Climate averages 1991–2020
Quetzaltenango weather
in December.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Quetzaltenango: daytime highs average 18.9°C and nights cool to about 12.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 42 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 16 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Totonicapán (19 km away). In December its highs average 18.7°C, about as warm as Quetzaltenango, with 17 mm of rain.
Among the 23 cities listed in Guatemala, Quetzaltenango ranks 22nd of 23 for the warmest December highs and joint 18th of 23 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 23 cities is 24.1°C; Quetzaltenango is 5.3°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 19.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 42 mm to 30 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
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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Totonicapán in DecemberGuatemala · 19 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 10.8°C · 17 mm rain
- Mazatenango in DecemberGuatemala · 35 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 19.5°C · 41 mm rain
- Retalhuleu in DecemberGuatemala · 38 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 20.5°C · 27 mm rain
- Coatepeque in DecemberGuatemala · 40 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 17.7°C · 71 mm rain
- Santa Cruz del Quiché in DecemberGuatemala · 45 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 10.9°C · 17 mm rain
- Chichicastenango in DecemberGuatemala · 46 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 11.6°C · 13 mm rain
- Huehuetenango in DecemberGuatemala · 53 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 10.1°C · 15 mm rain
- Malacatán in DecemberGuatemala · 58 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 17.0°C · 42 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 Quetzaltenango) is explained once on the Quetzaltenango year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.