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Best time to visit Quetzaltenango

February is the best time to visit Quetzaltenango for general sightseeing, with average highs of 20 °C and about 10 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to February.

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 February comfort 86/100
The least cloud February 33 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 32 mm
Warmth March 20 °C
Cooler weather November 18 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 February 86 20 °C 10
2 January 86 19 °C 9
3 December 81 18 °C 11
4 March 73 20 °C 20
5 April 72 20 °C 26
6 May 70 20 °C 30
7 July 70 19 °C 28
8 August 70 19 °C 29
9 June 68 19 °C 29
10 November 68 18 °C 20
11 September 67 19 °C 30
12 October 67 18 °C 29

When to think twice

October scores lowest with about 29 wet days and highs near 18 °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 18.8 °C 32 mm 34 %
February 19.7 °C 39 mm 33 %
March 20.0 °C 106 mm 41 %
April 19.9 °C 240 mm 54 %
May 19.5 °C 508 mm 78 %
June 19.0 °C 444 mm 88 %
July 19.1 °C 289 mm 81 %
August 19.2 °C 350 mm 82 %
September 18.8 °C 469 mm 88 %
October 18.5 °C 361 mm 78 %
November 18.4 °C 118 mm 55 %
December 18.5 °C 44 mm 38 %

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.