Sanarate climate — normals and trends
Sanarate (Guatemala) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 735 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 (23.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Sanarate averages 0 frost days, 79 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.
Sanarate 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 38.6 °C (on 4 May 2024) and the coldest 5.7 °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
SanarateEl Progreso
- coords
- 14.79°, -90.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.2°C
Average daily high
27.7°C
Average daily low
16.2°C
Annual rainfall
735mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
10.5km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
79 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
107 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.7 °C
Average feels-like low
17.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
38.6 °C
4 May 2024
Coldest day
5.7 °C
9 January 1956
Wettest day
115 mm
15 June 2024
Windiest day
24.5 km/h
2 February 1998
Strongest gust
72.7 km/h
16 March 1983
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
4 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
4.2 °C
25 December 1940
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 | 28.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 5 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 29.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 32.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 31.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 5 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 32.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 47 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 224 mm | +69 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 49 mm | -41 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 53 mm | -45 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 152 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 28.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 114 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 27.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 10 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 27.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 16 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sanarate?
Sanarate has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 735 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sanarate?
The hottest day measured in Sanarate between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 2024, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sanarate?
The coldest day measured in Sanarate between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1956, at 5.7 °C.
Does it snow in Sanarate?
Almost never: Sanarate sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sanarate warmed?
Yes: Sanarate warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sanarate?
The wettest day measured in Sanarate between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 2024, with 115 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sanarate?
The windiest day measured in Sanarate between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1998, with winds reaching 24.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sanarate?
The warmest month in Sanarate is May (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Sanarate?
Sanarate receives on average 735 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sanarate?
Sanarate gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sanarate?
Yes: Sanarate has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sanarate?
In Sanarate, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 4 May 2024, and the lowest was 4.2 °C on 25 December 1940.
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