Sierra Madre de Chiapas · Sacatepéquez · GuatemalaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Acatenango

Volcano3,976 mUltra-prominent peak

Elevation3,976 mabove sea level

Prominence1,835 mindependent height

Isolation125 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul9°average high

14.50° N, 90.88° WElevation 3,976 mUTC−6 · Central Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit3,976 m
Mid-mountain2,690 m
Valley · Alotenango1,405 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Acatenango in brief

Acatenango rises to 3,976 m in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,835 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, March is the mildest month with average highs of 11°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Alotenango, 7.9 km to the E at 1,405 m.

Facts

Elevation: 3,976 m · 13,045 ft
Prominence: 1,835 m
Range: Sierra Madre de Chiapas
Region: Sacatepéquez
Country: Guatemala
Coordinates: 14.5008, -90.8758
Nearest airport: La Aurora International Airport (GUA) · 39 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Acatenango by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Acatenango by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	9°	10°	11°	10°	9°	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°	8°	9°
Average low	-2°	-1°	-1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	-1°	-2°
Precipitation	12 mm	24 mm	35 mm	107 mm	373 mm	589 mm	401 mm	430 mm	571 mm	388 mm	82 mm	24 mm
Cloud cover	12%	13%	15%	25%	57%	78%	71%	71%	76%	59%	33%	16%
Daylight	11h 22	11h 40	12h 03	12h 27	12h 48	12h 59	12h 54	12h 37	12h 13	11h 49	11h 28	11h 16
Month score	55	53	52	31	14	5	8	8	6	13	34	51

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	4,550 m	4,650 m	4,750 m	4,800 m	4,800 m	4,750 m	4,750 m	4,750 m	4,700 m	4,650 m	4,550 m	4,500 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C