Nebaj weather in October

In October, Nebaj sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 230 mm of rain across 24.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Nebaj's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nebaj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
8th warmest
Overnight low
12°
10th coldest
Rainfall
230 mm
24.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:00 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
81%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Nebaj is human settlement in Guatemala.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical October day in Nebaj reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Nebaj weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
21090
31090
41090
51189
61189
71288
81288
91288
101387
111387
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Nebaj gets around 230 mm of rain over 24.6 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 79% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
193
292
391
491
590
689
789
888
987
1086
1185
1285
1384
1483
1582
1680
1779
1878
1977
2076
2174
2273
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2471
2570
2669
2768
2867
2966
3065
3163

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
12377
22476
32575
42674
52773
62872
73070
83169
93268
103367
113466
123565
133763
143862
154060
164159
174357
184555
194654
204852
215050
225149
235347
245545
255644
265842
276040
286139
296337
306436
316634

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
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74calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:585:49
211.85:585:49
311.85:585:48
411.85:585:47
511.85:585:46
611.85:585:46
711.85:585:45
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1911.66:015:37
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2211.66:025:36
2311.66:025:35
2411.56:025:35
2511.56:035:34
2611.56:035:34
2711.56:035:33
2811.56:045:33
2911.56:045:32
3011.56:045:32
3111.46:055:32

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.52 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 — October's 4.52 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Nebaj

In seasonPeak

In October, 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 October a good time to visit Nebaj?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Nebaj for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nebaj in October

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

In October, Nebaj sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Nebaj in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks 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 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 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 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
October 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).