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Sierra Madre de Chiapas · Quetzaltenango · GuatemalaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Chicabal
2,720 m
Elevation2,720 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation6.3 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul16°average high
14.78° N, 91.67° WElevation 2,720 mUTC−6 · Central Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit2,720 m
- Mid-mountain1,870 m
- Valley · Colomba1,011 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Chicabal in brief
Chicabal rises to 2,720 m in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.
At the summit, April is the mildest month with average highs of 17°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The nearest town in the atlas is San Martín Sacatepéquez, 5.3 km to the NE at 2,506 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 2,720 m · 8,924 ft
- Range
- Sierra Madre de Chiapas
- Region
- Quetzaltenango
- Country
- Guatemala
- Coordinates
- 14.7833, -91.6667
- Nearest airport
- Retalhuleu Airport (RER) · 29 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 Chicabal by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 15° | 16° | 16° | 17° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 15° | 15° |
| Average low | 7° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 8° |
| Precipitation | 28 mm | 36 mm | 92 mm | 189 mm | 480 mm | 621 mm | 439 mm | 469 mm | 641 mm | 520 mm | 150 mm | 51 mm |
| Cloud cover | 14% | 16% | 20% | 27% | 53% | 73% | 61% | 62% | 69% | 51% | 28% | 16% |
| Daylight | 11h 21 | 11h 40 | 12h 02 | 12h 28 | 12h 49 | 13h 00 | 12h 55 | 12h 37 | 12h 13 | 11h 49 | 11h 27 | 11h 15 |
| Month score | 78 | 80 | 66 | 59 | 49 | 38 | 43 | 43 | 38 | 44 | 52 | 70 |
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 | 4,450 m | 4,550 m | 4,600 m | 4,700 m | 4,750 m | 4,750 m | 4,700 m | 4,700 m | 4,650 m | 4,650 m | 4,550 m | 4,450 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 |
ivTerrain
Chicabal in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GuatemalaPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa María | 3,772 m | – | 13 km E | 12° |
| Volcán Santo Tomás | 3,542 m | 485 m | 22 km E | 12° |
| Volcán Siete Orejas | 3,370 m | – | 6.3 km NE | 13° |
| Almolonga | 3,197 m | – | 16 km E | 14° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
San Martín Sacatepéquez
Quetzaltenango · 5.3 km NE
16°Oct high
29wet days
48score
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Concepción Chiquirichapa
Quetzaltenango · 9.2 km NE
16°Oct high
29wet days
44score
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Ostuncalco
Quetzaltenango · 11 km NE
17°Oct high
29wet days
48score
Around here
San Martín Sacatepéquez and around
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San Martín Sacatepéquez
Quetzaltenango · Guatemala
Jan–Marbest months
17°July high
2,506 maltitude
Nature
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