Climate averages 1991–2020
Chiquimula weather
in March.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Chiquimula: daytime highs average 29.3°C and nights cool to about 19.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.8 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes March a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jalapa (51 km away). In March its highs average 26.7°C, 2.5°C cooler than Chiquimula, with 12 mm of rain.
Among the 23 cities listed in Guatemala, Chiquimula ranks 7th of 23 for the warmest March highs and 1st of 23 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 23 cities is 27.0°C; Chiquimula is 2.3°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.3°C to 31.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 9.8 mm to 25 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Jalapa in MarchGuatemala · 51 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 14.8°C · 12 mm rain
- Panzos in MarchGuatemala · 67 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 20.7°C · 82 mm rain
- Jutiapa in MarchGuatemala · 68 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 18.0°C · 9.9 mm rain
- Santa Ana, El Salvador in MarchEl Salvador · 90 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 20.0°C · 6.2 mm rain
- San José Pinula in MarchGuatemala · 97 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 12.3°C · 22 mm rain
- Santa Catarina Pinula in MarchGuatemala · 106 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 14.1°C · 22 mm rain
- Villa Canales in MarchGuatemala · 112 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 15.9°C · 22 mm rain
- Villa Nueva in MarchGuatemala · 116 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 15.6°C · 22 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.