Climate averages 1991–2020
Chichicastenango weather
in December.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Chichicastenango: daytime highs average 20.0°C and nights cool to about 11.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 16 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Santa Cruz del Quiché (10 km away). In December its highs average 19.9°C, about as warm as Chichicastenango, with 17 mm of rain.
Among the 23 cities listed in Guatemala, Chichicastenango ranks 20th of 23 for the warmest December highs and joint 7th of 23 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 23 cities is 24.1°C; Chichicastenango is 4.1°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 20.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 13 mm to 7.5 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Chichicastenango climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.4°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 7.5 | 2.6 | 11.311 h |
| February | 22.0°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 5.4 | 1.4 | 11.612 h |
| March | 23.2°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 15 | 3.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.7°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 49 | 8.8 | 12.512 h |
| May | 22.4°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 157 | 20.4 | 12.813 h |
| June | 21.1°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 255 | 25.9 | 13.013 h |
| July | 20.9°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 157 | 22.2 | 12.913 h |
| August | 21.2°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 189 | 23.8 | 12.613 h |
| September | 20.8°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 265 | 26.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 20.3°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 181 | 20.8 | 11.812 h |
| November | 19.8°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 43 | 8.5 | 11.411 h |
| December, selected | 20.0°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 13 | 3.4 | 11.311 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Santa Cruz del Quiché in DecemberGuatemala · 10 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 10.9°C · 17 mm rain
- Totonicapán in DecemberGuatemala · 27 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 10.8°C · 17 mm rain
- Chimaltenango in DecemberGuatemala · 44 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 12.5°C · 13 mm rain
- Quetzaltenango in DecemberGuatemala · 46 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 12.0°C · 42 mm rain
- San Juan Sacatepéquez in DecemberGuatemala · 56 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 11.2°C · 13 mm rain
- Huehuetenango in DecemberGuatemala · 57 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 10.1°C · 15 mm rain
- Mazatenango in DecemberGuatemala · 62 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 19.5°C · 41 mm rain
- Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa in DecemberGuatemala · 68 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 18.0°C · 17 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Chichicastenango) is explained once on the Chichicastenango year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.