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Monthly climate in San Juan Cotzal, Quiché, Guatemala

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Juan Cotzal features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (42 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2276 mm (89.6 inches) and receives 257 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Juan Cotzal enjoys an average of 3528 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 Juan Cotzal, Quiché, Guatemala §

The warmest months in San Juan Cotzal are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 17 °C (61 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, San Juan Cotzal experiences 123 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 Juan Cotzal, 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 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average high 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Daily mean 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Average low 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Mean minimum 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Minimum 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 5°C
(42°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in San Juan Cotzal, Quiché, Guatemala §

San Juan Cotzal usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 27 rainy days and 324 mm (12.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Juan Cotzal are February, March and April. On average, 72 mm (2.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in San Juan Cotzal, 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) 111 (4.4) 76 (3.0) 56 (2.2) 86 (3.4) 195 (7.7) 408 (16.1) 202 (7.9) 275 (10.8) 284 (11.2) 280 (11.0) 198 (7.8) 106 (4.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 16 14 11 14 27 28 27 28 28 27 20 17

Monthly sunshine hours in San Juan Cotzal, Quiché, Guatemala §

The sunniest months in San Juan Cotzal are March, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Juan Cotzal: January, February and June receive an average of 8 hours 41 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in San Juan Cotzal, 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 228 274 312 311 308 278 325 321 301 289 284 291
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 18m 11h 37m 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 Juan Cotzal, Quiché, Guatemala §

San Juan Cotzal experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, 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 Juan Cotzal UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for San Juan Cotzal, 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) 11 13 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 13 11 10