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Monthly climate in Quezaltepeque, Chiquimula, Guatemala

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Quezaltepeque features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (51 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1183 mm (46.6 inches) and receives 172 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Quezaltepeque enjoys an average of 3513 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 15 minutes to 12 hours 58 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Quezaltepeque, Chiquimula, Guatemala §

The warmest months in Quezaltepeque are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Quezaltepeque experiences 277 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Quezaltepeque, Chiquimula, Guatemala.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average high 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(55°F)
Minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Quezaltepeque, Chiquimula, Guatemala §

Quezaltepeque usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 24 rainy days and 203 mm (8.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Quezaltepeque are January, February and March. On average, 14 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Quezaltepeque, Chiquimula, Guatemala.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 15 (0.6) 14 (0.6) 13 (0.5) 23 (0.9) 143 (5.6) 225 (8.8) 108 (4.3) 172 (6.8) 201 (7.9) 184 (7.2) 63 (2.5) 21 (0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 4 4 7 19 26 22 23 25 23 9 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Quezaltepeque, Chiquimula, Guatemala §

The sunniest months in Quezaltepeque are March, July and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 3 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Quezaltepeque: January, February and June receive an average of 8 hours 49 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Quezaltepeque, Chiquimula, Guatemala.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 242 279 315 308 305 272 311 305 292 281 290 308
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 20m 11h 39m 12h 3m 12h 27m 12h 48m 12h 58m 12h 52m 12h 34m 12h 11m 11h 46m 11h 25m 11h 15m

Solar UV radiation in Quezaltepeque, Chiquimula, Guatemala §

Quezaltepeque experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Quezaltepeque UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Quezaltepeque, Chiquimula, Guatemala.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 11 13 14 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 10 9