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Best time to visit Guatemala City

January is the best time to visit Guatemala City for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 1 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to April.

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 95/100
The least cloud March 37 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 4 mm
Warmth April 27 °C
Cooler weather November 23 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 95 24 °C 1
2 December 95 24 °C 2
3 November 94 23 °C 4
4 February 93 26 °C 1
5 March 90 27 °C 2
6 April 88 27 °C 5
7 July 82 24 °C 13
8 October 81 23 °C 14
9 May 80 26 °C 13
10 August 79 25 °C 15
11 September 72 24 °C 19
12 June 72 24 °C 20

When to think twice

June scores lowest with about 20 wet days and highs near 24 °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 24.0 °C 5 mm 43 %
February 25.7 °C 4 mm 37 %
March 26.8 °C 9 mm 37 %
April 27.2 °C 27 mm 47 %
May 25.8 °C 83 mm 72 %
June 24.1 °C 146 mm 84 %
July 24.3 °C 76 mm 76 %
August 24.7 °C 87 mm 76 %
September 23.9 °C 138 mm 82 %
October 23.2 °C 110 mm 75 %
November 23.0 °C 31 mm 61 %
December 23.6 °C 8 mm 47 %

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.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.