Climate averages 1991–2020
Chiquimula weather
in August.
A hot, wet month: the joint 5th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Chiquimula: daytime highs average 28.5°C and nights cool to about 21.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 158 mm of rain on roughly 22 days, which makes August a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 37 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jalapa (51 km away). In August its highs average 24.9°C, 3.5°C cooler than Chiquimula, with 138 mm of rain.
Among the 23 cities listed in Guatemala, Chiquimula ranks 4th of 23 for the warmest August highs and 6th of 23 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 23 cities is 25.2°C; Chiquimula is 3.2°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 28.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 158 mm to 223 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Chiquimula climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.0°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 11 | 4.0 | 11.411 h |
| February | 26.9°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 8.5 | 2.8 | 11.712 h |
| March | 29.3°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 9.8 | 3.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.6°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 25 | 5.4 | 12.512 h |
| May | 30.8°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 110 | 15.7 | 12.813 h |
| June | 29.1°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 215 | 23.5 | 13.013 h |
| July | 27.9°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 142 | 20.0 | 12.913 h |
| August, selected | 28.5°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 158 | 21.6 | 12.613 h |
| September | 28.5°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 223 | 24.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 27.1°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 138 | 18.4 | 11.812 h |
| November | 25.4°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 38 | 7.9 | 11.511 h |
| December | 25.0°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 16 | 4.5 | 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
August in nearby cities
- Jalapa in AugustGuatemala · 51 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 16.7°C · 138 mm rain
- Panzos in AugustGuatemala · 67 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 22.8°C · 232 mm rain
- Jutiapa in AugustGuatemala · 68 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 19.5°C · 140 mm rain
- Santa Ana, El Salvador in AugustEl Salvador · 90 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 21.3°C · 122 mm rain
- San José Pinula in AugustGuatemala · 97 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 13.6°C · 227 mm rain
- Santa Catarina Pinula in AugustGuatemala · 106 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 15.4°C · 227 mm rain
- Villa Canales in AugustGuatemala · 112 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 17.2°C · 227 mm rain
- Villa Nueva in AugustGuatemala · 116 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 16.8°C · 227 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 Chiquimula) is explained once on the Chiquimula year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.