Climate averages 1991–2020
Retalhuleu weather
in February.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 3rd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Retalhuleu: daytime highs average 31.1°C and nights cool to about 20.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 40 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mazatenango (19 km away). In February its highs average 30.5°C, 0.6°C cooler than Retalhuleu, with 17 mm of rain.
Among the 23 cities listed in Guatemala, Retalhuleu ranks 1st of 23 for the warmest February highs and 16th of 23 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 23 cities is 25.9°C; Retalhuleu is 5.2°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 31.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 15 mm to 36 mm.
The annual picture
February 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
Retalhuleu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.0°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 18 | 4.9 | 11.411 h |
| February, selected | 31.1°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 15 | 3.8 | 11.712 h |
| March | 31.6°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 36 | 8.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.5°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 93 | 14.4 | 12.512 h |
| May | 29.8°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 351 | 27.0 | 12.813 h |
| June | 28.5°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 374 | 28.4 | 13.013 h |
| July | 28.9°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 287 | 27.0 | 12.913 h |
| August | 28.8°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 361 | 28.5 | 12.613 h |
| September | 28.1°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 456 | 29.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 27.7°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 384 | 27.7 | 11.812 h |
| November | 28.3°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 116 | 15.5 | 11.511 h |
| December | 29.2°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 27 | 6.0 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Mazatenango in FebruaryGuatemala · 19 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 19.4°C · 17 mm rain
- Coatepeque in FebruaryGuatemala · 27 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 17.8°C · 51 mm rain
- Quetzaltenango in FebruaryGuatemala · 38 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 11.9°C · 39 mm rain
- Totonicapán in FebruaryGuatemala · 54 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 10.6°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Malacatán in FebruaryGuatemala · 58 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 16.8°C · 31 mm rain
- Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa in FebruaryGuatemala · 74 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 18.4°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Tapachula in FebruaryMexico · 75 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 19.3°C · 15 mm rain
- Chichicastenango in FebruaryGuatemala · 76 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 11.4°C · 5.4 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 Retalhuleu) is explained once on the Retalhuleu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.