Mixco climate

Mixco is warmest in April, with average highs of 26 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 12 °C. June is the wettest month (140 mm) and February the driest (3.3 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Mixco averages 693 mm of rain and 87 days above 25 °C.

Guatemala · population 465,773 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 17°
  2. Feb 18°
  3. Mar 19°
  4. Apr 20°
  5. May 19°
  6. Jun 18°
  7. Jul 18°
  8. Aug 19°
  9. Sep 18°
  10. Oct 18°
  11. Nov 17°
  12. Dec 17°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectMixco through the year

Mixco changes little through the year. Average daily highs stay between 23 and 26 °C, so no month stands out as a season in the way it would further from the equator.

Counted across a normal year, 87 days a year reach 25 °C, 0 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 32 °C, in May.

Rain is strongly seasonal. June averages 140 mm against 3 mm in February — 42 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 23.2 °C 4 mm 42 %
February 24.8 °C 3 mm 36 %
March 25.8 °C 8 mm 36 %
April 26.1 °C 28 mm 47 %
May 24.7 °C 81 mm 72 %
June 23.1 °C 140 mm 84 %
July 23.4 °C 70 mm 76 %
August 23.7 °C 82 mm 76 %
September 22.9 °C 132 mm 82 %
October 22.3 °C 106 mm 75 %
November 22.1 °C 30 mm 61 %
December 22.7 °C 7 mm 47 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 23.2 °C12.1 °C16.9 °C28.3 °C5.8 °C600
February 24.8 °C12.6 °C17.9 °C29.8 °C7.0 °C1300
March 25.8 °C13.4 °C18.9 °C31.2 °C6.5 °C2100
April 26.1 °C14.7 °C19.8 °C30.6 °C7.8 °C2200
May 24.7 °C15.4 °C19.4 °C31.5 °C10.5 °C1200
June 23.1 °C15.2 °C18.5 °C26.7 °C12.3 °C100
July 23.4 °C14.6 °C18.4 °C26.8 °C11.2 °C300
August 23.7 °C14.7 °C18.6 °C27.7 °C12.1 °C500
September 22.9 °C14.8 °C18.2 °C26.6 °C12.3 °C100
October 22.3 °C14.3 °C17.7 °C26.2 °C6.8 °C000
November 22.1 °C13.2 °C17.0 °C26.2 °C5.6 °C000
December 22.7 °C12.4 °C16.9 °C27.4 °C6.1 °C300

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 4 mm111 h/day42 %69 %14 km/h
February 3 mm112 h/day36 %65 %14 km/h
March 8 mm212 h/day36 %65 %14 km/h
April 28 mm512 h/day47 %68 %13 km/h
May 81 mm1313 h/day72 %76 %11 km/h
June 140 mm1913 h/day84 %84 %10 km/h
July 70 mm1313 h/day76 %79 %12 km/h
August 82 mm1413 h/day76 %80 %12 km/h
September 132 mm1912 h/day82 %85 %9.5 km/h
October 106 mm1312 h/day75 %84 %10 km/h
November 30 mm411 h/day61 %78 %13 km/h
December 7 mm111 h/day47 %73 %13 km/h

How Mixco compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Mixco 26 °C 12 °C 693 mm 87
Guatemala City · Guatemala 27 °C 13 °C 723 mm 148
Villa Nueva · Guatemala 28 °C 14 °C 1,611 mm 220
Villa Canales · Guatemala 28 °C 15 °C 1,624 mm 270
Escuintla · Guatemala 32 °C 19 °C 2,452 mm 360
Jalapa · Guatemala 27 °C 13 °C 1,124 mm 143

Where Mixco ranks

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Mixco.

QuestionsCommon questions about Mixco’s climate

When is the best time to visit Mixco?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. March, April, May sit closest to 20 °C on average, April is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Mixco get?

In April, the warmest month, daily highs average 26 °C. About 0 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 32 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 12 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Mixco?

June, averaging 140 mm over 19 days with rain. The driest month is February with 3 mm. The year as a whole averages 693 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Mixco rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Data point
14.631°, -90.607° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. 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.