Cantel in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Cantel sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 906 mm of rain over about 78 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 22°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Spring is Cantel's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Cantel has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Cantel's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 22°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 14°C
Rainfall: 906 mm; 78 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 4.3; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Cantel in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C.

A typical spring day in Cantel reaches about 22°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

Cantel 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 13°	30	9.6	11.2	7.0
Feb	22° / 13°	39	10.3	11.5	6.8
Mar	22° / 14°	109	20.5	11.9	5.3
Apr	22° / 14°	247	26.9	12.3	4.0
May	22° / 15°	550	30.4	12.7	3.5
Jun	22° / 15°	452	29.4	12.9	3.4
Jul	22° / 15°	297	28.8	12.8	3.7
Aug	22° / 15°	363	30.1	12.5	3.5
Sep	22° / 15°	479	29.8	12.1	3.3
Oct	21° / 15°	362	29.7	11.7	3.5
Nov	21° / 14°	117	21.2	11.3	4.9
Dec	21° / 13°	43	11.8	11.1	6.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Cantel gets around 906 mm of rain over 78 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 5 km/h across spring.

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.

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.

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Cantel

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Cantel?

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.

4.3

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

2.9

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Cantel for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cantel in Spring

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

In spring, Cantel sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. About 78 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Cantel in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cantel peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	13	14	14	12	13	13	13	12	11	9	9
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Cantel 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 Cantel 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	23	22	25	34	34	23	23	22	23	23	23	25
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	34	Moderate
May	34	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	23	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	23	Moderate
Dec	25	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Cantel?

Cantel sits at 14.8°N, 91.5°W, 2,364 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is Salcajá, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Cantel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cantel has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,040 m around an average of 2,442 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,757 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,178 m.

The land around Cantel is covered by trees (44%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, trees (62%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,040 m

trees 44%

16 km

2,757 m

trees 62%

80 km

4,178 m

trees 69%

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Spring weather nearby: Salcajá 8.0 km · Quetzaltenango 8.0 km · San Andrés Xecul 11 km · La Esperanza 13 km · San Francisco El Alto 15 km · Totonicapán 15 km · Nahualá 15 km · Ostuncalco 19 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

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 Cantel (14.8115°, -91.4554°, elevation 2,364 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.