Climate averages 1991–2020
Retalhuleu weather
in November.
A hot, wet month: the 10th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a hot month in Retalhuleu: daytime highs average 28.3°C and nights cool to about 21.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 116 mm of rain on roughly 16 days, which makes November a wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 28 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mazatenango (19 km away). In November its highs average 27.3°C, 1.0°C cooler than Retalhuleu, with 207 mm of rain.
Among the 23 cities listed in Guatemala, Retalhuleu ranks joint 1st of 23 for the warmest November highs and 16th of 23 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 23 cities is 23.8°C; Retalhuleu is 4.5°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 29.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 116 mm to 27 mm.
The annual picture
November 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
Retalhuleu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.0°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 18 | 4.9 | 11.411 h |
| February | 31.1°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 15 | 3.8 | 11.712 h |
| March | 31.6°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 36 | 8.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.5°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 93 | 14.4 | 12.512 h |
| May | 29.8°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 351 | 27.0 | 12.813 h |
| June | 28.5°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 374 | 28.4 | 13.013 h |
| July | 28.9°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 287 | 27.0 | 12.913 h |
| August | 28.8°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 361 | 28.5 | 12.613 h |
| September | 28.1°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 456 | 29.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 27.7°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 384 | 27.7 | 11.812 h |
| November, selected | 28.3°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 116 | 15.5 | 11.511 h |
| December | 29.2°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 27 | 6.0 | 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
November in nearby cities
- Mazatenango in NovemberGuatemala · 19 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 20.1°C · 207 mm rain
- Coatepeque in NovemberGuatemala · 27 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 18.5°C · 223 mm rain
- Quetzaltenango in NovemberGuatemala · 38 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 12.7°C · 117 mm rain
- Totonicapán in NovemberGuatemala · 54 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 11.5°C · 42 mm rain
- Malacatán in NovemberGuatemala · 58 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 17.4°C · 110 mm rain
- Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa in NovemberGuatemala · 74 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 18.5°C · 101 mm rain
- Tapachula in NovemberMexico · 75 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 19.8°C · 245 mm rain
- Chichicastenango in NovemberGuatemala · 76 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 12.4°C · 43 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 Retalhuleu) is explained once on the Retalhuleu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.