Climate averages 1991–2020
Quetzaltenango weather
by month.
See how the year changes. March has the highest average daily maximum; January has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Quetzaltenango averages a daytime high of 19.5°C and a nighttime low of 13.0°C, with about 3,088 mm of rain on roughly 278 days. March is the warmest month (average high 20.4°C) and November the coolest (18.7°C). May is the wettest month with 550 mm; January is the driest with 30 mm.
The annual picture
A year in Quetzaltenango
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
Quetzaltenango climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.2°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 30 | 9.6 | 11.411 h |
| February | 20.2°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 39 | 10.4 | 11.612 h |
| March | 20.4°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 109 | 20.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 20.3°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 247 | 26.9 | 12.512 h |
| May | 19.9°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 550 | 30.4 | 12.813 h |
| June | 19.3°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 452 | 29.4 | 13.013 h |
| July | 19.4°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 297 | 28.7 | 12.913 h |
| August | 19.5°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 363 | 30.1 | 12.613 h |
| September | 19.1°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 479 | 29.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 18.8°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 362 | 29.7 | 11.812 h |
| November | 18.7°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 117 | 21.2 | 11.511 h |
| December | 18.9°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 42 | 11.7 | 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
Nearby cities
- TotonicapánGuatemala · 19 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 11.9°C · 1,401 mm rain a year
- MazatenangoGuatemala · 35 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 20.4°C · 3,244 mm rain a year
- RetalhuleuGuatemala · 38 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 21.6°C · 2,519 mm rain a year
- CoatepequeGuatemala · 40 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 19.0°C · 4,102 mm rain a year
- Santa Cruz del QuichéGuatemala · 45 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 12.3°C · 1,401 mm rain a year
- ChichicastenangoGuatemala · 46 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 12.9°C · 1,338 mm rain a year
- HuehuetenangoGuatemala · 53 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 11.7°C · 1,241 mm rain a year
- MalacatánGuatemala · 58 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 17.9°C · 2,651 mm rain a year
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 limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC-6, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 14.80°, -91.50° (6 km from the city centre), adjusted up by 0.9°C for the difference between the city's elevation (2,351 m) and the cell's (2,487 m). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 14.75°, -91.50°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.