Quezaltenango weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇹 Guatemala · highland city · highland climate
The best time to visit Quezaltenango is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with April close behind. Quezaltenango averages about 2,578 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 22 mm of rain in March.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,578
- Sunniest month
- March
- Peak score
- 90/100
- Rain / year
- 1,857 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Population
- 575k
- Elevation
- 2,374 m
When is the best time to visit Quezaltenango?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Quezaltenango is March, then April. The dullest month is October (50/100, 291 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Quezaltenango?
Quezaltenango gets a lot of sun: around 2,578 hours a year. March (90/100) is noticeably better than October (50). It ranks #3 of 6 destinations in Guatemala for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,553 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around September, carries about 50% of the annual 1,857 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70 | 17° / 63°F | 6° / 43°F | 6 mm | 10 |
| February | 77 | 18° / 64°F | 7° / 45°F | 7 mm | 12 |
| March | 90 | 20° / 68°F | 7° / 45°F | 22 mm | 12 |
| April | 83 | 21° / 70°F | 9° / 48°F | 63 mm | 11 |
| May | 67 | 20° / 68°F | 11° / 52°F | 217 mm | 10 |
| June | 55 | 18° / 64°F | 11° / 52°F | 315 mm | 11 |
| July | 55 | 18° / 64°F | 10° / 50°F | 226 mm | 12 |
| August | 55 | 18° / 64°F | 10° / 50°F | 289 mm | 12 |
| September | 55 | 18° / 64°F | 11° / 52°F | 353 mm | 11 |
| October | 50 | 17° / 63°F | 10° / 50°F | 291 mm | 10 |
| November | 63 | 17° / 63°F | 8° / 46°F | 58 mm | 10 |
| December | 69 | 17° / 63°F | 7° / 45°F | 10 mm | 10 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Tapachula Mexico · 94 km · best in Jan · 3,039 h sun/yr
- Guatemala City Guatemala · 109 km · best in Jan · 2,706 h sun/yr
- Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico · 249 km · best in Jan · 2,674 h sun/yr
- San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) El Salvador · 307 km · best in Nov · 3,137 h sun/yr
- Villahermosa Mexico · 375 km · best in Mar · 2,507 h sun/yr
- San Pedro Sula Honduras · 390 km · best in Apr · 2,266 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Retalhuleu Guatemala · 44 km · 2,579 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Huehuetenango Guatemala · 50 km · 2,527 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- San Benito Guatemala · 287 km · 2,217 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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