Climate averages 1991–2020
Chichicastenango weather
in February.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Chichicastenango: daytime highs average 22.0°C and nights cool to about 11.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.4 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes February a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 39 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Santa Cruz del Quiché (10 km away). In February its highs average 22.1°C, about as warm as Chichicastenango, with 8.5 mm of rain.
Among the 23 cities listed in Guatemala, Chichicastenango ranks 20th of 23 for the warmest February highs and 5th of 23 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 23 cities is 25.9°C; Chichicastenango is 3.9°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 23.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.4 mm to 15 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Santa Cruz del Quiché in FebruaryGuatemala · 10 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 10.6°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Totonicapán in FebruaryGuatemala · 27 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 10.6°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Chimaltenango in FebruaryGuatemala · 44 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 12.6°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Quetzaltenango in FebruaryGuatemala · 46 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 11.9°C · 39 mm rain
- San Juan Sacatepéquez in FebruaryGuatemala · 56 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 11.3°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Huehuetenango in FebruaryGuatemala · 57 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 10.1°C · 7.8 mm rain
- Mazatenango in FebruaryGuatemala · 62 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 19.4°C · 17 mm rain
- Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa in FebruaryGuatemala · 68 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 18.4°C · 6.4 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.