Climate averages 1991–2020
Cobán weather
in December.
A mild, wet month: the 11th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Cobán: daytime highs average 20.2°C and nights cool to about 14.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 167 mm of rain on roughly 18 days, which makes December a wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 14 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Panzos (79 km away). In December its highs average 25.8°C, 5.6°C warmer than Cobán, with 141 mm of rain.
Among the 23 cities listed in Guatemala, Cobán ranks 19th of 23 for the warmest December highs and 22nd of 23 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 23 cities is 24.1°C; Cobán is 3.9°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 20.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 167 mm to 168 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
Cobán climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.0°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 168 | 17.5 | 11.311 h |
| February | 21.5°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 95 | 12.9 | 11.612 h |
| March | 23.2°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 118 | 12.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.0°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 138 | 15.3 | 12.512 h |
| May | 24.9°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 253 | 23.9 | 12.813 h |
| June | 24.1°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 420 | 28.7 | 13.013 h |
| July | 23.4°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 284 | 28.5 | 12.913 h |
| August | 23.8°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 303 | 28.3 | 12.613 h |
| September | 23.7°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 417 | 29.3 | 12.212 h |
| October | 22.3°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 370 | 27.0 | 11.812 h |
| November | 20.6°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 262 | 21.0 | 11.411 h |
| December, selected | 20.2°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 167 | 18.1 | 11.211 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
- Panzos in DecemberGuatemala · 79 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 19.8°C · 141 mm rain
- San Juan Sacatepéquez in DecemberGuatemala · 88 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 11.2°C · 13 mm rain
- Santa Cruz del Quiché in DecemberGuatemala · 96 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 10.9°C · 17 mm rain
- Chichicastenango in DecemberGuatemala · 98 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 11.6°C · 13 mm rain
- Santa Catarina Pinula in DecemberGuatemala · 101 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 13.2°C · 12 mm rain
- Jalapa in DecemberGuatemala · 102 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 13.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Chimaltenango in DecemberGuatemala · 102 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 12.5°C · 13 mm rain
- San José Pinula in DecemberGuatemala · 103 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 11.4°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 Cobán) is explained once on the Cobán year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.