GreenlyGardening in Guatemala: climate, frost dates and crops by region
None of the 7 cities of Guatemala on this page had frost in 2016–2025, so gardens there follow warmth and rain rather than frost dates. The warmest month averages 35.5 °C by day in Flores and 20.1 °C in Quetzaltenango.
Climate zones of Guatemala
By the days between the last spring frost and the first autumn frost.
| Zone | Cities | Frost-free days | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No frost in ten years | Flores, Cobán, Huehuetenango, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala City, Antigua Guatemala, Escuintla | — | — | — |
How the regions of Guatemala differ
The gap between the warmest month’s days and the coldest month’s nights is widest in Huehuetenango (18.8 °C) and smallest in Quetzaltenango (9.9 °C): the smaller it is, the milder both winter and summer. Quetzaltenango is the wettest of these cities with 3,176 mm a year, Huehuetenango the driest with 903 mm.
Which crops suit which part of Guatemala
Cities without a spring frost: months that suit each crop
Months whose average day is not above the highest temperature on the plant card and whose average night is not below its lowest.
| City | Tomato | Cucumber | Bell Pepper | Eggplant | Watermelon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flores | none | June–March | October–February | none | June–March |
| Cobán | May–September | none | April–October | none | none |
| Huehuetenango | none | none | none | none | none |
| Quetzaltenango | none | none | none | none | none |
| Guatemala City | October | May | June–November | none | May |
| Antigua Guatemala | none | none | none | none | none |
| Escuintla | none | all year | June and September, October | October | all year |
Cities of Guatemala: weather in numbers
| City | Frost-free days | Warmest month, day | Coldest month, night | Rain a year | Driest month | Places to buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flores | no frost | May, 35.5 °C | January, 19.4 °C | 1,590 mm | March | 7 |
| Cobán | no frost | May, 25.4 °C | January, 12.8 °C | 2,666 mm | April | 11 |
| Huehuetenango | no frost | April, 28.7 °C | January, 9.9 °C | 903 mm | February | 7 |
| Quetzaltenango | no frost | March, 20.1 °C | January, 10.2 °C | 3,176 mm | January | 8 |
| Guatemala City | no frost | April, 31.8 °C | January, 13.7 °C | 1,108 mm | February | 22 |
| Antigua Guatemala | no frost | March, 23 °C | January, 9.2 °C | 1,545 mm | January | — |
| Escuintla | no frost | April, 34.7 °C | November, 21.1 °C | 1,971 mm | January | 1 |
ERA5 2016–2025 via Open-Meteo, 25 km grid cell of each city; dates by the Greenly calendar and the plant cards.
