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Last and first frost dates in Guatemala City

Guatemala

Guatemala City had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

Last spring frostnone in ten years
First autumn frostnone in ten years

Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.

There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

When the soil warms up in Guatemala City

The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).

SoilDate
5 °Calready in the first week of January
10 °Calready in the first week of January
15 °Calready in the first week of January
18 °Calready in the first week of January

Frost dates near Guatemala City

CityDistanceLast spring frostFirst autumn frost
Antigua Guatemala25 km——
Escuintla47 km——
Cobán96 km——
Quetzaltenango111 km——
Santa Ana125 km——

Seeds, seedlings and markets in Guatemala City

Within 15 km of Guatemala City OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 4 plant nurseries, 33 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest market to the city centre is Mercado La Villa de Guadalupe, 5 km away.

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Weather in Guatemala City by month

Average weather in Guatemala City over 2016–2025: the warmest month is April. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (26.1–31.8 °C). Months that average 30 °C or more by day: March (30.6 °C), April (31.8 °C) and May (31.4 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 13.7 °C. About 1108 mm of rain falls in a year, on 154 days; June is the wettest month (255 mm) and February the driest (9 mm).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy days
January27.213.7145
February28.714.193
March30.615.3183
April31.816.6317
May31.41810716
June27.917.525523
July28.116.810719
August28.916.914020
September281718123
October26.916.416419
November26.115.36511
December26.614.2175

Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).