Climate averages 1991–2020
Quetzaltenango weather
in July.
A mild, very wet month: the 6th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Quetzaltenango: daytime highs average 19.4°C and nights cool to about 13.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 297 mm of rain on roughly 29 days, which makes July a very wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 55 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Totonicapán (19 km away). In July its highs average 19.2°C, about as warm as Quetzaltenango, with 153 mm of rain.
Among the 23 cities listed in Guatemala, Quetzaltenango ranks 22nd of 23 for the warmest July highs and 18th of 23 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 23 cities is 25.0°C; Quetzaltenango is 5.7°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 19.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 297 mm to 363 mm.
The annual picture
July 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
Quetzaltenango climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.2°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 30 | 9.6 | 11.411 h |
| February | 20.2°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 39 | 10.4 | 11.612 h |
| March | 20.4°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 109 | 20.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 20.3°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 247 | 26.9 | 12.512 h |
| May | 19.9°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 550 | 30.4 | 12.813 h |
| June | 19.3°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 452 | 29.4 | 13.013 h |
| July, selected | 19.4°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 297 | 28.7 | 12.913 h |
| August | 19.5°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 363 | 30.1 | 12.613 h |
| September | 19.1°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 479 | 29.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 18.8°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 362 | 29.7 | 11.812 h |
| November | 18.7°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 117 | 21.2 | 11.511 h |
| December | 18.9°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 42 | 11.7 | 11.311 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
July in nearby cities
- Totonicapán in JulyGuatemala · 19 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 12.5°C · 153 mm rain
- Mazatenango in JulyGuatemala · 35 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 21.0°C · 366 mm rain
- Retalhuleu in JulyGuatemala · 38 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 22.2°C · 287 mm rain
- Coatepeque in JulyGuatemala · 40 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 19.5°C · 492 mm rain
- Santa Cruz del Quiché in JulyGuatemala · 45 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 13.3°C · 153 mm rain
- Chichicastenango in JulyGuatemala · 46 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 13.7°C · 157 mm rain
- Huehuetenango in JulyGuatemala · 53 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 12.4°C · 117 mm rain
- Malacatán in JulyGuatemala · 58 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 18.2°C · 325 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 Quetzaltenango) is explained once on the Quetzaltenango year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.