Guatemala · Month guide

Guatemala in August

Around 30 °C with 219 mm of rain and 6.4 hours of sun a day.

August is a mixed month for Guatemala — worth planning around specific regions. Around 30 °C with 219 mm of rain and 6.4 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.

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Guatemala · August

What the weather usually does

Guatemala · typical month

Day / night
21 – 30 °C
Year range 17 – 32 °C
Rainfall
219 mm
Year range 43 – 317 mm
Sunshine
6.4 hr / day
Year range 5.3 – 8.0 hr / day

What’s open · August

Things to do in Guatemala in August

Nothing in Guatemala shuts for the season; August runs the full list.

Open
Tikal and Semuc Champey
both are open all year; the dry season is what makes the roads and the ruins comfortable
Sources: lonelyplanet.com, goguatemalatravel.com

Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.

22 regions · current month

Guatemala, taken apart

Safety · 4 governments

What the governments say about Guatemala

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins

Reconsider travel

Highest level across 4 governments · Advisory last changed 2026-10-11

See breakdown by country

AU

Level 2Exercise increased caution

Exercise increased caution

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.smartraveller.gov.au

DE

Level 1Exercise normal precautions

Exercise normal precautions

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.auswaertiges-amt.de

NL

Level 2Exercise increased caution

Exercise increased caution

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.nederlandwereldwijd.nl

US

Level 3Reconsider travel

Reconsider travel

Changed 2026-10-11Checked 2026-10-25travel.state.gov

Parts of Guatemala carry a higher advisory — up to level 4, "Do not travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.

Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5

A decade of weather, in one page

Temperature°C

— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range

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Month	Average daytime high (°C)	Average overnight low (°C)	Typical low	Typical high
January	26.6	17.0	13.9	29.7
February	28.0	17.4	14.3	31.2
March	30.2	18.6	16.0	33.0
April	31.8	20.0	17.8	34.7
May	32.2	21.3	19.9	35.4
June	30.0	21.1	19.9	33.7
July	29.7	20.5	19.3	31.2
August	29.9	20.5	19.5	31.7
September	29.6	20.5	19.8	31.2
October	28.3	20.2	18.6	31.0
November	26.9	18.8	16.2	29.4
December	26.4	17.6	14.7	29.3

Rainfallmm

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Month	Rainfall (mm)
January	62
February	43
March	45
April	61
May	149
June	317
July	182
August	219
September	282
October	244
November	141
December	77

Sunshinehr / day

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Month	Sunshine hours (hr / day)
January	6.4
February	7.1
March	7.8
April	8.0
May	7.2
June	5.3
July	6.4
August	6.4
September	5.9
October	5.3
November	5.4
December	6.0

Windkm/h

— average▬ typical range

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Month	Average wind speed (km/h)	Typical low	Typical high
January	6.2	4.8	8.3
February	6.6	5.4	8.3
March	6.8	5.5	8.2
April	6.6	5.2	7.9
May	6.0	4.3	7.4
June	5.3	3.9	7.1
July	5.9	4.6	7.1
August	5.2	3.9	6.7
September	4.6	3.6	5.8
October	4.9	3.7	6.7
November	5.6	4.3	7.4
December	5.9	4.5	7.8