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Monthly climate in Santa Cruz del Quiche, Guatemala

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Cruz del Quiche features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (57 °F) and 17 °C (64 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (39 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (84 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1461 mm (57.5 inches) and receives 178 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Cruz del Quiche enjoys an average of 3478 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 14 minutes to 12 hours 59 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santa Cruz del Quiche, Guatemala §

The warmest months in Santa Cruz del Quiche are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 17 °C (62 - 64 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 15 °C (57 - 59 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Cruz del Quiche experiences 36 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 Santa Cruz del Quiche, 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 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average high 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)
Daily mean 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Average low 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Mean minimum 6°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Minimum 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 4°C
(39°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santa Cruz del Quiche, Guatemala §

Santa Cruz del Quiche usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 26 rainy days and 260 mm (10.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Cruz del Quiche are January, February and March. On average, 12 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Cruz del Quiche, 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) 9 (0.4) 11 (0.4) 56 (2.2) 192 (7.5) 300 (11.8) 127 (5.0) 206 (8.1) 263 (10.4) 216 (8.5) 50 (2.0) 16 (0.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 1 2 9 24 26 20 26 26 26 10 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Santa Cruz del Quiche, Guatemala §

The sunniest months in Santa Cruz del Quiche are March, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Cruz del Quiche: January, February and June receive an average of 8 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santa Cruz del Quiche, 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 235 276 314 307 297 267 316 313 290 278 284 294
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 19m 11h 38m 12h 3m 12h 28m 12h 49m 12h 59m 12h 54m 12h 35m 12h 11m 11h 46m 11h 24m 11h 14m

Solar UV radiation in Santa Cruz del Quiche, Guatemala §

Santa Cruz del Quiche experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, 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 Santa Cruz del Quiche UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Cruz del Quiche, 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 15 16 15 15 15 14 14 14 11 10