Nahualá in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Nahualá sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 834 mm of rain over about 67 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Summer is Nahualá's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Nahualá's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
21°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
14°C
Rainfall
834 mm
67 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
4.4
weakest season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Nahualá in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C.

A typical summer day in Nahualá reaches about 21°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest July.

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Nahualá weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 12°143.411.27.8
Feb22° / 12°204.711.57.7
Mar22° / 13°6511.911.96.6
Apr22° / 14°15918.512.35.3
May22° / 14°36825.912.74.0
Jun21° / 15°37526.212.93.8
Jul21° / 14°1991912.84.9
Aug21° / 14°26021.812.54.5
Sep21° / 14°37927.112.13.7
Oct21° / 14°2672311.74.3
Nov20° / 13°6110.411.36.3
Dec20° / 12°214.311.17.5

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Nahualá gets around 834 mm of rain over 67 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 5 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min in early June to 12 h 18 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Nahualá

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In summer, Nahualá overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is summer a good time to visit Nahualá?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Nahualá for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nahualá in Summer

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

In summer, Nahualá sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 67 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Nahualá in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Nahualá 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 14UV 15Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul14Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Nahualá in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Nahualá is worst in May — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 934 µg/m³Aug 1622 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nahualá?

Nahualá sits at 14.8°N, 91.3°W, 2,467 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is Totonicapán, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Nahualá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nahualá has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 693 m around an average of 2,632 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,272 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,173 m.

The land around Nahualá is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
693 m
16 km
2,272 m
80 km
4,173 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Totonicapán 9.0 km · Cantel 15 km · Salcajá 15 km · Sololá 17 km · San Francisco El Alto 18 km · San Andrés Xecul 19 km · Panajachel 21 km · Quetzaltenango 22 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 Nahualá (14.8429°, -91.318°, elevation 2,467 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.