Exercise increased caution
Guatemala in March
Around 30 °C with 44 mm of rain and 7.8 hours of sun a day.
March is one of the strongest months to visit Guatemala. Around 30 °C with 44 mm of rain and 7.8 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.
Guatemala · typical month
- Day / night19 – 30 °CYear range 17 – 32 °C
- Rainfall45 mmYear range 43 – 317 mm
- Sunshine7.8 hr / dayYear range 5.3 – 8.0 hr / day
Things to do in Guatemala in March
Nothing in Guatemala shuts for the season, and 1 thing below is at its best in March.
- At its bestTikal and Semuc Champey
the dry season — sunny, cooler and largely rain-free
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.
Guatemala, taken apart
- Alta Verapaz29°C now · 25–32 °C yr
- Baja Verapaz28°C now · 24–29 °C yr
- Chimaltenango26°C now · 23–26 °C yr
- Chiquimula29°C now · 25–31 °C yr
- El Progreso29°C now · 25–30 °C yr
- Escuintla31°C now · 29–31 °C yr
- Guatemala29°C now · 26–30 °C yr
- Huehuetenango25°C now · 22–26 °C yr
- Izabal30°C now · 26–33 °C yr
- Jalapa29°C now · 26–30 °C yr
- Jutiapa31°C now · 29–32 °C yr
- Petén34°C now · 29–37 °C yr
- Quetzaltenango26°C now · 24–26 °C yr
- Quiché26°C now · 22–28 °C yr
- Retalhuleu32°C now · 30–33 °C yr
- Sacatepéquez27°C now · 25–27 °C yr
- San Marcos26°C now · 24–26 °C yr
- Santa Rosa31°C now · 28–31 °C yr
- Sololá24°C now · 22–24 °C yr
- Suchitepéquez32°C now · 29–32 °C yr
- Totonicapán24°C now · 20–24 °C yr
- Zacapa30°C now · 25–33 °C yr
What the governments say about Guatemala
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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.
A decade of weather, in one page
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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