San Benito weather by month & the best time to visit

🇬🇹 Guatemala · small town · tropical monsoon climate

The best time to visit San Benito is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 82/100), with January and March close behind. San Benito averages about 2,217 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 51 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

2,217

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

82/100

Rain / year

1,801 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

31k

Elevation

121 m

When is the best time to visit San Benito?

For sunshine, the best time to visit San Benito is February, then January and March. The dullest month is May (47/100, 137 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is San Benito?

San Benito gets a moderate 2,217 hours of sunshine a year. February (82/100) is noticeably better than May (47). It ranks #5 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 41% of the annual 1,801 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Belize City Belize · 180 km · best in Apr · 2,402 h sun/yr
• Chetumal Mexico · 241 km · best in Feb · 2,483 h sun/yr
• San Pedro Sula Honduras · 263 km · best in Apr · 2,266 h sun/yr
• Guatemala City Guatemala · 269 km · best in Jan · 2,706 h sun/yr
• Ciudad del Carmen Mexico · 281 km · best in Mar · 2,691 h sun/yr
• Villahermosa Mexico · 335 km · best in Mar · 2,507 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Independence Belize · 157 km · 2,452 h sun/yr · best in Apr
• Big Creek Belize · 161 km · 2,452 h sun/yr · best in Apr
• Placencia Belize · 166 km · 2,452 h sun/yr · best in Apr
• Dangriga Belize · 174 km · 2,452 h sun/yr · best in Apr
• Orange Walk Belize · 185 km · 2,483 h sun/yr · best in Mar