Retalhuleu weather by month & the best time to visit

🇬🇹 Guatemala · small town · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate

The best time to visit Retalhuleu is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with February and December close behind. Retalhuleu averages about 2,579 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 7 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

2,579

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

93/100

Rain / year

2,101 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

91k

Elevation

203 m

When is the best time to visit Retalhuleu?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Retalhuleu is January, then February and December. The dullest month is May (67/100, 276 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Retalhuleu?

Retalhuleu gets a lot of sun: around 2,579 hours a year. January (93/100) is noticeably better than May (67). It ranks #2 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 49% of the annual 2,101 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Tapachula Mexico · 78 km · best in Jan · 3,039 h sun/yr
• Guatemala City Guatemala · 126 km · best in Jan · 2,706 h sun/yr
• Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico · 268 km · best in Jan · 2,674 h sun/yr
• San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) El Salvador · 309 km · best in Nov · 3,137 h sun/yr
• Villahermosa Mexico · 404 km · best in Mar · 2,507 h sun/yr
• San Pedro Sula Honduras · 418 km · best in Apr · 2,266 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Quezaltenango Guatemala · 44 km · 2,578 h sun/yr · best in Mar
• Huehuetenango Guatemala · 91 km · 2,527 h sun/yr · best in Feb