Best time to visit Guatemala City
The best time to visit Guatemala City is November–March, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.
Guatemala City, Guatemala, Guatemala
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- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.8 °C / 80 °F | 13.7 °C / 57 °F | 3 mm / 0.1 in | best month |
| February | 28.4 °C / 83 °F | 14.1 °C / 57 °F | 3 mm / 0.1 in | best month |
| March | 29.8 °C / 86 °F | 14.8 °C / 59 °F | 6 mm / 0.3 in | best month |
| April | 31 °C / 88 °F | 16.5 °C / 62 °F | 21 mm / 0.8 in | good month |
| May | 30.2 °C / 86 °F | 17.8 °C / 64 °F | 73 mm / 2.9 in | good month |
| June | 28 °C / 82 °F | 17.4 °C / 63 °F | 153 mm / 6 in | neither best nor good |
| July | 28.6 °C / 83 °F | 16.8 °C / 62 °F | 67 mm / 2.6 in | good month |
| August | 29.4 °C / 85 °F | 17 °C / 63 °F | 70 mm / 2.7 in | good month |
| September | 28.6 °C / 83 °F | 17.2 °C / 63 °F | 116 mm / 4.6 in | neither best nor good |
| October | 27.3 °C / 81 °F | 16.7 °C / 62 °F | 92 mm / 3.6 in | neither best nor good |
| November | 26.4 °C / 80 °F | 15.2 °C / 59 °F | 27 mm / 1.1 in | best month |
| December | 26.6 °C / 80 °F | 14.1 °C / 57 °F | 6 mm / 0.2 in | best month |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: best
- FFebruary: best
- MMarch: best
- AApril: good
- MMay: good
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: good
- AAugust: good
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: best
- DDecember: best
- Best
- November–March
- Good
- April–May, July–August
Guatemala City's mild, dry, sunny weather from November through March, plus a brief July-August dry lull, makes for excellent exploring, while the more humid, rain-heavy peaks of June, September and October are the toughest months to be outside.
Why these months
January · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 25.9 °C / 79 °F, precipitation 3 mm / 0.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, average daily high 26.8 °C / 80 °F, wet days 0.9 days, days with heavy rain 0 days, average daily low 13.7 °C / 57 °F, relative humidity 67%.
February · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 27.5 °C / 82 °F, precipitation 3 mm / 0.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, wet days 0.8 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, average daily high 28.4 °C / 83 °F, average daily low 14.1 °C / 57 °F, relative humidity 64%.
March · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 29.3 °C / 85 °F, precipitation 6 mm / 0.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, wet days 1.7 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, average daily low 14.8 °C / 59 °F, relative humidity 61%.
Against: average daily high 29.8 °C / 86 °F.
April · good
In its favour: precipitation 21 mm / 0.8 in, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, wet days 4 days, days with heavy rain 0.5 days, average daily low 16.5 °C / 62 °F, relative humidity 61%.
Against: feels like (high) 31.3 °C / 88 °F, average daily high 31 °C / 88 °F.
May · good
In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 81%, days with heavy rain 2 days, average daily low 17.8 °C / 64 °F, relative humidity 65%.
Against: feels like (high) 31.4 °C / 89 °F, wet days 10.7 days, precipitation 73 mm / 2.9 in, average daily high 30.2 °C / 86 °F.
July · good
In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 83%, feels like (high) 29.5 °C / 85 °F, days with heavy rain 1.4 days, average daily high 28.6 °C / 83 °F, average daily low 16.8 °C / 62 °F.
Against: wet days 11.8 days, relative humidity 70%, precipitation 67 mm / 2.6 in.
August · good
In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 83%, days with heavy rain 1.8 days, average daily high 29.4 °C / 85 °F, average daily low 17 °C / 63 °F.
Against: feels like (high) 30.5 °C / 87 °F, wet days 13.6 days, relative humidity 69%, precipitation 70 mm / 2.7 in.
November · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 26.4 °C / 80 °F, precipitation 27 mm / 1.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 89%, average daily high 26.4 °C / 80 °F, wet days 3.1 days, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, average daily low 15.2 °C / 59 °F, relative humidity 71%.
December · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 25.9 °C / 79 °F, precipitation 6 mm / 0.2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, average daily high 26.6 °C / 80 °F, wet days 0.8 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, average daily low 14.1 °C / 57 °F, relative humidity 68%.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Sugar Mountain Resort, 2539 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | 25.9 °C | 27.5 °C | 29.3 °C | 31.3 °C | 31.4 °C | 29.9 °C | 29.5 °C | 30.5 °C | 30.4 °C | 28.6 °C | 26.4 °C | 25.9 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 0 days | 0.1 days | 0.1 days | 0.5 days | 2 days | 4.2 days | 1.4 days | 1.8 days | 2.9 days | 2.8 days | 0.8 days | 0.1 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 3 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 3 pm | 1 am | 4 pm |
| Sunshine per day | 10.7 h | 11 h | 11.5 h | 11.6 h | 10.4 h | 9.3 h | 10.7 h | 10.5 h | 9.7 h | 9.6 h | 10.2 h | 10.5 h |
| Relative humidity | 67% | 64% | 61% | 61% | 65% | 75% | 70% | 69% | 73% | 74% | 71% | 68% |
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 14.4 µg/m³ | 14.2 µg/m³ | 22.1 µg/m³ | 25.3 µg/m³ | 32.8 µg/m³ | 20.3 µg/m³ | 14.7 µg/m³ | 13.8 µg/m³ | 13.8 µg/m³ | 12.8 µg/m³ | 13.3 µg/m³ | 12.3 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 28.5 µg/m³ | 27.1 µg/m³ | 40 µg/m³ | 43 µg/m³ | 53.2 µg/m³ | 36.1 µg/m³ | 26.8 µg/m³ | 24.7 µg/m³ | 26.3 µg/m³ | 24.7 µg/m³ | 26 µg/m³ | 25 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.