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Monthly climate in Melchor de Mencos, Petén, Guatemala

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Melchor de Mencos features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (53 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 878 mm (34.6 inches) and receives 150 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Melchor de Mencos enjoys an average of 3369 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 6 minutes to 13 hours 7 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Melchor de Mencos, Petén, Guatemala §

The warmest months in Melchor de Mencos are April, May and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Melchor de Mencos experiences 320 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 Melchor de Mencos, Petén, 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 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Melchor de Mencos, Petén, Guatemala §

Melchor de Mencos usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 21 rainy days and 148 mm (5.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Melchor de Mencos are February, March and April. On average, 19 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Melchor de Mencos, Petén, 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) 31 (1.2) 18 (0.7) 13 (0.5) 25 (1.0) 64 (2.5) 151 (5.9) 63 (2.5) 75 (3.0) 140 (5.5) 152 (6.0) 98 (3.9) 47 (1.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 4 4 4 12 21 14 16 20 22 15 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Melchor de Mencos, Petén, Guatemala §

The sunniest months in Melchor de Mencos are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 11 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Melchor de Mencos: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 10 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Melchor de Mencos, Petén, 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 213 261 309 310 317 273 304 307 280 261 260 269
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 13m 11h 34m 12h 2m 12h 31m 12h 55m 13h 7m 13h 0m 12h 39m 12h 11m 11h 43m 11h 18m 11h 6m

Solar UV radiation in Melchor de Mencos, Petén, Guatemala §

Melchor de Mencos experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Melchor de Mencos UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Melchor de Mencos, Petén, 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) 9 11 13 14 13 13 13 13 13 12 9 8