Climate averages 1991–2020
Chiquimula weather
in October.
A warm, wet month: the 8th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Chiquimula: daytime highs average 27.1°C and nights cool to about 20.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 138 mm of rain on roughly 18 days, which makes October a wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 49 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jalapa (51 km away). In October its highs average 23.7°C, 3.4°C cooler than Chiquimula, with 143 mm of rain.
Among the 23 cities listed in Guatemala, Chiquimula ranks 5th of 23 for the warmest October highs and 1st of 23 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 23 cities is 24.0°C; Chiquimula is 3.0°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.7°C to 25.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 138 mm to 38 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Jalapa in OctoberGuatemala · 51 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 16.3°C · 143 mm rain
- Panzos in OctoberGuatemala · 67 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 22.2°C · 275 mm rain
- Jutiapa in OctoberGuatemala · 68 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 18.7°C · 181 mm rain
- Santa Ana, El Salvador in OctoberEl Salvador · 90 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 20.3°C · 157 mm rain
- San José Pinula in OctoberGuatemala · 97 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 13.3°C · 226 mm rain
- Santa Catarina Pinula in OctoberGuatemala · 106 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 15.1°C · 226 mm rain
- Villa Canales in OctoberGuatemala · 112 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 16.8°C · 226 mm rain
- Villa Nueva in OctoberGuatemala · 116 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 16.4°C · 226 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.