Melchor de Mencos in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Melchor de Mencos sees average daytime highs around 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 136 mm of rain over about 21 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 34°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Melchor de Mencos's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Melchor de Mencos's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 34°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 22°C
Rainfall: 136 mm; 21 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 3.1; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Melchor de Mencos in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 34°C.

A typical spring day in Melchor de Mencos reaches about 34°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Melchor de Mencos

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

15 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Melchor de Mencos 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	29° / 19°	31	8.3	11.1	6.0
Feb	31° / 19°	19	4.9	11.4	5.2
Mar	33° / 20°	28	5.3	11.9	4.0
Apr	35° / 22°	31	4.9	12.4	2.8
May	35° / 23°	78	11.1	12.8	2.4
Jun	33° / 24°	124	19	13	2.6
Jul	33° / 23°	67	14.4	12.9	2.9
Aug	34° / 23°	96	16.8	12.6	2.5
Sep	33° / 23°	149	22.6	12.1	2.4
Oct	31° / 22°	132	19.8	11.6	3.5
Nov	29° / 20°	74	13.2	11.2	5.0
Dec	29° / 19°	42	9.7	11	5.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Melchor de Mencos gets around 136 mm of rain over 21 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 9 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early March to 12 h 54 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 5.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Melchor de Mencos

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

Melchor de Mencos's rainy season runs August–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Mar

Apr

May

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

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Is spring a good time to visit Melchor de Mencos?

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.

3.1

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Melchor de Mencos. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Melchor de Mencos in Spring

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

In spring, Melchor de Mencos sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 21 days see rain.

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UV index in Melchor de Mencos in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Melchor de Mencos peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (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	13	10	13	12	12	12	11	8	8
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	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Melchor de Mencos 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 Melchor de Mencos is worst in May — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.2× the cleanest month (December, 6 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)	6	7	10	28	30	26	28	19	14	10	7	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	7	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	28	Moderate
May	30	Moderate
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	10	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Melchor de Mencos?

Melchor de Mencos sits at 17.1°N, 89.2°W, 0 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is San Ignacio, 14 km away.

Topography around Melchor de Mencos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Melchor de Mencos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 141 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 502 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,117 m.

The land around Melchor de Mencos is covered by trees (60%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km

173 m

trees 60%

16 km

502 m

trees 67%

80 km

1,117 m

trees 78%

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Spring weather nearby: San Ignacio 14 km · Belmopan 46 km · Flores 81 km · San Benito 83 km · Poptún 86 km · Hopkins 95 km · Dangriga 98 km · Crooked Tree 102 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 Melchor de Mencos (17.0661°, -89.1523°, elevation 0 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.