Gualán weather in July

In July, Gualán sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 262 mm of rain across 30.2 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Gualán's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gualán's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 262 mm; 30.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 48 min; 5:39 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover: 80%; 10th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; 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 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Gualán reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
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26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

How July really feels in Gualán

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Gualán weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 17°	92	17.7	11.2	5.8
Feb	26° / 17°	65	14.5	11.5	5.9
Mar	28° / 18°	61	12.8	11.9	6.0
Apr	30° / 20°	67	13.3	12.3	4.7
May	30° / 21°	182	22.5	12.7	3.5
Jun	29° / 21°	300	28.2	12.9	3.0
Jul	28° / 20°	262	30.2	12.8	3.3
Aug	28° / 20°	262	29.2	12.5	3.2
Sep	29° / 20°	305	28.3	12.1	3.1
Oct	27° / 20°	248	26.2	11.7	3.9
Nov	25° / 18°	158	20.4	11.3	5.0
Dec	24° / 17°	103	19	11.1	5.5

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 12% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

	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 (%)	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17
Cloudier (%)	89	89	89	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	86	86	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	83

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	17	83
31	17	83

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Gualán gets around 262 mm of rain over 30.2 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 97% and peaks near 97% 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 (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
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10	97
11	97
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30	96
31	96

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	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
Muggy (%)	48	50	51	53	54	55	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	58
Oppressive (%)	52	50	49	47	46	45	44	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	42

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	48	52
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	53	47
5	54	46
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	58	42

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)	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	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

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 5:34 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:24 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	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	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	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	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
Sunset (PM)	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	5:34	6:27
2	12.9	5:34	6:27
3	12.9	5:35	6:28
4	12.9	5:35	6:28
5	12.9	5:35	6:28
6	12.9	5:36	6:28
7	12.9	5:36	6:28
8	12.9	5:36	6:28
9	12.9	5:36	6:28
10	12.9	5:37	6:28
11	12.8	5:37	6:28
12	12.8	5:37	6:28
13	12.8	5:38	6:28
14	12.8	5:38	6:28
15	12.8	5:38	6:28
16	12.8	5:39	6:28
17	12.8	5:39	6:27
18	12.8	5:39	6:27
19	12.8	5:39	6:27
20	12.8	5:40	6:27
21	12.8	5:40	6:27
22	12.8	5:40	6:27
23	12.8	5:41	6:26
24	12.8	5:41	6:26
25	12.7	5:41	6:26
26	12.7	5:41	6:26
27	12.7	5:42	6:25
28	12.7	5:42	6:25
29	12.7	5:42	6:25
30	12.7	5:43	6:25
31	12.7	5:43	6:24

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.05 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)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
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27	5.2	Bright
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29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Gualán

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

Jan

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Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Gualán?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gualán.

What to pack for Gualán in July

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

In July, Gualán sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gualán in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gualán peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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	12	13	14	11	12	12	12	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	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Gualán 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 Gualán is worst in April — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (December, 10 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)	11	12	15	42	37	22	22	18	17	14	11	10
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	42	Poor
May	37	Poor
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Gualán?

Gualán sits at 15.1°N, 89.4°W, 123 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is Zacapa, 25 km away.

Topography around Gualán

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gualán has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m around an average of 170 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,920 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,990 m.

The land around Gualán is covered by trees (36%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km

263 m

trees 36%

16 km

1,920 m

trees 69%

80 km

2,990 m

trees 69%

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

July weather nearby: Zacapa 25 km · Copán Ruinas 38 km · Chiquimula 41 km · Panzos 44 km · El Estor 46 km · Esquipulas 62 km · San Luis Jilotepeque 66 km · Morales 68 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 Gualán (15.1195°, -89.3572°, elevation 123 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	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
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22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	17	83
31	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
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9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
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30	96
31	96

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	48	52
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	53	47
5	54	46
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
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24	57	43
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	58	42

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
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	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	17	83
31	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
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9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
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28	97
29	97
30	96
31	96

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	48	52
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	53	47
5	54	46
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	58	42

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	17	83
31	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	97
15	97
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	97
20	97
21	97
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	97
29	97
30	96
31	96

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	48	52
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	53	47
5	54	46
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	58	42