Chichicastenango weather in September

In September, Chichicastenango sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 265 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in September, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Chichicastenango's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chichicastenango's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 265 mm; 26.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:56 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 11th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical September day in Chichicastenango reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and about 1°C warmer than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	14
2	23	14
3	23	14
4	23	14
5	23	14
6	23	14
7	23	14
8	23	14
9	23	14
10	23	14
11	23	14
12	23	14
13	23	14
14	23	14
15	23	14
16	23	14
17	23	14
18	23	14
19	23	14
20	23	14
21	23	14
22	23	14
23	23	14
24	23	14
25	23	14
26	23	14
27	23	14
28	23	14
29	22	14
30	22	14

Chichicastenango weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 10°	8	2.6	11.2	7.9
Feb	23° / 11°	5	1.4	11.5	8.5
Mar	24° / 11°	15	3.8	11.9	8.3
Apr	25° / 13°	49	8.8	12.3	7.0
May	24° / 14°	157	20.4	12.7	5.1
Jun	23° / 14°	255	26	12.9	4.1
Jul	22° / 13°	157	22.2	12.8	4.7
Aug	23° / 13°	189	23.8	12.5	4.5
Sep	23° / 14°	265	26.9	12.1	3.9
Oct	22° / 13°	181	20.8	11.7	4.8
Nov	21° / 12°	43	8.5	11.3	6.6
Dec	21° / 11°	13	3.4	11.1	7.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10
Cloudier (%)	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Chichicastenango gets around 265 mm of rain over 26.9 wet days in September, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 89% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	86	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	90
29	90
30	89

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the comfortable band about 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Comfortable (%)	88	88	89	89	89	90	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87
Humid (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	6	88	6
2	6	88	6
3	5	89	6
4	5	89	6
5	5	89	6
6	4	90	6
7	4	91	5
8	4	91	5
9	4	91	5
10	4	90	6
11	4	90	6
12	4	90	6
13	3	90	7
14	3	90	7
15	3	90	7
16	3	89	8
17	3	89	8
18	3	88	9
19	3	88	9
20	2	88	10
21	2	88	10
22	2	88	10
23	2	87	11
24	2	87	11
25	2	87	11
26	2	87	11
27	2	87	11
28	2	87	11
29	2	87	11
30	2	87	11

Wind in September

Winds average 4 km/h in September, the calmest month.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 5:50 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57
Sunset (PM)	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:55	6:13
2	12.3	5:55	6:12
3	12.3	5:55	6:11
4	12.3	5:56	6:11
5	12.2	5:56	6:10
6	12.2	5:56	6:09
7	12.2	5:56	6:08
8	12.2	5:56	6:08
9	12.2	5:56	6:07
10	12.2	5:56	6:06
11	12.2	5:56	6:05
12	12.1	5:56	6:04
13	12.1	5:56	6:04
14	12.1	5:56	6:03
15	12.1	5:56	6:02
16	12.1	5:56	6:01
17	12.1	5:56	6:00
18	12.1	5:56	6:00
19	12.0	5:56	5:59
20	12.0	5:57	5:58
21	12.0	5:57	5:57
22	12.0	5:57	5:56
23	12.0	5:57	5:56
24	12.0	5:57	5:55
25	12.0	5:57	5:54
26	11.9	5:57	5:53
27	11.9	5:57	5:53
28	11.9	5:57	5:52
29	11.9	5:57	5:51
30	11.9	5:57	5:50

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Chichicastenango

In seasonPeak

In September, Chichicastenango sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Chichicastenango's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Chichicastenango?

Our two travel scores rate September for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.9

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

3.0

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chichicastenango.

What to pack for Chichicastenango in September

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

In September, Chichicastenango sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Chichicastenango in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks 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 Chichicastenango peaks around April 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (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)	10	14	14	15	13	13	14	13	13	12	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	14	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Chichicastenango in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Chichicastenango is worst in April — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	26	26	31	48	37	25	23	22	24	23	22	24
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	26	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	31	Moderate
Apr	48	Poor
May	37	Poor
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	22	Moderate
Dec	24	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Chichicastenango?

