Weather, climate and best time to go to Guatemala
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for Guatemala
Best time to go to Guatemala
Best time to go to Guatemala
The best time to go to Guatemala is from january until march and november and december, in which you have a pleasant temperature and barely till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in Guatemala is 27° in april and the lowest is 23° in november.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in Guatemala or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
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| Jan | 24° | 19 mm | |
| Feb | 25° | 31 mm | |
| Mar | 26° | 39 mm | |
| Apr | 27° | 161 mm | |
| May | 26° | 505 mm | |
| Jun | 24° | 589 mm | |
| Jul | 25° | 340 mm | |
| Aug | 25° | 476 mm | |
| Sep | 24° | 584 mm | |
| Oct | 24° | 336 mm | |
| Nov | 23° | 68 mm | |
| Dec | 24° | 18 mm |
- No or hardly any rainfall
- Little rainfall
- Sometimes rainfall
- Regular rainfall
- Often rainfall
- Almost always rainfall
Want to know more about the climate of Guatemala? Go to the full climate information about Guatemala
Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to Guatemala indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for Guatemala.
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Climate Guatemala
Climate Guatemala
In Guatemala there are 3 types of climates prevailing, namely the tropical rainforest climate, tropical monsoon climate and tropical wet and dry or savanna climate. The average annual temperature for Guatemala is 25° degrees and there is 3167 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 86 days a year with an average humidity of 81% and an UV-index of 4.
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for Guatemala City in Guatemala per month.
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Average min °C |
MM rain |
Rain days |
Dry days |
Wind force in Bft |
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| Jan | 24° | 12° | 19 mm | 8 | 23 | 3 | 5 |
| Feb | 25° | 13° | 31 mm | 11 | 17 | 3 | 5 |
| Mar | 26° | 14° | 39 mm | 14 | 17 | 2 | 5 |
| Apr | 27° | 16° | 161 mm | 22 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| May | 26° | 17° | 505 mm | 28 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Jun | 24° | 16° | 589 mm | 29 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Jul | 25° | 15° | 340 mm | 29 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Aug | 25° | 15° | 476 mm | 29 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Sep | 24° | 16° | 584 mm | 30 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Oct | 24° | 15° | 336 mm | 27 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Nov | 23° | 13° | 68 mm | 17 | 13 | 3 | 4 |
| Dec | 24° | 13° | 18 mm | 8 | 23 | 3 | 5 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum 24° in january in Guatemala and at least around 12° degrees. In january there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 19 mm and the it will be dry 23 days this month in Guatemala.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum 25° in february in Guatemala and at least around 13° degrees. In february there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 31 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Guatemala.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 26° in march in Guatemala and at least around 14° degrees. In march there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 39 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Guatemala.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 27° in april in Guatemala and at least around 16° degrees. In april there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 161 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in Guatemala.
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 26° in may in Guatemala and at least around 17° degrees. In may there are 28 days of rainfall with a total of 505 mm and the it will be dry 3 days this month in Guatemala.
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 24° in june in Guatemala and at least around 16° degrees. In june there are 29 days of rainfall with a total of 589 mm and the it will be dry 1 day this month in Guatemala.
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 25° in july in Guatemala and at least around 15° degrees. In july there are 29 days of rainfall with a total of 340 mm and the it will be dry 2 days this month in Guatemala.
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 25° in august in Guatemala and at least around 15° degrees. In august there are 29 days of rainfall with a total of 476 mm and the it will be dry 2 days this month in Guatemala.
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 24° in september in Guatemala and at least around 16° degrees. In september there are 30 days of rainfall with a total of 584 mm
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 24° in october in Guatemala and at least around 15° degrees. In october there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 336 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in Guatemala.
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 23° in november in Guatemala and at least around 13° degrees. In november there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 68 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in Guatemala.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum 24° in december in Guatemala and at least around 13° degrees. In december there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 18 mm and the it will be dry 23 days this month in Guatemala.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather statistics Guatemala
Weather statistics Guatemala
View all weather statistics from Guatemala per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between Guatemala and United Kingdom.
Weather forecast Guatemala
About Guatemala
Time difference Guatemala
Vaccinations Guatemala
Currency Guatemala
14 day weather forecast Guatemala
The weather for Guatemala City in Guatemala will be 30° till 21° degrees in the next 14 days with a few days chance of light rain showers or a quite a few rain.
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| Max (°C) | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° |
| Min (°C) | 16° | 16° | 15° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 16° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 0% | 15% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0mm | 0.1mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 1.0mm |
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| UV-index | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
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| Max (°C) | 29° | 28° | 19° | 22° | 19° | 21° | 21° |
| Min (°C) | 15° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 17° | 16° | 16° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 15% | 0% | 35% | 50% | 70% | 45% | 40% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0.1mm | 0mm | 3.4mm | 6.3mm | 14.8mm | 5.1mm | 3.9mm |
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| UV-index | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
About Guatemala
Guatemala is in the continental part Noord-Amerika and the capital is Guatemala City. It is 108.890 km² with 400 km of coastline and has a population of 16.176.133. In terms of area, the country is 4x as big as United Kingdom. If you want to call Guatemala you have to use +502 or 00502 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +5025012457809 or 005025012457809.
Guatemala is in a straight line at 8.765 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 12 hour and 05 min.
Time difference Guatemala
In Guatemala it is now 14:43 hour in the afternoon on tuesday 21 august 2018. That is 8 hour earlier than in United Kingdom. The time zone of Guatemala is America/Guatemala and the Greenwich time is UTC-06.
Vaccinations Guatemala
Recommended vaccinations
- DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
- Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)
Person and travel related vaccinations
These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Guatemala.
- Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
- Hepatitis B
- Rabiës
- Tuberculose (TBC)
- ZIKA-virus
Currency Guatemala
Bring your credit card
Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:
MasterCard ATM Hunter
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Download Apple
MasterCard Nearby
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