Climate averages 1991–2020
Panzos weather
in October.
A hot, very wet month: the 8th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Panzos: daytime highs average 28.5°C and nights cool to about 22.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 275 mm of rain on roughly 26 days, which makes October a very wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 48 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chiquimula (67 km away). In October its highs average 27.1°C, 1.5°C cooler than Panzos, with 138 mm of rain.
Among the 23 cities listed in Guatemala, Panzos ranks 1st of 23 for the warmest October highs and 14th of 23 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 23 cities is 24.0°C; Panzos is 4.5°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.9°C to 26.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 275 mm to 209 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Panzos climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.6°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 129 | 16.4 | 11.311 h |
| February | 27.0°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 77 | 13.0 | 11.612 h |
| March | 29.0°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 82 | 12.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.5°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 85 | 12.0 | 12.512 h |
| May | 31.7°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 170 | 20.7 | 12.813 h |
| June | 30.3°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 278 | 28.0 | 13.013 h |
| July | 29.4°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 251 | 29.4 | 12.913 h |
| August | 29.9°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 232 | 28.7 | 12.613 h |
| September | 29.9°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 277 | 28.3 | 12.212 h |
| October, selected | 28.5°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 275 | 25.5 | 11.812 h |
| November | 26.6°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 209 | 19.6 | 11.411 h |
| December | 25.8°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 141 | 18.0 | 11.211 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Chiquimula in OctoberGuatemala · 67 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 20.9°C · 138 mm rain
- Cobán in OctoberGuatemala · 79 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 16.4°C · 370 mm rain
- Jalapa in OctoberGuatemala · 93 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 16.3°C · 143 mm rain
- Puerto Barrios in OctoberGuatemala · 118 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 23.3°C · 373 mm rain
- San José Pinula in OctoberGuatemala · 126 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 13.3°C · 226 mm rain
- Jutiapa in OctoberGuatemala · 127 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 18.7°C · 181 mm rain
- Santa Catarina Pinula in OctoberGuatemala · 130 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 15.1°C · 226 mm rain
- San Juan Sacatepéquez in OctoberGuatemala · 132 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 13.2°C · 152 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Panzos) is explained once on the Panzos year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.