	28.9 °C11 March 1968	6.8 °C9 February 1968	17.9 °C	2,642 mm	0
1967	29.3 °C31 May 1967	7.9 °C18 March 1967	18.0 °C	2,586 mm	0
1966	29.5 °C4 April 1966	6.1 °C28 January 1966	17.9 °C	2,570 mm	0
1965	30.0 °C26 April 1965	6.5 °C19 January 1965	18.0 °C	2,492 mm	1
1964	30.6 °C1 May 1964	8.6 °C1 January 1964	18.2 °C	2,659 mm	5
1963	28.9 °C19 March 1963	6.0 °C26 December 1963	18.1 °C	2,445 mm	0
1962	29.6 °C11 March 1962	7.8 °C17 February 1962	17.8 °C	2,643 mm	0
1961	30.6 °C15 April 1961	9.4 °C12 February 1961	17.8 °C	2,858 mm	3
1960	30.7 °C30 April 1960	7.2 °C14 February 1960	17.9 °C	2,683 mm	3
1959	29.2 °C21 April 1959	8.1 °C30 November 1959	17.9 °C	2,703 mm	0
1958	31.2 °C5 April 1958	6.5 °C9 January 1958	18.4 °C	2,688 mm	3
1957	29.9 °C23 March 1957	7.8 °C10 December 1957	18.0 °C	2,433 mm	0
1956	29.0 °C9 April 1956	5.2 °C9 January 1956	17.3 °C	2,926 mm	0
1955	31.2 °C28 April 1955	8.9 °C21 January 1955	17.8 °C	2,426 mm	5
1954	29.4 °C13 March 1954	6.5 °C21 December 1954	17.6 °C	2,889 mm	0
1953	31.0 °C9 April 1953	6.2 °C11 January 1953	18.4 °C	2,710 mm	5
1952	30.4 °C12 March 1952	7.0 °C6 February 1952	18.2 °C	2,840 mm	2
1951	30.8 °C9 April 1951	6.6 °C6 February 1951	18.2 °C	2,414 mm	3
1950	28.3 °C27 March 1950	6.9 °C28 November 1950	17.3 °C	2,695 mm	0
1949	29.7 °C4 April 1949	7.9 °C20 November 1949	17.8 °C	2,611 mm	0
1948	31.2 °C1 April 1948	6.8 °C16 January 1948	18.0 °C	2,946 mm	1
1947	28.7 °C19 March 1947	9.0 °C17 February 1947	18.2 °C	2,528 mm	0
1946	28.5 °C9 April 1946	10.3 °C6 December 1946	17.9 °C	2,265 mm	0
1945	30.1 °C24 April 1945	4.3 °C6 December 1945	17.8 °C	2,465 mm	1
1944	29.2 °C16 April 1944	6.9 °C19 January 1944	17.6 °C	2,276 mm	0
1943	28.1 °C11 April 1943	6.7 °C20 December 1943	17.1 °C	2,815 mm	0
1942	29.1 °C26 March 1942	7.8 °C3 March 1942	17.7 °C	2,723 mm	0
1941	30.7 °C7 April 1941	6.1 °C20 January 1941	17.9 °C	2,569 mm	5
1940	29.4 °C29 March 1940	6.2 °C30 December 1940	17.9 °C	2,649 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.3 °C

+1.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

10 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2572 mm

-27 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	22.6 °C	+1.3 °C	112 mm	+19 mm
Feb	24.0 °C	+1.3 °C	128 mm	+58 mm
Mar	26.8 °C	+2.0 °C	53 mm	-28 mm
Apr	25.9 °C	-0.1 °C	69 mm	-55 mm
May	28.4 °C	+2.4 °C	126 mm	-118 mm
Jun	26.1 °C	+1.0 °C	501 mm	+118 mm
Jul	25.8 °C	+1.6 °C	237 mm	-90 mm
Aug	26.3 °C	+1.6 °C	275 mm	-56 mm
Sep	26.6 °C	+1.9 °C	474 mm	+86 mm
Oct	25.6 °C	+2.2 °C	243 mm	-43 mm
Nov	22.6 °C	+0.6 °C	144 mm	-19 mm
Dec	22.5 °C	+1.3 °C	210 mm	+101 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

31.5 °C

15 Mar 2025

Coldest day

9.9 °C

18 Jan 2025

Wettest day

84.1 mm

23 Sep 2025

Windiest day

13.3 km/h

5 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

56.5 km/h

11 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.4 °C

13 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

9.3 °C

18 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.4 h

16 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of San Cristóbal Verapaz?

San Cristóbal Verapaz has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.6 °C and it receives 2,598 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in San Cristóbal Verapaz?

The hottest day measured in San Cristóbal Verapaz between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2024, reaching 33.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in San Cristóbal Verapaz?

The coldest day measured in San Cristóbal Verapaz between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1945, at 4.3 °C.

Does it snow in San Cristóbal Verapaz?

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

Has the climate of San Cristóbal Verapaz warmed?

Yes: San Cristóbal Verapaz warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in San Cristóbal Verapaz?

The wettest day measured in San Cristóbal Verapaz between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1973, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in San Cristóbal Verapaz?

The windiest day measured in San Cristóbal Verapaz between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1983, with winds reaching 18.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in San Cristóbal Verapaz?

The warmest month in San Cristóbal Verapaz is May (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.4 °C).

How much does it rain in San Cristóbal Verapaz?

San Cristóbal Verapaz receives on average 2,598 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 272 rainy days.

Is it sunny in San Cristóbal Verapaz?

San Cristóbal Verapaz gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in San Cristóbal Verapaz?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in San Cristóbal Verapaz.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in San Cristóbal Verapaz?

In San Cristóbal Verapaz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.8 °C on 30 April 2017, and the lowest was 2.6 °C on 6 December 1945.

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