Puerto Barrios weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇹 Guatemala · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Puerto Barrios is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with February and April close behind. Puerto Barrios averages about 2,179 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 61 mm of rain in March.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,179
- Sunniest month
- March
- Peak score
- 80/100
- Rain / year
- 1,737 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 101k
- Elevation
- 8 m
When is the best time to visit Puerto Barrios?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Puerto Barrios is March, then February and April. The dullest month is May (61/100, 127 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Puerto Barrios?
Puerto Barrios gets a moderate 2,179 hours of sunshine a year. March (80/100) is noticeably better than May (61). It ranks #6 of 6 destinations in Guatemala for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,553 hours. The year's 1,737 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72 | 27° / 81°F | 21° / 70°F | 104 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 77 | 29° / 84°F | 21° / 70°F | 78 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 80 | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 61 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 74 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 51 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 61 | 33° / 91°F | 24° / 75°F | 127 mm | 9 | 32° / 90°F |
| June | 64 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 214 mm | 9 | 32° / 90°F |
| July | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 188 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 195 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 227 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| October | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 205 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 64 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 174 mm | 6 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 71 | 27° / 81°F | 21° / 70°F | 113 mm | 6 | 27° / 81°F |
Sea temperature in Puerto Barrios by month
The sea off Puerto Barrios is warmest in May at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in December at 27°C / 81°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- San Pedro Sula Honduras · 77 km · best in Apr · 2,266 h sun/yr
- Belize City Belize · 203 km · best in Apr · 2,402 h sun/yr
- Coxen Hole Honduras · 230 km · best in Apr · 2,764 h sun/yr
- Tegucigalpa Honduras · 237 km · best in Jan · 2,423 h sun/yr
- Guatemala City Guatemala · 245 km · best in Jan · 2,706 h sun/yr
- San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) El Salvador · 259 km · best in Nov · 3,137 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Big Creek Belize · 90 km · 2,452 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Independence Belize · 91 km · 2,452 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Placencia Belize · 93 km · 2,452 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Dangriga Belize · 144 km · 2,452 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Comayagua Honduras · 182 km · 2,423 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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