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Monthly climate in San Rafael Petzal, Huehuetenango, Guatemala

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Rafael Petzal features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 19 °C (67 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (42 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1578 mm (62.1 inches) and receives 167 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Rafael Petzal enjoys an average of 3586 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 12 minutes to 13 hours 0 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in San Rafael Petzal, Huehuetenango, Guatemala §

The warmest months in San Rafael Petzal are April, May and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 19 °C (65 - 67 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 17 °C (61 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, San Rafael Petzal experiences 129 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 Petzal, 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 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Average high 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Daily mean 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Average low 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(51°F)
Mean minimum 7°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(44°F)
Minimum 6°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(42°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in San Rafael Petzal, Huehuetenango, Guatemala §

San Rafael Petzal usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 26 rainy days and 298 mm (11.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Rafael Petzal are January, February and March. On average, 8 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in San Rafael Petzal, 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) 10 (0.4) 6 (0.2) 8 (0.3) 35 (1.4) 179 (7.0) 341 (13.4) 127 (5.0) 245 (9.6) 308 (12.1) 246 (9.7) 60 (2.4) 14 (0.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 1 2 7 22 27 19 25 27 24 9 3

Monthly sunshine hours in San Rafael Petzal, Huehuetenango, Guatemala §

The sunniest months in San Rafael Petzal are March, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 23 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Rafael Petzal: 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 Petzal, 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 18m 11h 38m 12h 2m 12h 28m 12h 50m 13h 0m 12h 55m 12h 36m 12h 11m 11h 45m 11h 23m 11h 12m

Solar UV radiation in San Rafael Petzal, Huehuetenango, Guatemala §

San Rafael Petzal 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 Petzal UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for San Rafael Petzal, 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