Climate averages 1991–2020
Quetzaltenango weather
in October.
A mild, very wet month: the 11th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Quetzaltenango: daytime highs average 18.8°C and nights cool to about 13.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 362 mm of rain on roughly 30 days, which makes October a very wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 49 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Totonicapán (19 km away). In October its highs average 18.7°C, about as warm as Quetzaltenango, with 183 mm of rain.
Among the 23 cities listed in Guatemala, Quetzaltenango ranks 22nd of 23 for the warmest October highs and 17th of 23 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 23 cities is 24.0°C; Quetzaltenango is 5.3°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 18.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 362 mm to 117 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Totonicapán in OctoberGuatemala · 19 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 12.5°C · 183 mm rain
- Mazatenango in OctoberGuatemala · 35 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 20.3°C · 541 mm rain
- Retalhuleu in OctoberGuatemala · 38 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 21.7°C · 384 mm rain
- Coatepeque in OctoberGuatemala · 40 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 19.2°C · 525 mm rain
- Santa Cruz del Quiché in OctoberGuatemala · 45 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 13.2°C · 183 mm rain
- Chichicastenango in OctoberGuatemala · 46 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 13.6°C · 181 mm rain
- Huehuetenango in OctoberGuatemala · 53 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 12.4°C · 171 mm rain
- Malacatán in OctoberGuatemala · 58 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 18.0°C · 330 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.