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Monthly climate in San Rafael La Independencia, Huehuetenango, Guatemala

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Rafael La Independencia features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (56 °F) and 17 °C (63 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (38 °F) or can rise to as high as 27 °C (81 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2111 mm (83.1 inches) and receives 236 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Rafael La Independencia enjoys an average of 3586 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 11 minutes to 13 hours 2 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in San Rafael La Independencia, Huehuetenango, Guatemala §

The warmest months in San Rafael La Independencia are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 17 °C (62 - 63 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 14 °C (56 - 58 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, San Rafael La Independencia experiences 9 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in San Rafael La Independencia, Huehuetenango, Guatemala.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 25°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Average high 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Daily mean 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Average low 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Mean minimum 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(42°F)
Minimum 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(39°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in San Rafael La Independencia, Huehuetenango, Guatemala §

San Rafael La Independencia usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 28 rainy days and 344 mm (13.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Rafael La Independencia are February, March and December. On average, 36 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in San Rafael La Independencia, Huehuetenango, Guatemala.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 52 (2.1) 34 (1.4) 31 (1.2) 95 (3.7) 255 (10.1) 401 (15.8) 179 (7.0) 295 (11.6) 336 (13.2) 263 (10.4) 125 (4.9) 44 (1.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 10 9 17 29 28 25 28 28 25 16 11

Monthly sunshine hours in San Rafael La Independencia, Huehuetenango, Guatemala §

The sunniest months in San Rafael La Independencia are March, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 23 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Rafael La Independencia: January, February and June receive an average of 8 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in San Rafael La Independencia, Huehuetenango, Guatemala.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 247 284 321 313 308 274 325 320 294 288 297 310
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 17m 11h 37m 12h 2m 12h 29m 12h 51m 13h 2m 12h 56m 12h 36m 12h 11m 11h 45m 11h 22m 11h 11m

Solar UV radiation in San Rafael La Independencia, Huehuetenango, Guatemala §

San Rafael La Independencia experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly San Rafael La Independencia UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for San Rafael La Independencia, Huehuetenango, Guatemala.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 11 13 15 16 15 15 15 15 15 13 11 10