Gualán weather in October

In October, Gualán sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 248 mm of rain across 26.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Gualán's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gualán's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
248 mm
26.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:53 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
79%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical October day in Gualán reaches about 27°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 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42820
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How October really feels in Gualán

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October 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 October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 17°9217.711.25.8
Feb26° / 17°6514.511.55.9
Mar28° / 18°6112.811.96.0
Apr30° / 20°6713.312.34.7
May30° / 21°18222.512.73.5
Jun29° / 21°30028.212.93.0
Jul28° / 20°26230.212.83.3
Aug28° / 20°26229.212.53.2
Sep29° / 20°30528.312.13.1
Oct27° / 20°24826.211.73.9
Nov25° / 18°15820.411.35.0
Dec24° / 17°1031911.15.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
41189
51189
61189
71288
81288
91288
101288
111288
121288
131288
141387
151486
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201882
211981
222080
232278
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312575

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Gualán gets around 248 mm of rain over 26.2 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 85% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
192
291
391
490
590
690
790
889
989
1089
1189
1289
1388
1488
1587
1687
1786
1885
1984
2083
2182
2281
2381
2480
2580
2679
2779
2879
2979
3079
3179

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1015049
2015148
3015247
4015346
5025345
6025444
7025543
8025642
9025741
10025741
11025840
12025939
13035839
14035938
15036037
16046036
17046135
18056134
19056233
20066232
21076231
22086230
23096229
240106228
250116227
260116425
271126324
281136323
291136521
301146520
311156519

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:505:42
211.95:515:42
311.85:515:41
411.85:515:40
511.85:515:39
611.85:515:39
711.85:515:38
811.85:515:37
911.85:525:37
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1911.65:545:30
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2711.55:565:26
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3011.55:575:25
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.19 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 — October's 4.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Moderate
264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Gualán

In seasonPeak

In October, 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
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Gualán?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gualán.

What to pack for Gualán in October

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

In October, Gualán sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Gualán in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Gualán in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October 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).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodApr 2141 µg/m³Dec 2010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr42Poor
May37Poor
Jun22Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
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.

Copán RuinasChiquimulaPanzosEl EstorEsquipulasSan Luis JilotepequeMorales

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
16 km
1,920 m
80 km
2,990 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October 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
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 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).