Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Maquina features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 27 °C (81 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (66 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1920 mm (75.6 inches) and receives 208 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.La Maquina enjoys an average of 3559 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 17 minutes to 12 hours 56 minutes per day.
The warmest months in La Maquina are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, September and October, when daily mean temperatures range from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Maquina experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (96°F) |
Mean maximum | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) |
Average high | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) |
Daily mean | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Average low | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Mean minimum | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Minimum | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in La Maquina, Suchitepeque, Guatemala with other places around the world.
La Maquina usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 28 rainy days and 350 mm (13.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in La Maquina are January, February and December. On average, 11 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13 (0.5) | 7 (0.3) | 21 (0.8) | 57 (2.2) | 248 (9.7) | 373 (14.7) | 179 (7.0) | 257 (10.1) | 342 (13.5) | 334 (13.2) | 77 (3.0) | 13 (0.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 3 |
The sunniest months in La Maquina are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in La Maquina: January, June and October receive an average of 8 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 256 | 286 | 322 | 314 | 309 | 280 | 311 | 298 | 280 | 277 | 302 | 317 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 22m | 11h 40m | 12h 3m | 12h 27m | 12h 47m | 12h 56m | 12h 51m | 12h 33m | 12h 10m | 11h 47m | 11h 26m | 11h 17m |
La Maquina experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May 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 La Maquina UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 |