Nebaj weather in August

In August, Nebaj sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 202 mm of rain across 27.2 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Nebaj's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nebaj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12°
10th coldest
Rainfall
202 mm
27.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:53 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
80%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Nebaj is human settlement in Guatemala.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical August day in Nebaj reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12011
22111
32111
42111
52111
62111
72111
82111
92111
102111
112111
122112
132112
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312112

Nebaj weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 511111.25.9
Feb19° / 371011.56.2
Mar21° / 6514.611.95.9
Apr22° / 10°12418.412.35.4
May21° / 11°2452512.74.2
Jun21° / 12°32128.412.93.5
Jul20° / 11°1772712.83.8
Aug21° / 12°20227.212.53.8
Sep21° / 12°28828.412.13.5
Oct20° / 12°23024.611.74.0
Nov19° / 10°9114.211.35.3
Dec18° / 5411.611.15.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31882
41882
51882
61882
71882
81981
91981
101981
111882
121882
131882
141882
151882
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291486
301486
311486

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nebaj gets around 202 mm of rain over 27.2 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 88% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
184
284
385
485
585
685
785
886
986
1087
1187
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1388
1488
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1688
1788
1889
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2089
2189
2289
2390
2490
2590
2690
2790
2890
2991
3091
3192

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
15446
25446
35347
45347
55248
65248
75149
85050
95050
104951
114951
124852
134753
144753
154654
164555
174456
184357
194357
204258
214159
224060
233961
243862
253862
263763
273664
283664
293565
303466
313466

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
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264calm
274calm
284calm
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304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:506:31
212.75:506:31
312.75:506:31
412.75:516:30
512.75:516:30
612.65:516:29
712.65:516:29
812.65:526:29
912.65:526:28
1012.65:526:28
1112.65:526:27
1212.65:526:27
1312.65:536:26
1412.55:536:25
1512.55:536:25
1612.55:536:24
1712.55:536:24
1812.55:536:23
1912.55:546:22
2012.55:546:22
2112.55:546:21
2212.45:546:21
2312.45:546:20
2412.45:546:19
2512.45:546:18
2612.45:556:18
2712.45:556:17
2812.45:556:16
2912.35:556:16
3012.35:556:15
3112.35:556:14

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.7Bright
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215.5Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Nebaj

In seasonPeak

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

Nebaj'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 August a good time to visit Nebaj?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nebaj.

What to pack for Nebaj in August

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

In August, Nebaj sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Nebaj in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nebaj peaks around April 12 at about 15 (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 12UV 15Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Nebaj in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Nebaj is worst in May — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1137 µg/m³Jan 112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr35Moderate
May38Poor
Jun21Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nebaj?

Nebaj sits at 15.4°N, 91.1°W, 1,909 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is Huehuetenango, 36 km away.

HuehuetenangoSolomaSanta Cruz del QuichéMomostenangoChichicastenangoTotonicapánSan Francisco El AltoCabricán

Topography around Nebaj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nebaj has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 820 m around an average of 2,072 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,208 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,677 m.

The land around Nebaj is covered by trees (89%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
820 m
16 km
2,208 m
80 km
3,677 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Huehuetenango 36 km · Soloma 41 km · Santa Cruz del Quiché 42 km · Momostenango 49 km · Chichicastenango 52 km · Totonicapán 60 km · San Francisco El Alto 60 km · Cabricán 65 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 Nebaj (15.4061°, -91.1468°, elevation 1,909 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).