Palencia in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Palencia sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 98 mm of rain over about 17 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 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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

Avg daytime high: 31°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 17°C
Rainfall: 98 mm; 17 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 5.3; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Palencia in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.

A typical spring day in Palencia reaches about 31°C and drops to 17°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

Palencia 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	27° / 14°	2	0.5	11.2	8.3
Feb	29° / 15°	1	0.3	11.5	7.5
Mar	30° / 16°	4	0.8	11.9	6.3
Apr	31° / 17°	15	3.5	12.3	5.1
May	30° / 18°	78	12.2	12.7	4.4
Jun	29° / 18°	152	20.2	12.9	4.1
Jul	28° / 18°	82	12.5	12.8	5.2
Aug	29° / 18°	102	14.6	12.5	4.7
Sep	29° / 18°	165	20.3	12.1	4.2
Oct	27° / 17°	110	14	11.7	5.6
Nov	27° / 16°	22	3.2	11.3	7.5
Dec	27° / 15°	5	1	11.1	8.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Palencia gets around 98 mm of rain over 17 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 48 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 6.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Palencia

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Palencia?

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.

5.3

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

7.5

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Palencia for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Palencia in Spring

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

In spring, Palencia sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

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UV index in Palencia in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Palencia peaks around April 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (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)	10	13	14	15	13	13	13	13	13	12	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Palencia 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 Palencia is worst in April — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (November, 18 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)	19	20	25	55	39	24	23	21	21	20	18	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	19	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	55	Unhealthy
May	39	Poor
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Palencia?

Palencia sits at 14.7°N, 90.4°W, 1,368 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is San José Pinula, 15 km away.

Topography around Palencia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palencia has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,037 m around an average of 1,396 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,923 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,937 m.

The land around Palencia is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (63%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,037 m

trees 72%

16 km

1,923 m

trees 63%

80 km

3,937 m

trees 62%

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Spring weather nearby: San José Pinula 15 km · Chinautla 16 km · San Pedro Ayampuc 16 km · Guatemala City 17 km · Santa Catarina Pinula 19 km · Sanarate 22 km · Fraijanes 24 km · Mixco 27 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 Palencia (14.6671°, -90.3572°, elevation 1,368 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.