GreenlyLast and first frost dates in Quetzaltenango
Guatemala
Quetzaltenango had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
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| Last spring frost | none in ten years |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | none 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 Quetzaltenango
The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).
| Soil | Date |
|---|---|
| 5 °C | already in the first week of January |
| 10 °C | already in the first week of January |
| 15 °C | already in the first week of January |
| 18 °C | 4 April |
Frost dates near Quetzaltenango
| City | Distance | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huehuetenango | 52 km | — | — |
| Tapachula | 80 km | — | — |
| Antigua Guatemala | 90 km | — | — |
| Escuintla | 99 km | — | — |
| Guatemala City | 111 km | — | — |
Seeds, seedlings and markets in Quetzaltenango
Within 15 km of Quetzaltenango OpenStreetMap lists 8 markets (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest market to the city centre is Mercado Municipal El Centro, 1 km away.
- Mercado Municipal El Centro — market
10a Avenida · 1 km
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Quetzaltenango: weather for the next 7 days
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Nights at or below 0 °C are marked as frost.
Weather in Quetzaltenango by month
Average weather in Quetzaltenango over 2016–2025: the warmest month is March. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: March (20.1 °C) and July (20 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 10.2 °C. About 3176 mm of rain falls in a year, on 316 days; June is the wettest month (500 mm) and January the driest (64 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.2 | 10.2 | 64 | 18 |
| February | 19.9 | 10.6 | 65 | 15 |
| March | 20.1 | 11.3 | 113 | 24 |
| April | 19.9 | 12.3 | 204 | 26 |
| May | 19.8 | 13.7 | 337 | 31 |
| June | 19.4 | 13.8 | 500 | 30 |
| July | 20 | 12.8 | 345 | 31 |
| August | 19.8 | 12.9 | 373 | 31 |
| September | 19.5 | 13.3 | 447 | 30 |
| October | 19.2 | 13.2 | 444 | 31 |
| November | 19.2 | 12 | 200 | 27 |
| December | 19.2 | 10.5 | 84 | 22 |
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).
