Esquipulas weather in July

In July, Esquipulas sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 271 mm of rain across 25.1 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of July to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Esquipulas's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Esquipulas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 271 mm; 25.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 48 min; 5:39 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 9th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Esquipulas reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
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27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

Esquipulas weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 14°	13	4.8	11.2	7.8
Feb	25° / 15°	12	3.3	11.5	7.9
Mar	27° / 15°	27	6.5	11.9	7.3
Apr	28° / 17°	78	12.7	12.3	5.9
May	27° / 18°	256	24	12.7	4.3
Jun	26° / 18°	368	27.2	12.8	3.7
Jul	26° / 18°	271	25.1	12.8	4.2
Aug	26° / 18°	301	26.8	12.5	4.0
Sep	26° / 18°	378	28.3	12.1	3.6
Oct	25° / 17°	233	22.7	11.7	4.6
Nov	24° / 16°	59	11.4	11.3	6.5
Dec	23° / 15°	21	5.8	11.2	7.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

	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	31
Clearer (%)	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	12	12	12	13	13	15	15	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18
Cloudier (%)	90	90	89	89	89	89	88	88	89	88	88	88	87	87	85	85	84	83	83	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	82

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	11	89
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	16	84
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	19	81
31	18	82

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Esquipulas gets around 271 mm of rain over 25.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 81% and peaks near 83% 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	31
Rain chance (%)	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	82	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	83
4	83
5	82
6	82
7	82
8	81
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	81
13	81
14	81
15	81
16	81
17	81
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	80
22	80
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24	80
25	81
26	81
27	81
28	81
29	81
30	82
31	82

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 46% of them.

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Humid (%)	48	49	51	52	54	55	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53
Muggy (%)	52	51	49	48	46	45	45	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	48	52
2	49	51
3	51	49
4	52	48
5	54	46
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	56	44
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
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18	55	45
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20	55	45
21	54	46
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26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	53	47

Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of July to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:23 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	31
Daylight (h)	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44
Sunset (PM)	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	5:35	6:26
2	12.8	5:35	6:26
3	12.8	5:36	6:27
4	12.8	5:36	6:27
5	12.8	5:36	6:27
6	12.8	5:37	6:27
7	12.8	5:37	6:27
8	12.8	5:37	6:27
9	12.8	5:37	6:27
10	12.8	5:38	6:27
11	12.8	5:38	6:27
12	12.8	5:38	6:27
13	12.8	5:39	6:27
14	12.8	5:39	6:27
15	12.8	5:39	6:27
16	12.8	5:39	6:27
17	12.8	5:40	6:26
18	12.8	5:40	6:26
19	12.8	5:40	6:26
20	12.8	5:41	6:26
21	12.8	5:41	6:26
22	12.7	5:41	6:26
23	12.7	5:41	6:26
24	12.7	5:42	6:25
25	12.7	5:42	6:25
26	12.7	5:42	6:25
27	12.7	5:43	6:25
28	12.7	5:43	6:24
29	12.7	5:43	6:24
30	12.7	5:43	6:24
31	12.7	5:44	6:23

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.42 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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
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31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Esquipulas

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon

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May

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Is July a good time to visit Esquipulas?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Esquipulas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Esquipulas in July

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

In July, Esquipulas sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

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UV index in Esquipulas in July

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Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Esquipulas peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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)	10	13	14	14	12	13	13	13	13	12	10	9
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Very high
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Esquipulas in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Esquipulas is worst in April — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 16 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)	16	18	21	33	31	21	23	20	19	18	16	16
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	21	Moderate
Apr	33	Moderate
May	31	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Esquipulas?

Esquipulas sits at 14.6°N, 89.4°W, 941 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is Metapán, 28 km away.

Topography around Esquipulas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Esquipulas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 m around an average of 1,010 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,832 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,873 m.

The land around Esquipulas is covered by trees (58%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

404 m

trees 58%

16 km

1,832 m

trees 81%

80 km

2,873 m

trees 62%

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← June Esquipulas year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Metapán 28 km · Chiquimula 34 km · Copán Ruinas 37 km · San Luis Jilotepeque 41 km · Asunción Mita 46 km · Zacapa 49 km · Corquín 52 km · Cucuyagua 52 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 Esquipulas (14.5657°, -89.3517°, elevation 941 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	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	11	89
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	16	84
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	19	81
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	83
4	83
5	82
6	82
7	82
8	81
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	81
13	81
14	81
15	81
16	81
17	81
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	80
22	80
23	80
24	80
25	81
26	81
27	81
28	81
29	81
30	82
31	82

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	48	52
2	49	51
3	51	49
4	52	48
5	54	46
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	56	44
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	53	47

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	11	89
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	16	84
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	19	81
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	83
4	83
5	82
6	82
7	82
8	81
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	81
13	81
14	81
15	81
16	81
17	81
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	80
22	80
23	80
24	80
25	81
26	81
27	81
28	81
29	81
30	82
31	82

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	48	52
2	49	51
3	51	49
4	52	48
5	54	46
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	56	44
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	53	47

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	11	89
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	16	84
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	19	81
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	83
4	83
5	82
6	82
7	82
8	81
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	81
13	81
14	81
15	81
16	81
17	81
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	80
22	80
23	80
24	80
25	81
26	81
27	81
28	81
29	81
30	82
31	82

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	48	52
2	49	51
3	51	49
4	52	48
5	54	46
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	56	44
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	53	47