Huehuetenango weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇹 Guatemala · highland town · highland climate
The best time to visit Huehuetenango is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with March and April close behind. Huehuetenango averages about 2,527 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 9 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,527
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 92/100
- Rain / year
- 1,596 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Population
- 79k
- Elevation
- 1,871 m
When is the best time to visit Huehuetenango?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Huehuetenango is February, then March and April. The dullest month is May (66/100, 165 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Huehuetenango?
Huehuetenango gets a lot of sun: around 2,527 hours a year. February (92/100) is noticeably better than May (66). It ranks #4 of 6 destinations in Guatemala for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,553 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around September, carries about 51% of the annual 1,596 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 84 | 19° / 66°F | 9° / 48°F | 12 mm | 8 |
| February | 92 | 22° / 72°F | 9° / 48°F | 9 mm | 10 |
| March | 90 | 24° / 75°F | 10° / 50°F | 20 mm | 11 |
| April | 85 | 26° / 79°F | 12° / 54°F | 46 mm | 11 |
| May | 66 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 165 mm | 9 |
| June | 66 | 22° / 72°F | 14° / 57°F | 279 mm | 9 |
| July | 66 | 22° / 72°F | 13° / 55°F | 189 mm | 10 |
| August | 66 | 22° / 72°F | 13° / 55°F | 258 mm | 10 |
| September | 66 | 21° / 70°F | 13° / 55°F | 321 mm | 10 |
| October | 66 | 20° / 68°F | 13° / 55°F | 232 mm | 9 |
| November | 78 | 19° / 66°F | 11° / 52°F | 50 mm | 8 |
| December | 83 | 19° / 66°F | 9° / 48°F | 15 mm | 8 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Tapachula Mexico · 109 km · best in Jan · 3,039 h sun/yr
- Guatemala City Guatemala · 133 km · best in Jan · 2,706 h sun/yr
- Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico · 213 km · best in Jan · 2,674 h sun/yr
- Villahermosa Mexico · 329 km · best in Mar · 2,507 h sun/yr
- San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) El Salvador · 336 km · best in Nov · 3,137 h sun/yr
- Ciudad del Carmen Mexico · 372 km · best in Mar · 2,691 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Quezaltenango Guatemala · 50 km · 2,578 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Retalhuleu Guatemala · 91 km · 2,579 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- San Benito Guatemala · 249 km · 2,217 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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