Climate averages 1991–2020
Chiquimula weather
in February.
A warm, very dry month: the 9th 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 Chiquimula: daytime highs average 26.9°C and nights cool to about 18.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.5 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, 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 Jalapa (51 km away). In February its highs average 25.3°C, 1.6°C cooler than Chiquimula, with 4.5 mm of rain.
Among the 23 cities listed in Guatemala, Chiquimula ranks joint 10th of 23 for the warmest February highs and joint 12th of 23 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 23 cities is 25.9°C; Chiquimula is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.4°C to 29.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.5 mm to 9.8 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Jalapa in FebruaryGuatemala · 51 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 13.9°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Panzos in FebruaryGuatemala · 67 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 19.9°C · 77 mm rain
- Jutiapa in FebruaryGuatemala · 68 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 17.1°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Santa Ana, El Salvador in FebruaryEl Salvador · 90 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 19.2°C · 1.3 mm rain
- San José Pinula in FebruaryGuatemala · 97 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 11.5°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Santa Catarina Pinula in FebruaryGuatemala · 106 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 13.3°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Villa Canales in FebruaryGuatemala · 112 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 15.1°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Villa Nueva in FebruaryGuatemala · 116 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 14.8°C · 6.8 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.