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Monthly climate in Playa Grande, Quiché, Guatemala

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Playa Grande features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2494 mm (98.2 inches) and receives 220 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Playa Grande enjoys an average of 3437 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 10 minutes to 13 hours 3 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Playa Grande, Quiché, Guatemala §

The warmest months in Playa Grande are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 29 °C (81 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 24 °C (72 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Playa Grande experiences 311 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 Playa Grande, Quiché, 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 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Average high 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Playa Grande, Quiché, Guatemala §

Playa Grande usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 27 rainy days and 392 mm (15.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Playa Grande are February, March and April. On average, 58 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Playa Grande, Quiché, 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) 120 (4.7) 60 (2.3) 57 (2.3) 56 (2.2) 186 (7.3) 444 (17.5) 234 (9.2) 287 (11.3) 361 (14.2) 371 (14.6) 222 (8.7) 96 (3.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 10 9 7 18 27 27 26 28 26 17 14

Monthly sunshine hours in Playa Grande, Quiché, Guatemala §

The sunniest months in Playa Grande are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Playa Grande: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 7 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Playa Grande, Quiché, 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 206 261 298 309 317 284 319 320 304 283 262 269
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 17m 11h 36m 12h 2m 12h 29m 12h 52m 13h 3m 12h 57m 12h 37m 12h 11m 11h 44m 11h 22m 11h 10m

Solar UV radiation in Playa Grande, Quiché, Guatemala §

Playa Grande 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 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Playa Grande UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Playa Grande, Quiché, 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) 10 12 13 14 13 13 13 13 13 12 10 9