Sololá climate — normals and trends
Sololá (Guatemala) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 2,093 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 (16.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Sololá averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 206 rainy days per year.
Sololá has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.7 °C (on 29 March 2014) and the coldest 5.1 °C (on 13 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
SololáSololá
- coords
- 14.77°, -91.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.1°C
Average daily high
20.4°C
Average daily low
13.0°C
Annual rainfall
2,093mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
8.6km/h
Seasonal range
1.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
206 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.7 °C
Average feels-like low
12.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · 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
26.7 °C
29 March 2014
Coldest day
5.1 °C
13 January 1956
Wettest day
141 mm
19 September 1978
Windiest day
23.1 km/h
2 February 1998
Strongest gust
79.6 km/h
16 March 1983
Hottest feels-like
31.9 °C
21 May 2021
Coldest feels-like
1.8 °C
24 February 1989
Sunniest day
12.6 h
10 July 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 8 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 21.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 56 mm | +27 mm |
| Mar | 22.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 78 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 22.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 234 mm | +68 mm |
| May | 22.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 284 mm | -40 mm |
| Jun | 21.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 475 mm | +109 mm |
| Jul | 22.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 110 mm | -91 mm |
| Aug | 21.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 206 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 21.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 362 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 21.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 291 mm | +52 mm |
| Nov | 20.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 47 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 20.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 59 mm | +36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sololá?
Sololá has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 2,093 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sololá?
The hottest day measured in Sololá between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 2014, reaching 26.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sololá?
The coldest day measured in Sololá between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1956, at 5.1 °C.
Does it snow in Sololá?
Almost never: Sololá sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sololá warmed?
Yes: Sololá warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sololá?
The wettest day measured in Sololá between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 1978, with 141 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sololá?
The windiest day measured in Sololá between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1998, with winds reaching 23.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sololá?
The warmest month in Sololá is May (16.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Sololá?
Sololá receives on average 2,093 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 206 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sololá?
Sololá gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sololá?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sololá.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sololá?
In Sololá, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.9 °C on 21 May 2021, and the lowest was 1.8 °C on 24 February 1989.
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