Climate averages 1991–2020
Huehuetenango weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Huehuetenango: daytime highs average 20.7°C and nights cool to about 10.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 3rd 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 Totonicapán (47 km away). In December its highs average 18.7°C, 2.0°C cooler than Huehuetenango, with 17 mm of rain.
Among the 23 cities listed in Guatemala, Huehuetenango ranks 18th of 23 for the warmest December highs and 10th of 23 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 23 cities is 24.1°C; Huehuetenango is 3.4°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 21.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 15 mm to 7.0 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
Huehuetenango climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.2°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 7.0 | 1.9 | 11.311 h |
| February | 23.0°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 7.8 | 2.2 | 11.612 h |
| March | 24.7°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 20 | 4.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.5°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 54 | 8.8 | 12.512 h |
| May | 23.9°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 166 | 17.7 | 12.813 h |
| June | 22.0°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 255 | 24.3 | 13.013 h |
| July | 21.7°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 117 | 18.6 | 12.913 h |
| August | 22.2°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 157 | 20.9 | 12.613 h |
| September | 21.7°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 236 | 24.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 21.1°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 171 | 18.8 | 11.812 h |
| November | 20.5°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 36 | 6.3 | 11.411 h |
| December, selected | 20.7°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 15 | 2.7 | 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
- Totonicapán in DecemberGuatemala · 47 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 10.8°C · 17 mm rain
- Santa Cruz del Quiché in DecemberGuatemala · 47 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 10.9°C · 17 mm rain
- Quetzaltenango in DecemberGuatemala · 53 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 12.0°C · 42 mm rain
- Chichicastenango in DecemberGuatemala · 57 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 11.6°C · 13 mm rain
- Malacatán in DecemberGuatemala · 78 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 17.0°C · 42 mm rain
- Coatepeque in DecemberGuatemala · 81 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 17.7°C · 71 mm rain
- Mazatenango in DecemberGuatemala · 88 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 19.5°C · 41 mm rain
- Retalhuleu in DecemberGuatemala · 90 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 20.5°C · 27 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 Huehuetenango) is explained once on the Huehuetenango year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.