Climate of Petén

The region Petén has a tropical monsoon climate. You have high temperatures and a lot of rainfall throughout the year. The average annual temperature for Petén is 59° degrees and there is about 283 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 111 days a year with an average humidity of 80% and an UV-index of 6.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 27°C and 35°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 17°C and 22°C
Rain: it rains 225 days and there is a total of approximately 719 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2704 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 27°C and 35°C
Warmest month:	35°C in April
Coldest month:	27°C in January
Night temperature:	between 17°C and 22°C
Dry days:	140 days
Days with rain:	225 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	719 mm
Hours of sunshine:	2704 hours

Climate of Petén
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Petén
The best travel time for Petén
Climate of Petén by month
Experiences with the weather of Petén

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Petén.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Petén.

Climate table of Petén

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Petén. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Petén might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°F)	81	86	89	96	94	90	91	92	91	87	83	82
Night temp. (°F)	63	64	65	70	72	72	71	71	71	69	66	64
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (inch)	12	6	10	14	22	49	26	36	39	41	18	9
Days with rain	14	11	12	15	20	25	24	25	27	23	16	13
Dry days	17	17	19	15	11	5	7	6	3	8	14	18
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	5	7	8	10	10	9	9	8	7	6	5	5
Wind force (Bft)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
UV-index	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6

Best time to visit Petén

For visiting Petén, the best time to visit is January through March and November and December. In this period you have a warm temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in the Petén region is 96°F in April and the lowest is 81°F in January.

Climate of Petén by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Petén? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January