Cabricán in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Cabricán sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 510 mm of rain over about 70 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Cabricán's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Cabricán's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
21°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
12°C
Rainfall
510 mm
70 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
4.6
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Cabricán in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C.

A typical spring day in Cabricán reaches about 21°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

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Cabricán weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 10°247.411.26.9
Feb21° / 10°257.911.57.0
Mar21° / 11°6416.711.95.8
Apr21° / 12°12423.812.34.5
May21° / 13°32329.712.73.5
Jun20° / 13°41629.212.93.3
Jul20° / 12°26828.312.83.6
Aug20° / 12°32529.712.53.4
Sep20° / 13°41529.712.13.2
Oct20° / 12°29328.811.73.5
Nov20° / 11°851811.35.1
Dec19° / 10°348.611.16.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Cabricán gets around 510 mm of rain over 70 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 4 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 48 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Cabricán

In seasonPeak

In spring, Cabricán overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Cabricán's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Cabricán?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Cabricán for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cabricán in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Cabricán sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. About 70 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Cabricán in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cabricán peaks around April 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 13UV 15Dec 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul14Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Cabricán in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Cabricán is worst in May — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 934 µg/m³Aug 1622 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cabricán?

Cabricán sits at 15.1°N, 91.6°W, 2,617 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is Comitancillo, 11 km away.

San Andrés XeculMomostenangoSan Francisco El Alto

Topography around Cabricán

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Cabricán.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cabricán has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 553 m around an average of 2,560 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,599 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,177 m.

The land around Cabricán is covered by trees (62%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
553 m
16 km
1,599 m
80 km
4,177 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Spring weather nearby: Comitancillo 11 km · San Pedro Sacatepéquez 17 km · San Marcos 20 km · Ostuncalco 23 km · La Esperanza 24 km · San Andrés Xecul 26 km · Momostenango 26 km · San Francisco El Alto 26 km

Guatemala travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,598
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
49%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
23.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
22.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 510
Religion
Evangelical 46%Roman Catholic 42%none 11%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Cabricán (15.0748°, -91.648°, elevation 2,617 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.