Climate averages 1991–2020
Chiquimula weather
in December.
A warm, fairly dry month: one of the coolest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Chiquimula: daytime highs average 25.0°C and nights cool to about 18.5°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the coolest months of the year.
Expect about 16 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 4th 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 Jalapa (51 km away). In December its highs average 23.4°C, 1.6°C cooler than Chiquimula, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 23 cities listed in Guatemala, Chiquimula ranks 12th of 23 for the warmest December highs and 11th of 23 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 23 cities is 24.1°C; Chiquimula is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 25.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 16 mm to 11 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Jalapa in DecemberGuatemala · 51 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 13.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Panzos in DecemberGuatemala · 67 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 19.8°C · 141 mm rain
- Jutiapa in DecemberGuatemala · 68 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 16.8°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Santa Ana, El Salvador in DecemberEl Salvador · 90 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 18.8°C · 5.3 mm rain
- San José Pinula in DecemberGuatemala · 97 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 11.4°C · 12 mm rain
- Santa Catarina Pinula in DecemberGuatemala · 106 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 13.2°C · 12 mm rain
- Villa Canales in DecemberGuatemala · 112 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 15.0°C · 12 mm rain
- Villa Nueva in DecemberGuatemala · 116 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 14.6°C · 12 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.