Climate averages 1991–2020
Quetzaltenango weather
in June.
A mild, very wet month: the 7th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a mild month in Quetzaltenango: daytime highs average 19.3°C and nights cool to about 14.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 452 mm of rain on roughly 29 days, which makes June a very wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 59 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Totonicapán (19 km away). In June its highs average 19.4°C, about as warm as Quetzaltenango, with 281 mm of rain.
Among the 23 cities listed in Guatemala, Quetzaltenango ranks 23rd of 23 for the warmest June highs and 22nd of 23 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 23 cities is 25.0°C; Quetzaltenango is 5.7°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs stay level at 19.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 452 mm to 297 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 19.3°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 452 | 29.4 | 13.013 h |
| July | 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
June in nearby cities
- Totonicapán in JuneGuatemala · 19 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 12.9°C · 281 mm rain
- Mazatenango in JuneGuatemala · 35 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 20.9°C · 433 mm rain
- Retalhuleu in JuneGuatemala · 38 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 22.2°C · 374 mm rain
- Coatepeque in JuneGuatemala · 40 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 19.9°C · 545 mm rain
- Santa Cruz del Quiché in JuneGuatemala · 45 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 13.7°C · 281 mm rain
- Chichicastenango in JuneGuatemala · 46 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 14.2°C · 255 mm rain
- Huehuetenango in JuneGuatemala · 53 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 13.1°C · 255 mm rain
- Malacatán in JuneGuatemala · 58 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 18.8°C · 425 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.