Climate averages 1991–2020
Chichicastenango weather
in January.
A mild, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a mild month in Chichicastenango: daytime highs average 20.4°C and nights cool to about 11.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.5 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes January a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 21 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Santa Cruz del Quiché (10 km away). In January its highs average 20.3°C, about as warm as Chichicastenango, with 8.9 mm of rain.
Among the 23 cities listed in Guatemala, Chichicastenango ranks 19th of 23 for the warmest January highs and 10th of 23 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 23 cities is 24.6°C; Chichicastenango is 4.1°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 22.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 7.5 mm to 5.4 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Santa Cruz del Quiché in JanuaryGuatemala · 10 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 10.3°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Totonicapán in JanuaryGuatemala · 27 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 10.3°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Chimaltenango in JanuaryGuatemala · 44 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 12.1°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Quetzaltenango in JanuaryGuatemala · 46 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 11.6°C · 30 mm rain
- San Juan Sacatepéquez in JanuaryGuatemala · 56 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 10.8°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Huehuetenango in JanuaryGuatemala · 57 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 9.7°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Mazatenango in JanuaryGuatemala · 62 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 19.2°C · 22 mm rain
- Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa in JanuaryGuatemala · 68 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 18.0°C · 7.7 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.