Chichicastenango sits at 14.9°N, 91.1°W, 2,077 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is Santa Cruz del Quiché, 10 km away.

Topography around Chichicastenango

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chichicastenango has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 766 m around an average of 2,065 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,944 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,879 m.

The land around Chichicastenango is covered by trees (82%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km

766 m

trees 82%

16 km

1,944 m

trees 75%

80 km

3,879 m

trees 75%

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← August Chichicastenango year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Santa Cruz del Quiché 10 km · Sololá 21 km · Panajachel 23 km · Tecpán Guatemala 24 km · Nahualá 25 km · Totonicapán 27 km · Patzún 31 km · Comalapa 33 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 Chichicastenango (14.9433°, -91.1112°, elevation 2,077 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	14
2	23	14
3	23	14
4	23	14
5	23	14
6	23	14
7	23	14
8	23	14
9	23	14
10	23	14
11	23	14
12	23	14
13	23	14
14	23	14
15	23	14
16	23	14
17	23	14
18	23	14
19	23	14
20	23	14
21	23	14
22	23	14
23	23	14
24	23	14
25	23	14
26	23	14
27	23	14
28	23	14
29	22	14
30	22	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	90
29	90
30	89

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	6	88	6
2	6	88	6
3	5	89	6
4	5	89	6
5	5	89	6
6	4	90	6
7	4	91	5
8	4	91	5
9	4	91	5
10	4	90	6
11	4	90	6
12	4	90	6
13	3	90	7
14	3	90	7
15	3	90	7
16	3	89	8
17	3	89	8
18	3	88	9
19	3	88	9
20	2	88	10
21	2	88	10
22	2	88	10
23	2	87	11
24	2	87	11
25	2	87	11
26	2	87	11
27	2	87	11
28	2	87	11
29	2	87	11
30	2	87	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	14
2	23	14
3	23	14
4	23	14
5	23	14
6	23	14
7	23	14
8	23	14
9	23	14
10	23	14
11	23	14
12	23	14
13	23	14
14	23	14
15	23	14
16	23	14
17	23	14
18	23	14
19	23	14
20	23	14
21	23	14
22	23	14
23	23	14
24	23	14
25	23	14
26	23	14
27	23	14
28	23	14
29	22	14
30	22	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	90
29	90
30	89

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	6	88	6
2	6	88	6
3	5	89	6
4	5	89	6
5	5	89	6
6	4	90	6
7	4	91	5
8	4	91	5
9	4	91	5
10	4	90	6
11	4	90	6
12	4	90	6
13	3	90	7
14	3	90	7
15	3	90	7
16	3	89	8
17	3	89	8
18	3	88	9
19	3	88	9
20	2	88	10
21	2	88	10
22	2	88	10
23	2	87	11
24	2	87	11
25	2	87	11
26	2	87	11
27	2	87	11
28	2	87	11
29	2	87	11
30	2	87	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	14
2	23	14
3	23	14
4	23	14
5	23	14
6	23	14
7	23	14
8	23	14
9	23	14
10	23	14
11	23	14
12	23	14
13	23	14
14	23	14
15	23	14
16	23	14
17	23	14
18	23	14
19	23	14
20	23	14
21	23	14
22	23	14
23	23	14
24	23	14
25	23	14
26	23	14
27	23	14
28	23	14
29	22	14
30	22	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	90
29	90
30	89

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	6	88	6
2	6	88	6
3	5	89	6
4	5	89	6
5	5	89	6
6	4	90	6
7	4	91	5
8	4	91	5
9	4	91	5
10	4	90	6
11	4	90	6
12	4	90	6
13	3	90	7
14	3	90	7
15	3	90	7
16	3	89	8
17	3	89	8
18	3	88	9
19	3	88	9
20	2	88	10
21	2	88	10
22	2	88	10
23	2	87	11
24	2	87	11
25	2	87	11
26	2	87	11
27	2	87	11
28	2	87	11
29	2	87	11
30	2	87	11