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Monthly climate in Sipacapa, San Marcos, Guatemala

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sipacapa features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (60 °F) and 18 °C (65 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (40 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (85 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1619 mm (63.8 inches) and receives 216 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sipacapa enjoys an average of 3504 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 13 minutes to 13 hours 0 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sipacapa, San Marcos, Guatemala §

The warmest months in Sipacapa are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 18 °C (64 - 65 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 16 °C (60 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sipacapa experiences 79 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 Sipacapa, San Marcos, 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 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average high 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)
Daily mean 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Average low 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Mean minimum 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Minimum 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 5°C
(41°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sipacapa, San Marcos, Guatemala §

Sipacapa usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 28 rainy days and 281 mm (11.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sipacapa are January, February and December. On average, 17 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sipacapa, San Marcos, 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) 18 (0.7) 11 (0.4) 26 (1.0) 68 (2.7) 229 (9.0) 333 (13.1) 123 (4.8) 214 (8.4) 259 (10.2) 249 (9.8) 67 (2.6) 22 (0.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 3 8 18 28 28 24 28 28 28 14 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Sipacapa, San Marcos, Guatemala §

The sunniest months in Sipacapa are March, July and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sipacapa: January, June and October receive an average of 8 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sipacapa, San Marcos, 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 250 284 322 310 297 260 311 306 281 272 294 312
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 19m 11h 38m 12h 3m 12h 28m 12h 50m 13h 0m 12h 54m 12h 35m 12h 11m 11h 45m 11h 24m 11h 13m

Solar UV radiation in Sipacapa, San Marcos, Guatemala §

Sipacapa experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 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 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Sipacapa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sipacapa, San Marcos, 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) 12 14 16 16 15 15 16 15 14 14 11 10