Guatemala
Across 8 destinations in Guatemala, the warmest is Escuintla at 32 °C in Mar, the coolest is Quetzaltenango at 20 °C, and annual rainfall ranges from 693 mm in Mixco to 3,096 mm in Cobán. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
8 destinations with full climate records · 197 awaiting data
The rangeHow much Guatemala varies
Climate varies across Guatemala. At the warmest month of the year, Escuintla averages 32 °C by day while Quetzaltenango reaches 20 °C — a difference of 12 °C between two places in the same country.
Rainfall separates them more than temperature does: Cobán averages 3,096 mm a year against 693 mm in Mixco.
DestinationsThe year in each of the largest
All of themEvery destination with a full record
| Destination | Warmest month | Peak avg high | Annual rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala City | Apr | 27 °C | 723 mm |
| Villa Nueva | Mar | 28 °C | 1,611 mm |
| Mixco | Apr | 26 °C | 693 mm |
| Cobán | Apr | 25 °C | 3,096 mm |
| Quetzaltenango | Mar | 20 °C | 2,999 mm |
| Jalapa | Apr | 27 °C | 1,124 mm |
| Escuintla | Mar | 32 °C | 2,452 mm |
| Villa Canales | Apr | 28 °C | 1,624 mm |
Awaiting climate data
These destinations are in our database but do not yet have complete 30-year records, so they have no page yet.
- Jutiapa
- Chichicastenango
- San Juan Sacatepéquez
- Petapa
- Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
- Chiquimula
- Coatepeque
- Chinautla
- Totonicapán
- Puerto Barrios
- Chimaltenango
- Malacatán
- Retalhuleu
- Santa Catarina Pinula
- San José Pinula
- Huehuetenango
- Santa Cruz del Quiché
- Mazatenango
- Panzos
- Amatitlán
- Palín
- Salamá
- Chicacao
- Zacapa
- Comitancillo
- Fraijanes
- San Pedro Ayampuc
- Patzún
- San Francisco El Alto
- Ostuncalco
- Soloma
- Asunción Mita
- Colomba
- Barberena
- San Marcos
- Antigua Guatemala
- Sololá
- Masagua
- Cantel
- Cuilapa
- Patulul
- San Pedro Sacatepéquez
- Nuevo San Carlos
- Jacaltenango
- Yepocapa
- Tecpán Guatemala
- Ciudad Vieja
- Santiago Atitlán
- Comalapa
- Momostenango
- San Benito
- Santiago Sacatepéquez
- San Sebastián
- Jalpatagua
- Sumpango
- Nahualá
- San Andrés Itzapa
- Guastatoya
- San Luis Jilotepeque
- San Felipe
- Zaragoza
- La Gomera
- Alotenango
- Nebaj
- Cabricán
- San Francisco Zapotitlán
- Santa María de Jesús
- Patzicía
- San Lucas Sacatepéquez
- Esquipulas
- El Estor
- Flores
- San Pablo Jocopilas
- San Cristóbal Verapaz
- Salcajá
- Gualán
- Morales
- Guazacapán
- Puerto San José
- Palencia
- Tiquisate
- Lívingston
- Jocotenango
- El Asintal
- Poptún
- Santa Bárbara
- Chisec
- La Esperanza
- San Pedro Carchá
- Sanarate
- El Tejar
- El Palmar
- Rabinal
- San Andrés Xecul
- Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán
- San Lucas Tolimán
- San Pedro Sacatepéquez
- Zunil
- Barillas
- San Miguel Chicaj
- San Pablo
- San Antonio Suchitepéquez
- Monjas
- La Democracia
- San Juan Chamelco
- San Mateo Ixtatán
- Joyabaj
- Chiquimulilla
- Pastores
- Almolonga
- Santa Lucía Milpas Altas
- Acatenango
- El Quetzal
- Sacapulas
- Senahú
- Flores Costa Cuca
- Magdalena Milpas Altas
- Chajul
- Atescatempa
- Melchor de Mencos
… and 77 more.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: warmest month, annual rainfall total. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.