Climate averages 1991–2020
Huehuetenango weather
in March.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a warm month in Huehuetenango: daytime highs average 24.7°C and nights cool to about 11.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 20 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 02 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Totonicapán (47 km away). In March its highs average 21.1°C, 3.6°C cooler than Huehuetenango, with 23 mm of rain.
Among the 23 cities listed in Guatemala, Huehuetenango ranks 17th of 23 for the warmest March highs and 8th of 23 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 23 cities is 27.0°C; Huehuetenango is 2.2°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 25.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 20 mm to 54 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
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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Totonicapán in MarchGuatemala · 47 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 11.2°C · 23 mm rain
- Santa Cruz del Quiché in MarchGuatemala · 47 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 11.3°C · 23 mm rain
- Quetzaltenango in MarchGuatemala · 53 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 12.5°C · 109 mm rain
- Chichicastenango in MarchGuatemala · 57 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 12.1°C · 15 mm rain
- Malacatán in MarchGuatemala · 78 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 17.8°C · 66 mm rain
- Coatepeque in MarchGuatemala · 81 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 18.7°C · 110 mm rain
- Mazatenango in MarchGuatemala · 88 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 20.2°C · 53 mm rain
- Retalhuleu in MarchGuatemala · 90 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 21.6°C · 36 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.