Climate averages 1991–2020
Huehuetenango weather
in February.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 2nd 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 Huehuetenango: daytime highs average 23.0°C and nights cool to about 10.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.8 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes February a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 38 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Totonicapán (47 km away). In February its highs average 20.4°C, 2.7°C cooler than Huehuetenango, with 8.5 mm of rain.
Among the 23 cities listed in Guatemala, Huehuetenango ranks 18th of 23 for the warmest February highs and 11th of 23 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 23 cities is 25.9°C; Huehuetenango is 2.9°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 24.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.8 mm to 20 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Totonicapán in FebruaryGuatemala · 47 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 10.6°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Santa Cruz del Quiché in FebruaryGuatemala · 47 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 10.6°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Quetzaltenango in FebruaryGuatemala · 53 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 11.9°C · 39 mm rain
- Chichicastenango in FebruaryGuatemala · 57 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 11.4°C · 5.4 mm rain
- Malacatán in FebruaryGuatemala · 78 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 16.8°C · 31 mm rain
- Coatepeque in FebruaryGuatemala · 81 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 17.8°C · 51 mm rain
- Mazatenango in FebruaryGuatemala · 88 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 19.4°C · 17 mm rain
- Retalhuleu in FebruaryGuatemala · 90 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 20.7°C · 15 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.