Climate averages 1991–2020
Jalapa weather
in March.
A warm, very 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 Jalapa: daytime highs average 26.7°C and nights cool to about 14.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes March a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jutiapa (41 km away). In March its highs average 30.3°C, 3.5°C warmer than Jalapa, with 9.9 mm of rain.
Among the 23 cities listed in Guatemala, Jalapa ranks 14th of 23 for the warmest March highs and 3rd of 23 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 23 cities is 27.0°C; Jalapa is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 27.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 12 mm to 41 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
Jalapa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.8°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 6.1 | 2.1 | 11.411 h |
| February | 25.3°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 4.5 | 1.3 | 11.712 h |
| March, selected | 26.7°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 12 | 3.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.6°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 41 | 7.3 | 12.512 h |
| May | 26.2°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 143 | 17.7 | 12.813 h |
| June | 24.8°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 215 | 24.3 | 13.013 h |
| July | 24.6°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 114 | 18.7 | 12.913 h |
| August | 24.9°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 138 | 20.1 | 12.613 h |
| September | 24.5°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 216 | 24.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 23.7°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 143 | 18.8 | 11.812 h |
| November | 23.2°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 32 | 6.1 | 11.511 h |
| December | 23.4°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 11 | 2.6 | 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
March in nearby cities
- Jutiapa in MarchGuatemala · 41 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 18.0°C · 9.9 mm rain
- San José Pinula in MarchGuatemala · 46 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 12.3°C · 22 mm rain
- Chiquimula in MarchGuatemala · 51 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 19.6°C · 9.8 mm rain
- Santa Catarina Pinula in MarchGuatemala · 55 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 14.1°C · 22 mm rain
- Villa Canales in MarchGuatemala · 61 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 15.9°C · 22 mm rain
- Villa Nueva in MarchGuatemala · 65 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 15.6°C · 22 mm rain
- San Juan Sacatepéquez in MarchGuatemala · 71 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 12.1°C · 15 mm rain
- Santa Ana, El Salvador in MarchEl Salvador · 86 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 20.0°C · 6.2 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 Jalapa) is explained once on the Jalapa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.