The temperature in January is +77°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +84°F during the day and a minimum of +48°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +79°F to +79°F.
Guatemala City is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +75°F to +75°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +55°F to +54°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
January is the coldest month in Guatemala City, here is the comparison with other months:
December | January | February | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Avg. temperature | ||||||
+75°F | +75°F | +77°F | ||||
Min. temperature | ||||||
+39°F | +39°F | +39°F | ||||
Max. temperature | ||||||
+86°F | +86°F | +88°F | ||||
Rainfall | ||||||
5 mm | 3 mm | 2 mm | ||||
Wind | ||||||
4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
Humidity | ||||||
71% | 69% | 66% | ||||
Air pressure | ||||||
1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
Sunny days | ||||||
4 | 7 | 6 | ||||
Cloudy days | ||||||
22 | 20 | 19 | ||||
Rainy days | ||||||
4 | 4 | 3 | ||||
Snowy days | ||||||
0 | 0 | 0 |
January weather is still as good as in December. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +75°F for average maximum temperature during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 5 mm to 3 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 71% to 69%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 4 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 4 to 7.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Guatemala City is gradually increasing during January, going from 4 m/s to 6 m/s over the course of the month.
The climate in Guatemala City in January has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+75°F) and the highest in 2019 (+80°F). The driest year was 1986 with only 265 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 1213 mm.
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Guatemala City, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.