Best time to visit Escuintla

January is the best time to visit Escuintla for general sightseeing, with average highs of 30 °C and about 3 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to March.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 78/100
The least cloud February 20 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 10 mm
Warmth March 32 °C
Cooler weather October 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 78 30 °C 3
2 December 76 29 °C 7
3 February 76 31 °C 3
4 March 70 32 °C 8
5 November 62 28 °C 18
6 October 59 28 °C 28
7 September 58 28 °C 29
8 April 57 31 °C 17
9 June 57 28 °C 28
10 August 56 28 °C 30
11 July 56 29 °C 29
12 May 55 29 °C 27

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 27 wet days and highs near 29 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 30.3 °C 10 mm 20 %
February 31.2 °C 10 mm 20 %
March 31.6 °C 28 mm 28 %
April 31.0 °C 82 mm 45 %
May 29.0 °C 289 mm 73 %
June 28.1 °C 365 mm 85 %
July 28.7 °C 306 mm 78 %
August 28.5 °C 358 mm 80 %
September 27.6 °C 422 mm 86 %
October 27.6 °C 415 mm 76 %
November 28.4 °C 142 mm 48 %
December 29.4 °C 27 mm 25 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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