Nebaj weather in July

In July, Nebaj sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 177 mm of rain across 27 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Nebaj's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nebaj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
177 mm
27 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:45 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
80%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 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 July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical July day in Nebaj reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Nebaj weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 7th-warmest and 6th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31288
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61387
71486
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101684
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Nebaj gets around 177 mm of rain over 27 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 87% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
13763
23961
34159
44258
54456
64555
74654
84753
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Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

Across July, 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
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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 5:41 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:416:35
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.62 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 — July's 5.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Nebaj

In seasonPeak

In July, 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 July a good time to visit Nebaj?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nebaj.

What to pack for Nebaj in July

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

In July, Nebaj sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Nebaj in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks 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 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 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 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.

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820 m
16 km
2,208 m
80 km
3,677 m
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July 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).