Guatemala City, the capital of Guatemala, sits in a highland valley in the south-central part of the country at around 1,500 metres above sea level, ringed by volcanoes at approximately 14.63°N, 90.51°W. Its altitude tempers its tropical latitude to give a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb) — spring-like year-round — with a warm dry season and a warm rainy season.

There is no summer in the temperate sense: temperatures stay mild and spring-like all year, with daytime highs around 25–27°C and cool nights near 14–16°C, thanks to the elevation. The rainy season, from May to October — the local 'invierno' — brings warm, bright mornings that cloud over into heavy afternoon and evening downpours and thunderstorms, greening the volcanic highlands.

There is no true winter, but the dry season from November to April brings warm, sunny, breezy days with little rain, low humidity and cool nights that can drop toward 10°C in December and January. Skies are clear and the volcanoes stand out sharply on the horizon; this bright, mild stretch is comfortably the pleasantest time of year.

Guatemala City receives on the order of 1,200–1,300 mm of rain a year, overwhelmingly concentrated in the rainy season from May to October, with peaks around June and September, while the dry season from December to March sees very little; the rain typically falls in heavy afternoon bursts after sunny mornings. Live rainfall, humidity, and pressure readings for the city are shown in the panels above.

Guatemala City's highland altitude gives it the mild, spring-like climate that has earned Guatemala the name 'land of eternal spring' — never truly hot, never cold, despite sitting deep in the tropics. Its wet season can bring the remnants of Atlantic hurricanes and Pacific storms sweeping over the isthmus, whose torrential rain triggers landslides on the steep, volcanic slopes around the city.

To follow any single measurement in Guatemala City more closely, use our live instruments: the online barometer for atmospheric pressure, the thermometer for temperature, the hygrometer for humidity, the anemometer for wind speed, the wind vane for wind direction, and the rain gauge for rainfall.