The climate of Guatemala City
Cwb Subtropical highland (dry winter). Mild all year, with a dry winter. Cooler than the tropical lowlands around it, usually because of altitude. Summers are warm rather than hot, and the rain falls mostly in summer.
The 1901 to 1930 map puts Guatemala City in the same zone, Cwb.
Guatemala City: then, now and by 2100
| Map | Climate zone | Compared with now |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 to 1930 | Cwb Subtropical highland (dry winter) | Same as now |
| 1991 to 2020 (now) | Cwb Subtropical highland (dry winter) | - |
| 2071 to 2099, SSP1-2.6 (low emissions) | Aw Tropical savannah | Different from now |
| 2071 to 2099, SSP2-4.5 (middle of the road) | Aw Tropical savannah | Different from now |
| 2071 to 2099, SSP5-8.5 (high emissions) | Aw Tropical savannah | Different from now |
The 2071 to 2099 rows are model projections under three emissions scenarios, not forecasts. The 1901 to 1930 row is a reconstruction. All come from Beck et al. (2023).
Under the middle-of-the-road scenario (SSP2-4.5), the model puts Guatemala City in Aw (tropical savannah) in 2071 to 2099, instead of Cwb now. Under the high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5) it is Aw (tropical savannah).
Cities with the same climate as Guatemala City
Other big cities that are Cwb (subtropical highland (dry winter)) in 1991 to 2020, at most two per country:
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Kunming, China
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Iztapalapa, Mexico
- Soweto, South Africa
- Harare, Zimbabwe
- Qujing, China
Where Guatemala City's future climate exists today
In the SSP2-4.5 map for 2071 to 2099, Guatemala City is Aw. These cities are Aw in 1991 to 2020, so they give a rough idea of the future climate (the real conditions would differ in many ways).
- Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Bengaluru, India
- Hyderabad, India
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Bangkok, Thailand
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Population of Guatemala City from GeoNames: 994,938 (rank 579 in our list of 1,000). Climate data: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0. Data sources and licences.